{"id":63521,"date":"2015-05-11T16:28:13","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T20:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=63521"},"modified":"2015-05-11T16:31:25","modified_gmt":"2015-05-11T20:31:25","slug":"presbyterian-minister-grateful-planned-parenthood-pimps-sexual-predators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/presbyterian-minister-grateful-planned-parenthood-pimps-sexual-predators\/","title":{"rendered":"A Presbyterian minister is grateful for Planned Parenthood. Pimps and sexual predators are, too."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Bible says Jesus had strong feelings<\/a> about people who harm children. Last month, Presbyterian minister Andrew Kukla announced that he has strong feelings of his own about some of those people: he thinks they\u2019re great.<\/p>\n

Kukla shepherds the flock at First Presbyterian Church (PC-USA) in Boise, Idaho<\/a>. And, when he isn\u2019t speaking from the pulpit, the reverend preaches online from a blog called “Wrestling with Discipleship<\/a>.” Sadly, discipleship isn\u2019t winning.<\/p>\n

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That’s apparent from the \u201cI (heart) Planned Parenthood\u201d sticker he\u2019s festooned<\/a> his page with. Kukla has declared his \u201clove\u201d for America\u2019s largest abortion provider, explaining that Planned Parenthood staff are busy doing \u201cresurrection work\u201d and \u201cfighting for life.\u201d\"l8k6b\"<\/p>\n

In Kukla’s view, these “dedicated,” “caring” individuals are \u201cworking hard to remove shame and barriers and replace them with care and nurture.\u201d That would come as a surprise to many abuse and trafficking survivors. Instead of removing barriers, Planned Parenthood\u2019s no-questions-asked abortion business makes it harder to escape from predators and pimps.<\/p>\n

Dallas Department of Public Safety officer Jeff Williams testified<\/a> before the Texas state Legislature that human traffickers use abortion to keep their victims working the streets. Former Planned Parenthood\u00a0facility\u00a0director Amy Woodruff understood that, and she was ready to lend a hand.<\/p>\n

In 2011, Live Action investigators took hidden cameras<\/a> to a Planned Parenthood facility in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Posing\u00a0as pimps with underage prostitutes, they documented how the facility’s director was fine with scheduling abortions on girls who “can’t speak English” and “won’t know what’s going on.” As she explained, \u201cIf they\u2019re 14 and under, just send them right there if they need an abortion, OK?\u201d<\/p>\n