The Highway Forums Announcements What's New on The Highway website? Evaluation of Operation Rescue by Charles Wingard

The purpose of this article is to explore the ethical issues arising from the conduct of Operation Rescue. At the outset it should be noted that we concur with the two primary goals of Operation Rescue — both the saving of individual babies from destruction and the ending of legalized abortion in the United States. These goals are consistent with and demanded by obedience to Scripture. Nevertheless, the means employed by Operation Rescue in pursuit of these goals, it will be argued, are themselves sinful. Use of them makes participants in rescues transgressors of God’s law and brings reproach upon the church of Christ.

No doubt this article by Charles Wingard will cause you to think through your stand on abortion, not in the opposing of it or condoning it, but as to the methods used to oppose it. Frankly, too often we fall victim or pragmatism and in doing so, fail to evaluate the "methods" used to gain the end for which we desire. This is more than apparent when it comes to evangelizing the world, much to the shame of the Church as a whole. But no less and perhaps even more so when the subject is one that stirs the emotions deeply, i.e., the murder of the unborn, many fail to think about "how" this horrid sin and crime against humanity should be thwarted. Mr. Wingard has set forth what he considers to be a biblical argument against the methods used by "Operation Rescue". See what you think after reading what he has written.

You can read this article now by clicking here: An Ethical Evaluation of Operation Rescue.

Or, for later reading, you can find this article in "Calvinism and the Reformed Faith" and in the Issues of Today section.

In His service and grace,