Res Publica 2005

This list is from the Religious Coalition of Reproductive Choice

If your church or group is listed, that means it takes a pro-abortion stance. FYI.

Mt 7:16 You shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs from thistles?

Interesting what you don't see. A big gap in the Evangelical Christian sector and the Orthodox Jewish area (which, I have been told, is the fastest growing sector of the Jewish faith both in Israel and in the US).

Interesting the growth rates of the churches listed:

The Presbyterian Church (USA) lost 46,658 members during 2003 – higher than the projected downturn and the highest percentage loss in more than a quarter of a century. The exodus reduced membership to 2,405,311 as of Dec. 31, 2003 – a loss of 1.85 million members since the PCUSA and its predecessor denominations had a peak membership of 4,254,597 in 1965.

<>UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 1999 2000 2001 2002
8,365,816 8,334,204 8,294,445 8,258,352
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN Membership in United Methodist Women
874,679 834,658 811,289 775,939

The UCC has suffered a net loss of members every year since 1965

Someone described liberal theology as the doctrine of the Trinity being redefined to mean feminism, Marxism and political activism. Perhaps that explains some of the names listed below:

Conservative Judaism
Rabbinical Assembly
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Women’s League for Conservative Judaism

Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church

Ethical Culture Movement
American Ethical Union
National Service Conference of the American Ethical Union

Humanist Judaism
Society for Humanistic Judaism

Presbyterian Church (USA)
Presbyterians Affirming Reproductive Options (PARO)
Women’s Ministries
Washington Office

Reconstructionist Movement
Jewish Reconstructionist Federation

Reform Judaism
Central Conference of American Rabbis
North American Federation of Temple Youth
Union for Reform Judaism
Women of Reform Judaism, The Federation of Temple Sisterhoods
Women’s Rabbinic Network of Central Conference of American Rabbis

United Church of Christ
Justice and Witness Ministries

United Methodist Church
General Board of Church and Society
General Board of Global Ministries, Women’s Division

Unitarian Universalist
Unitarian Universalist Association
Unitarian Universalist Women’s Federation
Young Religious Unitarian Universalists

Caucuses/Organizations
American Humanist Association
American Jewish Committee
American Jewish Congress
Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith
Catholics for a Free Choice [NOT recognized by Roman Catholic Church!!!]
Church of the Brethren Women’s Caucus
Disciples for Choice
Episcopal Urban Caucus
Episcopal Women’s Caucus
Hadassah, WZOA
Jewish Women International
Lutheran Women’s Caucus
Methodist Federation for Social Action
NA’AMAT USA
National Council of Jewish Women
Women’s American ORT
YWCA of the USA