(LifeSiteNews) — Babies should be killed in the womb so they do not grow up in an “unsupportive” situation, a self-described “queer” Protestant pastor said, according to a viral video clip.
Kurt Kaufman is a recently “ordained” minister who currently works as a “ministerial associate” at First Baptist Church of Denver.
Protestia, which often criticizes liberal Christianity, posted a video of an interview Kaufman gave where he explains why he supports the intentional killing of innocent preborn babies.
“Being in favor of reproductive rights [i.e., the destruction of the unborn], first and foremost, protects the life of the mother, and protects the life of the person that is already living, and is the person that is able to bring more life into this world should they choose,” Kaufman said.
He said actually killing babies “protects the life of children” because “[t]here are so many children that currently exist in this world that were forced to be born because of legislation.”
Children were also “forced to be born,” Kaufman said, “because of men that have decided for women, and so as a result, many children have grown up into a[n] unsupportive, unhealthy, and right-challenging household that hasn’t been a life that any child should live.”
This is why, according to the “minister” it’s a good thing to support the killing of babies.
“And so being in favor of reproductive choice helps the life of children everywhere, because they don’t have to grow up in a world that dislikes them because they simply exist,” Kaufman said.
LifeSiteNews asked Kaufman for further information on when the interview occurred, what he would say to the counterargument that society does not kill babies after they are born just because of their circumstances, and at what point he believes preborn babies are human beings that deserve protection from abortion.
“I have no comment to provide,” Kaufman wrote in an email on Tuesday.
Things we DESPISE: this pastor saying that abortion “protects the life of children” because “there are so many children that were forced to be born” as a result of pro-life legislation, growing up in an “unsupportive, unhealthy household” which is a life “no child should live.” pic.twitter.com/LgIWWzPWWS
— Protestia (@Protestia) October 10, 2025
While Kaufman advocates for the killing of preborn babies because they might grow up in a less-than-ideal situation, others have pointed out his hypocrisy. As noted by Live Action, Kaufman himself previously said he grew up with “alcoholic parents.”
Kaufman’s church boasts that it is not just “welcoming” but “affirming” of disordered lifestyles, including homosexuality and transgender identification.
The website explains (emphases original):
There are many churches that simply say that they’re “welcoming of all.” While that is something, we feel that simply being welcoming of all is simply not enough. Many times, individuals are welcomed into a church space as they are, but then are expected to change in order to conform to the church’s beliefs. This is especially the case for the LGBTQ+ community, as many are “welcomed” into churches but then expected to change the totality of themselves in order to fit in.
Not here. At First Baptist, we are welcoming and affirming of all people, whether they are gay, lesbian, transgender, black, white, or simply a human. We not only welcome you, but we affirm you for who you were created to be in the image of God and affirm that you have a place here, just as you are.
The church, which calls itself “American Baptist,” made this statement despite saying it takes no specific creedal stances.
“As Baptists, we are a non-creedal people, which means that we don’t subscribe to any common creed or doctrine and instead hold the Bible and our individual freedom to interpret its meaning as the core of our beliefs,” the website states.
The church also takes a firm stance against “Christian Nationalism.”
Kaufman’s comments drew criticism from commentators on X.
“Ah yes, the message poor and abused children need to hear is that their life isn’t worth living,” Caleb Wait wrote sarcastically.
“This is psychotic behavior,” an account called Woke Preacher Clips wrote.
Another wrote: “This is the reasoning of demons.”
