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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 30th, 2009
Well, not here, but here. This woman rebel, racist promoter of contraception and abortion, was a vile creature.
Thanks to Dr. Gerard Nadal for his thoroughly thought-provoking blog and Jill Stanek for the tip.
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 2nd, 2009
As part of my course work at Creighton University, here’s my contribution to last week’s discussion on the landmark Supreme Court case establishing a “right to privacy” and legalizing contraception nationwide.
Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 459 (1965)
Hindsight is 20-20. The forty-plus years after Griswold have validated the concerns expressed by social and religious conservatives and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 23rd, 2009
Over the summer the US Food and Drug Administration approved Next Choice, a generic “emergency contraceptive/abortifacient,” reports EmpowHer. According to the Next Choice site, the product
prevents a pregnancy the same way that a birth control pill does. It is believed that Next Choice prevents the egg from being (1) released from [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 22nd, 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 20th, 2009
From Baptist Press:
When ACP information is examined against research conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, it is evident that demographic changes in our country have been the major shaping force of our membership numbers, not outdated methodologies nor a generation gap in the leadership of our churches and institutions. . . The data show that [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 18th, 2009
In yet another bit of anti-human news, Reuters is reporting the comments of a leading researcher at the World Health Organization:
Contraception advice is crucial to poor countries’ battle with climate change, and policy makers are failing their people if they continue to shy away from the issue, a leading family planning expert said on Friday.Leo [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 31st, 2009
Intern Anne Marie over at Jill Stanek’s blog presents yet another reason why not to take The Pill. Here’s an appetizer:
Perhaps the best-kept secret of modern medicine is the link between oral contraceptives and increased breast cancer risk. While combined oral contraceptives, better known as The Pill, rank as Group I carcinogens according to a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 27th, 2009
At Lutherans and Procreation, Pastor Keith asks,
Dr. Baker, could you please elaborate on the “strong divine command theory ethic”? I was recently accused of perpetrating the heresy of “taking the Bible literally”, an error which was portrayed as being a phenomenon which sprang up in the early 1900s in response to scientific advances. I think [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 8th, 2009
Perhaps so, according to London’s The Daily Telegraph:
Last year, five per cent of the total population of the 27 EU countries was Muslim. But rising levels of immigration from Muslim countries and low birth rates among Europe’s indigenous population mean that, by 2050, the figure will [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 11th, 2009
Stripped of today’s contraceptive mentality, this is a no-brainer. Another fine piece, titled Just Another Painful School Closing, by Terry Mattingly at GetReligion. Be sure to read the entire piece and the comments as well. A snippet:
I forget when and where it was in which, as a reporter, I heard a stunning lecture on the [...]
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.