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Roe v. Wade @36 part 5
John Piper quoting Abraham Lincoln. On January 12, 2009 Samantha Heiges, age 23, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for drowning her newborn in Burnsville, Minnesota. If she had arranged for a doctor to kill the child a few … Continue reading
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Roe v. Wade @36 part 4 "making it unthinkable"
Challies has a guest post from John Ensor today. Well worth reading the whole thing. ….I acknowledge the resistance, even offense, taken by many by asserting that abortion is the moral issue of our day. I am familiar with the … Continue reading
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Roe v. Wade @36 part 3
Yuval Levin points to a speech by Professor Robbert P. George on the occasion of this anniversary. Go read it. In the name of a generalized “right to privacy” allegedly implicit in the Due Process Clause of the Constitution’s Fourteenth … Continue reading
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Roe v. Wade @36 part 2
further to Ed Whelan’s point below regarding the effect of Roe v. Wade in bypassing democratic processes, here is Father Neuhaus’ article regarding this awful anniversary. These are the issues addressed in a remarkable new book out this month from … Continue reading
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Roe v. Wade @36
the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade was handed down 36 years ago today. Ed Whelan quotes his congressional testimony from 2005 to commemorate the occasion. Roe v. Wade marks the second time in American history that the Supreme … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, democratic processes, ed whelan, roe v. wade, supreme court, the Corner
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why Russell Moore hates Sanctity of Human Life Sunday
Russell D. Moore has posted about why he hates Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. powerful stuff. here is one paragraph, but go read it all. I hate Sanctity of Human Life Sunday because I’m reminded that we have to say … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, innocent blood, orphans, sanctity of life, widows
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James 3:1
James 3:1 says that not many of us should be teachers because we who teach will be judged more strictly. Teaching the word of God to the people of God is a huge responsibility and should be approached with an … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, catholic politicians, catholic priests, judgment, responsibility, stricter judgment, teaching
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Will and Power
like I said, when you refuse to submit to God’s way, what you are left with is will and power. What do I want and how do I find a way to get it. Check this out. I love it … Continue reading
a Christian approach to the election
As I mentioned below, Adrian Warnock linked to a blog post by Justin Taylor on a Christian approach to this election. Justin’s post is just outstanding. Go read the whole thing. His post is mainly a response to this John … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, campaign 2008, election 2008, freedom of choice act, justin taylor, kingdom of heaven, pro-life
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outsider's view of american politics
Here is Adrian Warnock’s point of view of American politics from over in Great Britain. He has some helpful links including one from Justin Taylor that I will look at more carefully in a minute. First two quotes from Adrian … Continue reading
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John Piper on abortion
Here are Piper’s top ten reasons on why it is wrong to take the lives of unborn children: 1. God commanded, “Thou shalt not murder” (Exodus 20:13). 2. The destruction of conceived human life — whether embryonic, fetal, or viable … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, John Piper, pro-life, protecting innocent life, protecting the vulnerable, vitamin z
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Al Mohler on the babies
here is Al Mohler’s take on the babies. Go read all of it. I can understand the fatigue and the sense of frustration. On the other hand, we have witnessed a growing respect for life as ultrasound technologies have opened … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, al mohler, choice, life, negotiate with death, roe v. wade, vitamin z
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who is in charge?
what rights do you have? A good discussion of the debasing nature of “rights” talk and action by Dr. James Howell over here a sneak peak: Usually, the notion of “rights” plays out as “my right,” which is pretty different … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, christians, gifts, legal rights, lordship, pro-choice, pro-life, tim challies
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A polemicist at the top of her game
this is a fine example of the combination of passion and prose that is a masterful polemicist in action. Caroline Glick of Israel is first rate. here is an excerpt, but you have to go read the whole thing in … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, campaign 2008, caroline glick, election 2008, environmentalism, Iran, israel, jennifer rubin, jihad, nuclear weapons
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help for the hurting
Here is a great resource for people who have made a terrible choice. Remember that all of us have made terrible choices and that God loves us anyway. In our badness and when we didn’t have anything to offer Him, … Continue reading
the shape of evil
here is the shape of evil. Get a good look at its contours. Nicholas Provenzo has bought the Lie in its entirety. Like many, I am troubled by the implications of Alaska governor and Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s … Continue reading
speaking of worldview
here is a clip of a talk by a young lady who survived an attempt on her life and lived to tell the tale (albeit with scars). Makes for an interesting point of view on life. she gets the God … Continue reading
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two views on abortion
compare the two videos posted by Timmy Brister. I think they are talking past each other a little bit, but the core framework for each is different enough that I don’t know how they could ever agree. Piper talks about … Continue reading
Great Story
Hat tip to Michael, who asks “how pro-life are you?” This is a beautiful story about a girl who made a choice. Take some time to read it today and think about it. One very disappointing bit was this: Her … Continue reading