Worship with the other side

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In October, a newly formed Right to Life group sponsored a week-long conference, entitled "Abortion and Feminism," on the campus of Yale Divinity School. The pro-choice posters posted by the Students for Reproductive Justice made it clear that seminarians are not of one mind on the issue.

I watched the rising tensions with great interest. A theologically grounded pro-choice position has long been of great importance to me, an important tenet of the Reformed theology that I hold dear. I was glad to see students who share my perspective lifting their voices in the public realm.