April 24, 2017

Abortion

Amazing Pictures Show 5,000 People Marching for Life in Prague, Czech Republic by Micaiah Bilger

Abortion Lobby Doesn’t Want Women Informed About Choices by Wesley J. Smith

Margaret Sanger: “We Do Not Want Word to Go Out That We Want to Exterminate the Negro Population” by Micaiah Bilger

Chelsea Handler and People Magazine Airbrush the Ugliness of Abortion by Maria Gallagher

After the Abortion

Let’s Compare Studies To See If Abortion Really Harms Women’s Mental Health by Grazie Pozo Christie – “Scientific studies have shown significantly increased risks of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and suicidal behavior in post-abortive women.”

End-of-Life

Nitschke creates his own euthanasia award by Paul Russell – “Honoring crass and undignified behavior says something about the cause.”

Euthanized organ donors could dramatically shorten waitlists, say Belgian doctors by Michael Cook – “There are some limitations, so the idea needs to be refined.”

Family Living

Video: Multi-Tasking Dad Feeds Baby And Plays With 2 Other Kids

What Some Call Privilege I Just Call Good Parenting by Patrick Fletchall – “Toby Morris’s cartoon does not share the simple truth that Richard and Paula are privileged by having two parents who work hard to create the best opportunities possible for their child.”

Fetal Development

Video: “Every time we hit a bump in the road, God was there” by Dave Andrusko – “Many of us in the pro-life community know that Trisomy 18 is a very severe genetic anomaly. Many of these babies die in utero. Those who survive until birth typically do not live very long … The film is only a little over 11 minutes long, and it would be utterly unfair of me to rob you of the power of watching the film, difficult as it is to watch.”

Music

Video: Choir Sings Chilling Number For Missing Loved Ones

Worldview and Culture

First woman with Down syndrome to compete in Miss Minnesota – “When Mikayla Holmgren takes the stage later this year, she will be the first woman with Down syndrome to compete in the state pageant, and as far as pageant officials know, the first in the country.”

Florida School up to Its Necklace in Legal Trouble by Tony Perkins

Work Under God by R. J. Rushdoony

Audio: The Story of Reality – The White Horse Inn hosted by Adriel Sanchez, Greg Koukl, Michael Horton, Mike Brown – “Religion is often presented today as a kind of therapy. Find the treatment you like best—the one that meets your needs and warms your heart. That’s the point of religion. But is this the way that Christianity presents itself? Did Jesus offer himself as a kind of sage who could help us to cope with life’s difficulties, or did he come to tell about himself, our problem, and his solution? On this program Michael Horton and the panel discuss these questions and more with Greg Koukl, founder and president of Stand to Reason and author of The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important That Happens in Between.