The Manhattan Declaration--A Call of Christian Conscience

A group concerned with the impact of the post-Christian secularism on our society got together and drafted the "Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience" in New York on October 20th. The declaration was released on Friday, November 20th with over 150 Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical Church leaders as signatories.

Today the number of signatories is 168. The declaration specifically addresses/defends:

1. The sanctity of human life

2. The dignity of marriage as the conjugal union of husband and wife

3. The rights of conscience and religious liberty

Those who agree with the declaration are encouraged to show their support by logging in to the "manhattandeclaration.org" web-site and indicating this support. At my last check over 182,000 endorsed the declaration.

The declaration is available as a link as well as a summary of the declaration and the list of signatories.

I first heard of the declaration on Catholic radio who announced it was going to be released and saw a report on the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN). Fox News also reported the release, as did Bill O'Reilly.

I hope you are moved to go the web-site, read the declaration and then hopefully endorse it. I believe our culture is at a cross road and it is imperative that Christians and like-minded people let their voices be heard.