Stand with Church Leaders for Life

From Kristan Hawkins, President
Students for Life of America

I wanted to write you today to introduce you to an organization that I proud to call a friend to Students for Life.   


The Manhattan Declaration made a splash upon its release in 2009. This movement for life, marriage and religious liberty, founded by Chuck Colson with over 100 religious leaders including Timothy Dolan, Joni Eareckson Tada, Tim Keller and David Platt gained over 400,000 signatures in an instant. National media were asking "What's going on?" and the question in the Christian blogosphere was "Have you signed the Manhattan Declaration?"


In the years since, the attention has waned, but the Declaration’s importance has risen. Consider all that has occurred in the last year: Kermit Gosnell's murder trial raised new doubts about the permissibility of abortion; the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act; Christian ministries and business owners instigated legal action over the conscience infringing HHS contraception mandate. Christian photographer Elaine Huguenin may have her case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court, after the New Mexico Supreme Court said that ignoring her religious convictions and endorsing a same-sex commitment ceremony through her creative talents was “the price of citizenship.”

Through it all, the Manhattan Declaration was there providing our signers news, information and opportunities to be involved. The fanfare may have subsided, but the question remains:

"Have you signed?"

By signing the Declaration, you affirm the supremacy of God's law over man’s, promising that while you will always render unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar, you will never render unto Caesar what belongs to God.

Read and sign the Declaration here. Would you also consider sending it to five friends who ought to know about it and join the movement?