December 12, 2018

After the Abortion

Mother with abortion regret hits back at Irish politician who called it a “makey-uppy thing”

Bioethics

NIH Swiftly Condemns Gene Editing In China, Silent On The U.S. Fetal Harvesting Market by Grazie Pozo Christie – “U.S. scientists are outraged over gene editing on babies in China, yet silent about the federally expanded market for aborted baby parts here in the United States.”

5 Takeaways From a Discussion of Alternatives to Fetal Tissue Research by Melanie Israel

9 Transgender Patients Complain Of Mutilation, Botched Sex-Change Surgeries In Oregon by Walt Heyer – “The doctor basically used a bunch of trans people to experiment on and gain experience without being properly trained.”

End-of-Life

Euthanasia Becoming First Resort in Quebec by Wesley J. Smith

Belgium’s Dr Death has personally killed 140 people by euthanasia

Family Living

Here’s What 69 Percent Of Americans Say Brings The Greatest Meaning To Their Lives by Glenn T. Stanton – “We must not forget that one of the most important aspects of being human is that we are made for others, and we cannot live in isolation.”

Video: Single Dad Of 7 Doing 3 Jobs Cries As He Gets $10,000 Surprise From Secret Santa

Sexual Purity

Today’s sexual culture is failing our young people by Dr. Joseph Shaw

Yes, Evangelical ‘Abstinence Culture’ Is A Bust, But The Answer Isn’t A Sexual Free-For-All by Matthew Cochran – “Purity culture purports to be about saving sex for marriage, but the whole point is to refrain from sex while delaying marriage, which makes abstinence highly unlikely.” – What are your thoughts on this article?

Worldview and Culture

Joni and Suffering Well – Disability and a Faith That’s Big Enough for Pain by John Stonestreet & G. Shane Morris – “A test of a worldview is whether it is big enough to weather sickness, disability, and the scorn of a culture.”

The Bigotry Inherent in American Progressivism by Bradley J. Birzer – “From Hegel to Woodrow Wilson, its philosophy has always led to the dehumanization of others.”

No, Christmas is Not Pagan. Just Stop. by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

The Media and the Missionary – Reactions to the Death of John Allen Chau by John Stonestreet & Roberto Rivera – “Sixty years ago, when a group of missionaries were killed in the Amazon, the world and the church talked about their faith and courage. Boy, have times changed.”