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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 7th, 2009
As I have argued here and here, übervalues (Bakernition: meta-ideals disconnected from rational scrutiny and grounding in the natural realm) are having their way with what we value.
Take this for instance. Although Vermont made the news today, less publicized was the uninamous vote by the Washington D.C. city council to recognize gay marriages solemnized elswhere. The vote has two [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 7th, 2009
This March 31 article in Time suggests that doubts linger about the long-term health affects of human egg donation, which require hormone injections among other things, although there have been no studies completed thus far.
HT: Center for Genetics and Society.
The Reverend Robert C. Baker, B.B.A, M.Div., is an ordained pastor in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, and serves the Church as an editor at the denomination's publishing house. He is currently pursuing an M.S. degree in Health Care Ethics at Creighton University. He is the author of What Happened To Merry Christmas? and How Do You Start a Fire with Water? and has authored or edited numerous Bible studies and books.