Michael W. Smith tells Ohioans to vote 'no' on Issue 1
Noted contemporary Christian musician Michael W. Smith has urged Ohio voters to vote against a ballot measure that would establish a constitutional right to abortion.
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Noted contemporary Christian musician Michael W. Smith has urged Ohio voters to vote against a ballot measure that would establish a constitutional right to abortion.
"Every woman that God has made, God has given full autonomy," said Rev. Amariah McIntosh, pastor of the Phillips Chapel CME Church in Akron.
A Yes vote would establish a new constitutional right to abortion, and a No vote would reject that language being added to the state Constitution.
One church was defaced with pro-abortion messages spray-painted on a window and more than a dozen other church properties had signs stolen or destroyed.
One church was defaced with pro-abortion messages spray-painted on a window and more than a dozen other church properties had their pro-life campaign signs st...