Verschillende christenen spreken zich uit, waaronder aanbiddingsleider Phil King, die er een lied over schreef. Nu spreekt ook Carl Lentz, voorganger van Hillsong NYC, zich uit over de wet. Lentz is een van de bekendste christelijke leiders in de stad. In een bericht op Instagram, met foto’s van zijn drie kinderen, legde hij uit waarom hij ‘verdrietig en boos’ is door de nieuwe wet. 

Demonisch
Lentz sprak uren met advocaten en mensen die tegengestelde opvattingen hebben over dit onderwerp. “De enige manier hoe ik kan beschrijven waar dit allemaal toe leidt is dat het slecht, schandelijk en demonisch is”, schrijft Lentz. “We geloven simpelweg dat vrouwen in de baarmoeder het recht op leven verdienen, het recht op ademhaling verdienen.”

Hoop
Hij haalt Psalm 139 aan. “Ik heb nog steeds hoop dat God ons zal helpen onze collectieve stemmen te verheffen, om deze verandering te zien. Dit kan niet zo aflopen.” 

Heldere toekomst
Deze wet gaat volgens Lentz niet over politiek. “Dit gaat over generaties baby's die geen verdediging hebben. Ondanks deze donkere dag is onze toekomst nog helderder, omdat we weten waar onze hulp vandaan komt.” 

Dit bericht bekijken op Instagram

Found this old photo recently, and I remember it taking me years to process that these LITTLE PEOPLE, had come into our world! A miracle, without a doubt. And I’m saddened and angry that we are now a state that has made it legal to have an abortion even into the last day of a pregnancy. I spent hours talking to lawyers and people who hold opposing views on this issue. Although it is layered and there is language in it that some are claiming will protect mothers in peril, the only way I can describe where we are and where this is all headed..is evil, shameful and demonic. I dont use those words lightly, but they are applicable here. Some have said this is strictly a “women’s rights issue.” i dont disagree. We simply believe that WOMEN IN THE WOMB deserve the right to life, deserve the right to breath. Laws like this say unless you have a voice, if somebody deems you “viable/non viable” you have no protection. Psalm 139, tells us otherwise. I have hope still, that God will help us raise our collective voices, to see this change. This cannot stand. ...I know @hillsongnyc and many many other churches and organizations have been working hard for years to create options and help for those dealing with a pregnancy that is overwhelming for many reasons. And we will continue to do so. I’m also aware that often “pro-life politics”(while also supporting the death penalty, of course) have been quick to condemn abortion and the people that have them and then be invisible and hypocritical when it comes to helping women in need, in poverty, those who cannot gain access to proper medical care and creating policies that can help those that dont choose abortion. Those are facts. But this law, isn’t about politics. This is about generations of babies that have no defense. Despite this dark day, our future is STILL bright because we know where our help comes from. #occupyallstreets

Een bericht gedeeld door Carl Lentz (@carllentz) op 26 Jan 2019 om 1:08 (PST)