WHEREAS, It is estimated that over sixty-one million unborn children have been aborted since the legalization of abortion in 1973 (Roe v. Wade), and
WHEREAS, the Southern Baptist Convention and the Kentucky Baptist Convention have consistently stood firm in their support for the authority of the Word of God as our guide for all matters of life, death, and faith, and
WHEREAS, The Baptist Faith and Message 2000 affirms that we should “speak on behalf of the unborn and contend for the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death” (Article XV), and
WHEREAS, The Baptist Faith and Message 2000 also affirms that “Every Christian should seek to bring industry, government, and society as a whole under the sway of the principles of righteousness, truth, and brotherly love” (Article XV); and
WHEREAS, a number of states have passed laws that limit abortion to one degree or another, and
WHEREAS, it seems clear that the resistance by individuals and organizations to these laws may well lead to the Supreme Court of the United States taking up a case, or cases, that might overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, and
WHEREAS, in response to the possible overturn of Roe v. Wade, some states have attempted to find, within their state constitutions, language that would ensure that abortion remains legal, without a vote of its citizens, and
WHEREAS, The Kentucky State Legislature approved House Bill 91 on March 30, 2021, which proposes “to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to state that Kentucky’s Constitution does not secure or protect a right to abortion or funding of abortion,” and
WHEREAS, as per Kentucky law, this proposed amendment to the Kentucky State Constitution will be presented for a state-wide vote in November 2022;
Therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the messengers of the Kentucky Baptist Convention meeting in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, on November 16, 2021, express our commitment to join ourselves together, in accordance with the revealed will of God through His Word, to focus our efforts to become a friend to the unborn with the ultimate goal of abolishing abortion in Kentucky, and be it further
RESOLVED, That we commit to building awareness and support among Kentucky Baptists regarding the scope and purpose of the proposed Constitutional Amendment, and be it further
RESOLVED, That we commit ourselves to provide resources to Kentucky Baptist churches so that they will be fully prepared to support the passage of the proposed Constitutional Amendment, and be it further
RESOLVED, That we commit to supporting both local and state political leaders who will be a friend of life, as they remain consistent to that conviction, and as they support this Constitutional Amendment, and be it further
RESOLVED, That we commit to pray for an outpouring of God’s Spirit on Kentucky Baptist congregations and a movement in the hearts of the citizens of Kentucky such that we might see, not only the passage of this Constitutional Amendment, but one day soon see an end to the scourge of legalized abortion in our state and our nation.