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NCC statement on murder of George Tiller
Posted by:
Rev. Chuck Currie on
June 3, 2009 at
10:52AM EST
The following statement was released by NCC General Secretary, the Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon. New York, June 3, 2009 -- The 35 member communions of the National Council of Churches do not have a consensus on the issue of abortion and consequently the Council has not addressed the issue. But we do have a clear consensus about the murder of Dr. George Tiller as he was welcoming friends and visitors in the narthex of his church last Sunday: it was a cruel, despicable and evil act. It was a depravity contrary to scripture and the Word of God, and we condemn it. Moreover, we condemn those who use Web sites, television programs, brochures and other media to encourage the impression that murder in the name of life is a righteous act. How can Satan, Jesus asked, cast out Satan? The commandment, "You shall not murder," applies to all, and no one has the authority to suspend the law of God.
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