Nineteen UCC Ministers in Maine Call for the "Unwanted" to be Killed

In an April 11th letter to Maine's Health and Human Services Committee, nineteen UCC Ministers called for state funded abortions. Their letter called for funding for women who could not afford abortions to "end unwanted pregnancies." Ironically in defense of their position the letter cited Proverbs 29:7, "The righteous care about justice for the poor but the wicked have no such concern." Apparently the ministers do not believe that God would regard unwanted, unborn human babies among the poor. Without explaining their contradiction, the letter acknowledges that "our faith tradition teaches us that life is sacred" and goes on to say that life and parenthood are precious.

Ministers who signed the letter are:

Rev. Marvin M. Ellison, Bass Professor of Christian Ethics, Bangor Theological Seminary
Rev. William Bliss, Bath United Church in Christ
Rev. Diane Bennekamper, Cumberland United Church in Christ
Rev. June E. Boutwell, Transitional Associate Conference Minister, Maine United Church in Christ
Rev. Dr. Bruce P. Burnham, Alfred Parish Church United Church in Christ
Rev. Ernest A. Campbell, Durham First Congregational Church
Rev. Marcia A. Charles, New Sharon Congregational Church
Rev. Dr. Mark A. Doty, Hammond Street (Bangor) Congregational Church
Rev. Dr. Peggy Wolfe Dunn, Gardiner Congregational Church
Rev. David R. Gaewski, Minister of the Maine Conference of the United Church of Christ
Rev. Jeffrey M. Gallagher, First Congregational Church of Kittery at Kittery Point
Rev. David Hall (Retired)
Rev. Dr. John B. McCall, Senior Minister, First Congregational Church of South Portland
Rev. Elsa A. Peters, Associate Minister, First Congregational Church of South Portland
Rev. Anne Roundy, Rangeley Congregational Church
Rev. Nancy S. Salisbury, Interim Pastor, First Congregational Church of Gray
Rev. Joanne E. Stoughton, Buxton First Congregational Church
Rev. Susan Tierney, East Windham Community Church
Rev. John J. Ward-Diorio, Freeport First Parish Congregational Church

Source: from:  http://business.mainetoday.com/newsdirect/release.html?id=4326