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The Smoky Mountains offer much more than breathtaking vistas and vacation getaways. The hills testify to God's creation of the world and the global Flood.
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Campaigners are calling on MPs to reject a? new amendment? tabled by Labour MP, Stella Creasy, to the Criminal Justice Bill that would make extreme changes to abortion laws. The amendment (NC40) proposes making the biggest changes to abortion laws since the Abortion Act was introduced in 1967. The proposed change to the law would make it […]The post Pro-Life Groups Ask British Parliament to Defeat Measure Legalizing Abortions Up to Birth appeared first on LifeNews.com.
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The Smoky Mountains offer much more than breathtaking vistas and vacation getaways. The hills testify to God's creation of the world and the global Flood.
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Campaigners are calling on MPs to reject a new amendment tabled by Labour MP, Stella Creasy, to the Criminal Justice Bill that would make extreme changes to abortion laws. The amendment (NC40) proposes making the biggest changes to abortion laws since the Abortion Act was introduced in 1967. The proposed change to the law? would […]The post British MP Pushes Measure to Legalize Abortions Up to Birth in UK appeared first on LifeNews.com.
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Church leaders can offer clear moral and ethical guidance for a practice that violates biblical mandates.On April 8, the Vatican issued Dignitas Infinita, a 20-page document rejecting a variety of practices that violate human dignity. Unsurprisingly, these included human trafficking, violence against women, abortion, euthanasia, sex change, and child abuse. It also included surrogacy.This isn’t the first time the pontificate has come out against this “deplorable” practice, which “fails to respect the dignity of [the] child” and “violates the dignity of the woman.” Pope Francis made waves in January when he condemned surrogacy, noting that “a child is always a gift and never the basis of a commercial contract.”Evangelical Christians and pastors value the life of the unborn. That’s why we march across the capital on freezing January mornings and pray outside of abortion clinics. Our motivation for child protection must also lead us to confront the ways children are impacted by the baby-making industry as well.But when did you last hear your pastor address the issue of surrogacy from the pulpit? Odds are, never. Protestants have a dearth of official guidance on reproductive technologies. While some are clear on abortion, very few denominations have clear teachings on IVF, let alone the much rarer practice of surrogacy.Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ethics professor Andrew T. Walker told The New York Times that when he suggested introducing a resolution about artificial reproductive technology at the denomination’s annual convention, his colleagues hesitated.Some Christians are directly involved in surrogacy and see their role as a calling to help families have children, as CT reported in 2018. But many Christian bioethicists cite ...Continue reading...
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