Bioethike

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it is evident that demographic changes in our country have been the major shaping force of our membership numbers, not outdated methodologies nor a generation gap in the leadership of our churches and institutions.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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 be 20 per cent, according to forecasts. Data [...]

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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 [...]

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The early 20th century specter of racial and socio-economic eugenics has been resuscitated. Says this May 1 piece from The Witherspoon Institute: “Family planning services reduce costs.” That’s what Speaker Nancy Pelosi told George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s This Week. She was defending a provision in the original stimulus bill that would have spent hundreds of [...]

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The number of female reversible contraception clients 2007-2008 was down 3.8%, but the number of abortions was up 5.4%. In total, Planned Parenthood destroyed the lives of 305,310 human beings last year through abortion. You can read the report here. Kyrie eleison!

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St. Louis tulips, buttercups, and hyacinths are ablaze with riotous color and yet nighttime temperatures are still in the thirties. Thus, mornings while I’m wrapping my feet up in a blanket as I drink a hot cup of joe, I’m having difficulty wrapping my noodle around the concept of “global warming.”  Seems not too far back [...]

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