Land: Christians must battle barbarism
By Richard Land
NEW ORLEANS (BP and local reports) — Civilization stands at a fork in the road and will either ascend to greater heights or tumble into barbarism unless Christians reassert the value of all human life and absolute moral truth, Richard Land told a Founder’s Day audience October 6 at New Orleans Seminary.
Land, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, said the future of civilization turns on two fundamental questions: Is moral truth real and knowable or is it merely a preference? A question of human value follows: Is mankind of value because of the essence of mankind, or only for what mankind can do?
These questions are at the heart of policy debates over abortion, embryonic stem cell research, cloning, physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia, and health care reform, said Land, who is scheduled to speak October 26 at …
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Being a Pro-Life Church
By Karen Cole
Is your church pro-life? I mean really pro-life? As a body, are you encouraging each other to not only think in a pro-life way but also act in a pro-life way?
Undeniably, Christians have been the backbone of the pro-life movement since its inception. If more churches would harness their membership and organizational power on behalf of pro-life causes, however, perhaps the tide could be turned in America and we would once again live in a society that values every human life.
Let’s think about some practical ways your church members can be pro-life.
Teach your children
“Impress these words of Mine on your hearts and souls . . . teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road” (Deut. 11:18-19).
Explain to your children from an early age why human …
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The Ethics of Eugenics: Opting Only for Perfect Babies Would Leave Most of Us Out
By Lee Yancey
In recent years, advances have been made in the field of genetics that enable scientists and parents to predetermine the traits of their babies. In vitro fertilization, freezing embryos, artificial insemination, and other methods of creating and storing life in a lab have brought to the surface ethical dilemmas that must be addressed. “A divorced couple engages in a custody battle over their unused frozen embryos. Meanwhile, some researchers want to destroy ‘extra’ embryos in hopes of curing diseases. And while some women pray for their eggs to fertilize in IVF cycles, others give permission to have their “excess” embryos destroyed. Bring up the topic of infertility and invariably someone will mention these sorts of ethical quagmires.”(1)
Many Bible-believing Christians approve the use of artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, and other high-tech procedures, provided the egg and sperm come from married partners, and precautions are taken to honor …
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