Dr. Lamb: “Thrivent Financial has ruled that LFL and other pro-life organizations—including crisis pregnancy centers—will no longer receive funds from, or through, any Thrivent program. [Click here for our response.] Not only does this deprive Thrivent members of the choice of supporting a life-affirming ministry, it has financial implications for us. We will now be losing over $2,500 each month in income. That is a significant amount. So if you have decided to support LFL with a gift, I boldly ask that you consider raising it just a little to help us with this shortfall. But whether you do or not, my thanks in advance for whatever you can do.”
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Abortion
Abortion’s Downward Trend? An interview with Charmaine Yoest by Kathryn Jean Lopez – “A progress report on building a culture of life.”
Adoption
Thousands of Calls Come in to Adopt Five Siblings Looking for a Home by Steven Ertelt
Bioethics
Glowing Green Mice – An End to the Stem Cell Controversy? by Eric Metaxas – “Might the latest scientific breakthrough end the controversy over embryonic stem cells?”
Born Babies Save Lives—Their Own and Others by Their Umbilical Cord Stem Cells by David Prentice, Ph.D.
End-of-Life
Belgium Parliament passes law allowing children to be euthanized by Peter Baklinski
OFWAIHHBTNTKCTWBDOEAIIIH by Rev. Ken Klaus
What the Belgium Senate’s vote to legalize euthanizing children tells us by Dave Andrusko
Family Living
Passing on your faith to your kids by Tamara Rajakariar
Conservative Christianity Hurts Marriage? – Not Exactly by Eric Metaxas – “The media was quick to trumpet the findings of a new study that suggests conservative Christianity hurts marriages. Not so fast.”
Sexual Purity
Christian Dating Culture (Part 1): Majority of Single Christians Reject Idea of Waiting for Marriage to Have Sex by Morgan Lee – “Survey Reveals That 60% of Christian Singles Are Willing to Have Casual Sex”
Planned Parenthood Tweets Valentine Day Message With Condom Replacing Wedding Ring by Steven Ertelt
Worldview and Culture
You matter … just because you are by Dave Andrusko
Valentine and the Hunted by James M. Kushiner
This and That
20 Things You Should Know about Your Pastor by Cary Schmidt