Examining bioethics, morality, and culture from a distinctively orthodox Lutheran perspective. Site dedicated to the Holy Family.
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 23rd, 2010
Oh no, I don’t favor President Obama’s repeal of DADT. At first blush, I suppose that there are numerous arguments to suggest that such a repeal is not a good thing. Chief among those might be that this is only part of an even greater effort to legitimize homosexual behavior in American society. However, given [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 15th, 2010
The death of Jesus Christ upon the cross for the forgiveness of our sins and His victorious resurrection from the dead is such an important theme in St. Paul. It indeed is the focus of the preaching of the Church! The Church and all her members live and breathe the Gospel of Jesus Christ. So [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 4th, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 27th, 2010
Absent Autonomy: CTCR Ethical Recommendations Regarding the Beginning of Human Life Robert C. Baker For partial credit toward MHE 604 Section 01 Social and Cultural Contexts of Health Care – Summer I 2010 Word Count: 1,935 Abstract: The Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) aids that church body [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 9th, 2010
Here’s a paragraph from an article I recently wrote for The Hausvater Project. Titled “Medicating against Motherhood: As the Pill Turns 50, a New Generation Seeks to Rediscover Marital Chastity,” the article offers an explanation why the Lutheran Church eventually accepted contraception. Included within the article is the connection between Professor Alfred Rehwinkel’s book, Planned [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 30th, 2010
You be the judge. Here’s my contribution as applied to PVS patients, which you can also access by the tab at the top of Bioethike’s page. I believe this is the first paper to consider and critique the concept of the imago Dei as explained by Rev. Dr. Nathan Jastram, who offers “to be like [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 7th, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 7th, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 6th, 2010
This weekend, in anticipation of the the Focus on the Family ad featuring former Gator and Heisman-trophy winner Tim Tebow and his mom, which will appear during tomorrow’s Super Bowl game, I’ll post a few pro-life goodies and commentary. I’m calling the series “Tebow Truth,” in honor of Tim and his mom’s courageous confession about [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 30th, 2010
In the Let’s Start Encouraging Young Folks to Marry and Procreate Sooner department, we have this from The London Telegraph: The new research by the Univeristy of St Andrews and Edinburgh University is the first to colate the actual decline of the “ovarian reserve” – the potential number of eggs women are born with – [...]
The Reverend Robert C. Baker, B.B.A, M.Div., M.S., is an ordained pastor in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, and serves as an adjunct professor of philosophy at Lindenwood University's Belleville, IL campus. He is general editor of Natural Law: A Lutheran Reappraisal (CPH, 2011), author of "Natural Law, Human Sexuality, and Forde's 'Acid Test'" appearing in that volume, is the author of What Happened To Merry Christmas?, and has authored or edited numerous Bible studies and books.
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