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January 4, 2013

Evangelicals Need to Be Pro-Orphan

Adelle Banks, Religion News Service

Russell Moore, dean of the School of Theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, recently talked with Religion News Service about why adoption has become his personal cause and why more evangelicals should be joining him. On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, Moore said adoption fits evangelicals’ anti-abortion values, even as he maintains adoption isn’t right for every family.

The interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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TAGGED: adoption, Evangelicals

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