Restoring fatherhood will reduce abortion among blacks, pastor says.

[Johnboy60]

(OneNewsNow.com) - - A Los Angeles pastor commits a large amount of his time to fighting something he says continues to destroy thousands of black families every day -- abortion. Pastor Jesse Lee Peterson is calling on his fellow black preachers to join him and to enlist the help of their congregations to fight the presence of abortion clinics in their urban communities.

Pastor Jesse Lee Peterson says abortion is tearing black families apart. Peterson, founder and president of the Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny (BOND), a Los Angeles-based organization that is dedicated to "rebuilding the family by rebuilding the man," according to its website. He recently told a Washington, DC, gathering of black pro-life leaders that in order to curb abortion, fatherhood must be restored to their communities.

http://news.christiansunite.com/Religion_News/religion05614.shtml

 

[onzaga]

#pregnancy not a black thing...#2 abortion bad,with education and family planning it should become rare...#3 forcing fathership doesn't work.#4 where are programs empowering and emboldening young responsible (black)fathers?

 

[HumbleMan]

I read about this not too long ago. Pastor Peterson does have a point, that with strong families, and men taking the responsibility for what they helped create, the need for abortion should decrease.

Unfortunately, this isn't just a black problem. I don't know about the rest of the country, but here in MS, there is no ethnic boundaries in regard to teen and young adult pregnancies.

 

[CaligulaNero]

How exactly does one "restore fatherhood" in an entire community? The use of birth control would also reduce unwanted pregnancies and that seems a far more obtainable goal.