Post by Daniel on Jan 3, 2016 11:49:28 GMT -5
‘All Lives Are Sacred’: InterVarsity Responds After Controversy Over Conference Speaker’s Comments About Abortion and Black Lives Matter
Billy Hallowell
Jan. 1, 2016
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, an evangelical college ministry, has responded after a keynote speaker at its Urbana conference expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement, and made controversial comments about the fight against abortion and Planned Parenthood.
The evangelical organization has come forward in the wake of the speech to reiterate that its leaders believe that ”all lives are sacred — born and unborn,” seeking to dispel any notion that they are “dismissive of pro-life concerns.”
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InterVarsity released brief statements to TheBlaze on Thursday before delving deeper into an explanation of its views on Black Lives Matter in a statement published on the organization’s website.
“We want to dispel any perception that InterVarsity is dismissive of pro-life concerns, and we want to refocus attention on the core issues raised by that session,” a spokesperson told TheBlaze. “We would be even happier if people looked at the whole of Urbana’s emphases.”
The statement continued by noting that InterVarsity believes that “all lives are sacred — born and unborn.”
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InterVarsity was careful to note that the organization does not endorse every element of the Black Lives Matter movement.
“For instance, we reject any call to attack or dehumanize police,” the statement continued. “But – using the language of Francis Schaeffer and Chuck Colson – we are co-belligerents with a movement with which we sometimes disagree because we believe it is important to affirm that God created our black brothers and sisters. They bear his image. They deserve safety, dignity and respect.”
The group believes in advancing racial reconciliation “as an expression of the gospel,” saying that it is “important to stand alongside our black bothers and sisters.”
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www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/01/01/all-lives-are-sacred-intervarsity-responds-to-controversy-over-conference-speakers-claims-about-abortion-and-black-lives-matter/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Firewire%20-%20HORIZON%201-1-16%20FINAL&utm_term=Firewire
Billy Hallowell
Jan. 1, 2016
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, an evangelical college ministry, has responded after a keynote speaker at its Urbana conference expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement, and made controversial comments about the fight against abortion and Planned Parenthood.
The evangelical organization has come forward in the wake of the speech to reiterate that its leaders believe that ”all lives are sacred — born and unborn,” seeking to dispel any notion that they are “dismissive of pro-life concerns.”
...
InterVarsity released brief statements to TheBlaze on Thursday before delving deeper into an explanation of its views on Black Lives Matter in a statement published on the organization’s website.
“We want to dispel any perception that InterVarsity is dismissive of pro-life concerns, and we want to refocus attention on the core issues raised by that session,” a spokesperson told TheBlaze. “We would be even happier if people looked at the whole of Urbana’s emphases.”
The statement continued by noting that InterVarsity believes that “all lives are sacred — born and unborn.”
...
InterVarsity was careful to note that the organization does not endorse every element of the Black Lives Matter movement.
“For instance, we reject any call to attack or dehumanize police,” the statement continued. “But – using the language of Francis Schaeffer and Chuck Colson – we are co-belligerents with a movement with which we sometimes disagree because we believe it is important to affirm that God created our black brothers and sisters. They bear his image. They deserve safety, dignity and respect.”
The group believes in advancing racial reconciliation “as an expression of the gospel,” saying that it is “important to stand alongside our black bothers and sisters.”
read full article
www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/01/01/all-lives-are-sacred-intervarsity-responds-to-controversy-over-conference-speakers-claims-about-abortion-and-black-lives-matter/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Firewire%20-%20HORIZON%201-1-16%20FINAL&utm_term=Firewire
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