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Religious conservatives ponder resistance to abortion, gay marriage: The Manhattan Declaration

Facing what they consider “threats” from American culture, prominent Cath olic, evangelical and Orthodox leaders are vowing unspecified civil disobedience against abortion, same-sex marriage and limits on religious liberty.

“We are Christians who have joined together across historic lines of ecclesial differences to affirm our right—and more importantly, to embrace our obligation—to speak and act in defense of these truths,” reads the seven-page “Manhattan Declaration.”

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