Bachmann prays for Obama and debt talks, credits theologian for her abortion views
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In a small, unassuming church near Cedar Rapids, GOP contender Michele Bachmann shared the faith testimony of her and husband Marcus Bachmann, noting the influence of evangelical theologian Francis Schaeffer on their views of science and abortion.
“One thing that Dr. Schaeffer said is that [God is] not just the God of theology. He’s not just the God of the Bible,” Bachmann said. “Since he is the Creator God, he’s the father of biology, sociology, of political science, of you name the subject. … And that altered our way of thinking, that God had something to say about our career.”
Schaeffer, who died in 1984, is cited by historians as being a leading influence of the Christian right in the United States. The Minnesota congresswoman also told the New Life Community Church congregation that Schaeffer also helped convince her that pro-life issue is of the utmost importance:
“Francis Schaeffer also said that life is the watershed issue of our time, and how we come down on how we view human life will impact all other issues,” she said. “And so Marcus and I decided we didn’t want to be pro-life only, just as speaking… We wanted to live a life of being about pro-life.”
Bachmann said that shortly after that realization, her and her husband began counseling and praying with single mothers, even driving them to adoption centers as an alternative to abortion.