Category Archives: Sanctity of life

Sanctity or quality of life?

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Are certain people better off dead, and may therefore be killed for their own good? Continue reading →

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Supreme court case

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

Imagine that Obamacare mandated provision of health insurance for the abortion procedure itself. Would you feel that companies like Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties had a right to refuse to support it? Sound like a stretch? Continue reading →

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Should we avoid political engagement?

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

Given the growing polarization and divisive tone of politics, I understand why Christians might want to distance themselves from the whole project. It seems that no matter how graciously we engage, we risk being misunderstood as taking sides with a “Radical Right” or a “Radical Left.” Continue reading →

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Pope is wrong about the Church

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

We must not fall for efforts to promote a false image of Christians as obsessed with abortion and gays. We must not be blindly manipulated into misguided self-criticism. Continue reading →

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Syria, Abortion and Hypocrisy

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

It’s a bit difficult for me to think of America as the moral leader when it comes to the safety of children. Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

  I am grateful to live in a country that is far different because of bold leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. Yet our honor for the fearless leadership of a man who was willing to put everything on the … Continue reading →

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Letter to the President of the United States

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

Dear President Obama, On Martin Luther King Day (January 21), we honor the fearless leadership of a man who was willing to put everything on the line for a costly but worthy battle for human rights. I am grateful to live … Continue reading →

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Is capital punishment mandated by God?

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Wisdomforlife

Occasionally I am asked how I reconcile my pro-life position with my support of capital punishment. I answer by showing how both positions (pro-life and pro-capital punishment) endorse…. Continue reading →

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My appeal to President Obama

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Wisdomforlife

On the third Sunday in January, Churches throughout our nation observe “Sanctity of Human Life Sunday.” They do this partly to protest against the 1973 Supreme Court decision (Roe vs. Wade) which legalized abortion on demand. But they are also positively endorsing … Continue reading →

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Sanctity even in the quality of human life?

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Wisdomforlife

Abortion advocates will sometimes say that the issue in abortion is not always the sanctity of life but the quality of it. Severely handicapped persons, it is argued, will not have a life worth living.  On this basis, detection of … Continue reading →

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