(ChurchLeaders) On July 9, an activist art collective called Indecline draped a banner saying, “GOD BLESS ABORTIONS,” over a giant statue of Jesus in Eureka Springs, Ark. The collective said its reason for hanging the banner over the seven-story Christ of the Ozarks statue was to protest restrictions the state of Arkansas is imposing on abortion.
“The project, entitled ‘God Bless Abortions,’ is in direct response to the dramatic attempts being made in Arkansas and throughout the South, to ban abortion services to women in need,” said Indecline in a statement.
On March 9, Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a bill into law that bans abortions in Arkansas, except when necessary to save the life of the mother. The bill made no exceptions for cases of incest or rape. Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union have sued to strike down the new law before it takes effect on July 28.