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<\/a>While some may be insincere about their support of the CLE, we believe a genuine<\/em> commitment to the CLE strengthens work on each issue. Our Purpose Statement states \u201cWe serve the anti-violence community by connecting issues, building bridges, and strengthening the case against each kind of socially-approved killing by consistently opposing them all.\u201d And this synergy among issues works.<\/p>\nPeople who aren\u2019t convinced on one of the issues often tell us that they respect our position because<\/em> we are consistent. They are more willing to listen to why the unborn should be protected because we also oppose the death penalty and war, or listen to our arguments against war because we also favor protection of the unborn. They may be much less willing to listen to those not committed to other life issues.<\/p>\n Bill Samuel has served as President of Consistent Life since 2005.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some say the consistent life ethic (CLE) waters down a particular life issue. The harsher critics state, or at least imply, that this is deliberate. This kind of criticism is not new, but this year I\u2019ve been seeing it more than I usually do. While some may be insincere about their support of the CLE,… <\/p>\n<\/a>Some people mistakenly believe that we oppose focus on a single issue. In fact, we believe there is a need for some individuals and groups to focus on a particular issue. Some of our member groups focus on one issue, or perhaps on two. They join Consistent Life because they see their work in the broader CLE context. We don\u2019t want to water down the work of any of these groups. We are an inclusive network that encourages and promotes the anti-violence activities of all our group and individual members, working together, each in their own way, to make a difference.<\/p>\n