At the 26th annual Lifewatch Sanctity of Life Service Jan. 22, Bishop Kenneth H. Carter Jr. declared that the mission of a radically inclusive church must include the unborn in its inclusiveness. The bishop issued a call for United Methodists to seek a coherent social teaching, a consistent ethic of hospitality, and a compassionate witness to and for life.
Carter, the episcopal leader of Florida Annual (regional) Conference, made his remarks in the Simpson Memorial Chapel of the United Methodist Building on Capitol Hill as a part of the annual Lifewatch Sanctity of Life Service of Worship. This service is traditionally held on the morning preceding afternoon rallies in the nation’s capital both for and against the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark abortion decision Roe vs. Wade.
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