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God and Amendment 4: How religion plays into Florida's abortion debate
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/676073-god-and-amendment-4-how-religion-plays-into-floridas-abortion-debate/'We’re just trying to make the world a better place. That’s what religion is all about.'
When Roe v. Wade fell, Rabbi Rachel Greengrass fought back.
At holiday celebrations, Shabbat services, whenever they could, her congregation collected 1,800 petitions to help get abortion rights on the ballot this November.
“I’m somebody who really loves to ground myself in Jewish text,” said Greengrass, who discusses religious verses showing a woman’s life is valued more over the unborn child if only one of them can be saved. “I’m also a feminist.”
The Miami rabbi supports Amendment 4 because of her religion, not despite it, she said.
She is among the faith leaders mobilizing the grassroots efforts for Amendment 4. The November ballot question would limit government interference on abortion. It needs at least 60% of the vote to pass and replace the state’s current six-week abortion ban that went into effect May 1.
For Pastor Regina Jackson, her views on abortion rights are framed by a Corinthians verse about love.
“Love protects. Love trusts. Love perseveres,” said Jackson, who leads Restoration of Truth Ministries, a nondenominational church of about 50 people in Jacksonville. “So if that is our guide as Christians, to love, … we have to trust pregnant people and medical providers to make reproductive health decisions.”
Other religious institutions are preparing to fight against Amendment 4.
When Roe v. Wade fell, Rabbi Rachel Greengrass fought back.
At holiday celebrations, Shabbat services, whenever they could, her congregation collected 1,800 petitions to help get abortion rights on the ballot this November.
“I’m somebody who really loves to ground myself in Jewish text,” said Greengrass, who discusses religious verses showing a woman’s life is valued more over the unborn child if only one of them can be saved. “I’m also a feminist.”
The Miami rabbi supports Amendment 4 because of her religion, not despite it, she said.
She is among the faith leaders mobilizing the grassroots efforts for Amendment 4. The November ballot question would limit government interference on abortion. It needs at least 60% of the vote to pass and replace the state’s current six-week abortion ban that went into effect May 1.
For Pastor Regina Jackson, her views on abortion rights are framed by a Corinthians verse about love.
“Love protects. Love trusts. Love perseveres,” said Jackson, who leads Restoration of Truth Ministries, a nondenominational church of about 50 people in Jacksonville. “So if that is our guide as Christians, to love, … we have to trust pregnant people and medical providers to make reproductive health decisions.”
Other religious institutions are preparing to fight against Amendment 4.
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