January 7th, 2026
Satan’s first words to Eve in the Garden were, “Indeed, has God said…?” I’m certainly not the first person to observe that Satan didn’t outright contradict God but began by deceptively questioning His word. Eve was tempted to question the clarity of God’s commands and doubt the goodness of God’s character. This same method has been repeated countless times in human history.
Recently, I’ve noticed an increase in claimants to the title “Pro-Choice Christian.” This is certainly an interesting development. Historically, abortion access has been argued from a feminist, secular, and, at least early on, naturalistic point of view (though science has now undeniably proven the pro-life position).
In our country, the battle lines were drawn between the “religious right pro-life” side and the “progressive left abortion-on-demand” side. Today, though, a “middle ground” has developed. Kira Schlesinger, Episcopal priest and author of Pro-Choice and Christian, writes, “What about those of us in the middle who, as Christians, value the gift of life but believe there is a difference between a just- fertilized egg and a fetus at thirty or forty weeks’ gestation? What about those of us who see the harmful impact of abortion restrictions on those already living on a razor’s edge, trying to make ends meet, and so support a woman’s access to abortion because of our Christian values of caring for the most vulnerable, not in spite of them?”[1]
Schlesinger represents a group that professes to be Christian while supporting, to some degree, access to abortion. Some of their arguments are based on situational ethics and “lived experience.” But other arguments come from their reading of Scripture. They take traditional understandings of God’s Word and ask, “Indeed, has God said?”
We must remember, Satan delights in lies and deceit. He is the “father of lies” (John 8:44) and will at times “masquerade as an angel of light” (2 Corinthians 11:14). Satan is, no doubt, behind the atheistic, anti-God, irreligious movements of our day. But he’s also the architect of those religions that are counterfeits of the real thing. For Satan, pseudo-Christian is just as effective as anti-Christian.
When it comes to the issue of unborn life, Satan will gladly use atheist dogma or misapplied Scripture, as long as the result is the same – murder. Jesus said of him, “He was a murderer from the beginning…” (John 8:44), and he “comes only to steal, kill and destroy” (John 10:10).
Many Christians, including myself, have been advocating for the unborn in our schools and communities. But sadly, the enemy isn’t just “out there”, but inside the camp. The next series of Midweek Musings will counter the biblical and theological arguments made by so-called “Pro-Choice Christians,” so that we all might know the truth, and that truth would set us – and the unborn – free.
[1] Schlesinger, Kira, Pro-Choice and Christian: Reconciling Faith, Politics, and Justice, 1-2.
Recently, I’ve noticed an increase in claimants to the title “Pro-Choice Christian.” This is certainly an interesting development. Historically, abortion access has been argued from a feminist, secular, and, at least early on, naturalistic point of view (though science has now undeniably proven the pro-life position).
In our country, the battle lines were drawn between the “religious right pro-life” side and the “progressive left abortion-on-demand” side. Today, though, a “middle ground” has developed. Kira Schlesinger, Episcopal priest and author of Pro-Choice and Christian, writes, “What about those of us in the middle who, as Christians, value the gift of life but believe there is a difference between a just- fertilized egg and a fetus at thirty or forty weeks’ gestation? What about those of us who see the harmful impact of abortion restrictions on those already living on a razor’s edge, trying to make ends meet, and so support a woman’s access to abortion because of our Christian values of caring for the most vulnerable, not in spite of them?”[1]
Schlesinger represents a group that professes to be Christian while supporting, to some degree, access to abortion. Some of their arguments are based on situational ethics and “lived experience.” But other arguments come from their reading of Scripture. They take traditional understandings of God’s Word and ask, “Indeed, has God said?”
We must remember, Satan delights in lies and deceit. He is the “father of lies” (John 8:44) and will at times “masquerade as an angel of light” (2 Corinthians 11:14). Satan is, no doubt, behind the atheistic, anti-God, irreligious movements of our day. But he’s also the architect of those religions that are counterfeits of the real thing. For Satan, pseudo-Christian is just as effective as anti-Christian.
When it comes to the issue of unborn life, Satan will gladly use atheist dogma or misapplied Scripture, as long as the result is the same – murder. Jesus said of him, “He was a murderer from the beginning…” (John 8:44), and he “comes only to steal, kill and destroy” (John 10:10).
Many Christians, including myself, have been advocating for the unborn in our schools and communities. But sadly, the enemy isn’t just “out there”, but inside the camp. The next series of Midweek Musings will counter the biblical and theological arguments made by so-called “Pro-Choice Christians,” so that we all might know the truth, and that truth would set us – and the unborn – free.
[1] Schlesinger, Kira, Pro-Choice and Christian: Reconciling Faith, Politics, and Justice, 1-2.
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