I was deeply troubled to hear of your position on abortion. You have pledged to give full support to abortion. Indeed your position on abortion seems to be one of celebration. In an interview on Texas Public radio you stated: “I support Roe v. Wade 100%, and it’s the law of the land, we just celebrated the 45 year anniversary of that.” And “I’ll veto any of this legislation that’s coming out that limits a woman’s right to choose.”

Andrew White is a Ruling Elder in a PCA church in Houston, Texas. He is also running for Governor of Texas. He has recently stated his full support for Roe V. Wade the 1973 Supreme Court ruling which made laws prohibiting abortion unconstitutional. In an interview aired on Texas Public Radio Mr. White stated, “I support Roe v. Wade 100%, and it’s the law of the land, we just celebrated the 45 year anniversary of that.” He also said that as governor “I’ll veto any of this legislation that’s coming out that limits a woman’s right to choose.” You may hear those comments beginning at the 8:20 mark in the audio.

Dear Mr. White,

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

You and I have several things in common. We both love the state of Texas. I was born and raised in Houston. You are a ruling elder in a PCA church. I am a Teaching Elder in the same denomination. We both profess faith in Jesus Christ. For this I rejoice. In fact it is on the basis of our brotherhood in Christ that I write to you.

I understand that you are running for Governor of the state of Texas. What a tremendous responsibility that would be should you be elected. While Christians will certainly continue to be marginalized because of our belief in the authority of God’s Word and our love for Christ and his gospel I trust that Christians will continue to seek ways to exercise influence in public life including running for elected office.

Unfortunately, based upon your public statements it is clear that your Christian convictions will have no bearing on your role as Governor of Texas should you win. I gather this from your own words in a recent interview: “My personal faith is personal to me, but I will not let it interfere with how I govern.”

How is it desirable for a Christian to believe that his or her faith convictions have no place in the public square? And how is it even possible? If you are indeed a Christian, how is it possible for you to govern a state as though you were not?

I was deeply troubled to hear of your position on abortion. You have pledged to give full support to abortion. Indeed your position on abortion seems to be one of celebration. In an interview on Texas Public radio you stated:

“I support Roe v. Wade 100%, and it’s the law of the land, we just celebrated the 45 year anniversary of that.” And “I’ll veto any of this legislation that’s coming out that limits a woman’s right to choose.”

You state that you hold to the Joe Biden position of being personally opposed to abortion while favoring its continued practice.

My question is on what basis do you personally oppose abortion? The only reason to oppose abortion is if it is indeed the taking of an innocent human life. And since abortion is indeed the taking of an innocent human life (the only reason for your personal opposition) then how can you support its continued legality? That sort of position collapses under the weight of its own moral contradictions.

Since you are a Christian and ruling elder in a PCA church I will proceed with the assumption that Scripture shapes your thinking. I assume as well that our denominational standards are also of great importance to you. God’s Word has no notion of life in the womb being anything other than fully human; the creation of God.

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