I am liberal on some issues and conservative on others, and I don’t care a bit which label falls on me. I am seeking to follow Christ, and it doesn’t matter if I sometimes sound Democratic and other times Republican. As for abortion, I oppose it for one simple reason: that it is the killing of innocent children.
To say that the acknowledgement of the moral implications and aspects of abortion are “an offering of good will and common ground” sounds nice, but William Wilberforce and his fellow abolitionists were constantly told this by those who wanted to massage slavery and tweak it here and there and maybe improve the conditions a little on the slave ships.
Randy Alcorn answer the question, "Why is it crucial that we are first Christians, not liberals or conservatives.
Conservatism is popular among American evangelicals. In the moral realm that encourages me. In the political realm, I have mixed feelings.
If liberalism is like a religion— clinging to messianic government just as believers trust in God—then abortion is its holiest sacrament.
You are certainly not alone in wishing that various groups–you specifically highlighted liberals, orthodox, and fundamentalists–just put differences aside and get along. I will briefly look at these three groups and suggest why this may not be Biblically possible at this time in Kingdom history.
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