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Sanctity of Life
When Does Life Begin?
Many say life begins at conception. Others argue strongly that life does not start until implantation in the womb. Still others say that human life begins only when the umbilical cord is cut, making the newborn child an independent agent. How is fact separated from opinion?
Is Killing Morally Wrong?
Bioethicists Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and Franklin Miller state, “If killing were wrong just because it is causing death or the loss of life, then the same principle would apply with the same strength to pulling weeds out of a garden. If it is not immoral to weed a garden, then life as such cannot really be sacred, and killing as such cannot be morally wrong.”
Stem Cell Research
Many involved with the research of embryonic stem cells do not believe a new person begins at conception or don’t care. Embryonic stem cells are viewed as property, not people. Harvesting ESCs kills the embryo.
Kill a Handicapped Child?
On the BBC-TV’s Sunday Morning Live, advice columnist Virginia Ironside surprised viewers by saying, “If a baby’s going to be born severely disabled or totally unwanted, surely an abortion is the act of a loving mother. . . . If I were the mother of a suffering child I would be the first to want to put a pillow over its face.”
Sanctity of Life Topics
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Abortion
Does life begin at the moment of conception or sometime later? Properly answering this question can mean the difference between life and death.
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Are Humans Animals?
Is mankind something special, made in the image of God, or are humans just higher animals, the descendants of an ape-like ancestor?
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Cloning
A clone is a genetically identical copy of a living organism. What about cloning humans? Should Christians view the cloning of animals differently than humans?
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Eugenics
Eugenics, the sterilization of those considered “unfit,” is the logical conclusion when applying the principles of survival-of-the-fittest Darwinian evolution.
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Euthanasia
What is euthanasia, and what does the Bible teach about it? Is euthanasia ever the right choice?
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Mass Shootings
Tragically, the news is often busy reporting another mass shooting at a school, mall, or even a church. What causes these man-made disasters?
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Stem Cells
Do the potential benefits of embryonic stem cell research justify the destruction of human life? Or is there a viable alternative?
News About Sanctity of Life
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July 5, 2018 from Ken Ham’s Blog
Should people be killed to avoid suffering? That’s the position that famed atheist Richard Dawkins takes on the unborn, according to a recent tweet.
Articles About Sanctity of Life
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Sept. 10, 2018 from Answers in Depth
What help and hope can we offer to family members and friends who seek death by suicide? Why and how must we promote life? We turn to the Bible for answers.
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April 28, 2018 from Answers Magazine
The ethical use of human stem cells controversy has cooled and almost subsided. But not for the reasons you might expect.
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Feb. 5, 2018 from Answers Magazine
When the West rejected the Creator, it tossed out the one sure foundation for human dignity and purity. Without the light of God’s Word, the floodgates have opened to a new form of slavery in the West—trafficking in human lives to fulfill carnal lusts.
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Jan. 29, 2018 from The New Answers Book 2
When does human life begin? This question has confounded individuals and divided our society. Opinions have come from the right and the left, from pro-life advocates and those in favor of abortion on demand, from physicians and lawyers, from the pulpit and the courtroom.
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Jan. 1, 2017 from Answers Magazine
For many churches and pastors, abortion is a difficult issue, but our churches are full of wounded people who can and must be helped.
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Oct. 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine
“We believe that life begins at fertilization, and my ministry is to help families give these embryos a chance at life.”
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The Results of EvolutionJan. 19, 2016
Christians are often confronted with the claim that “evolution will help society become better.”
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Magazine Department ArticleUp with DownJan. 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine
Recent studies indicate that the abortion rate may be declining for babies diagnosed before birth with Down syndrome.
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Nov. 29, 2015 from Answers Magazine
Are we just another animal?
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Dec. 28, 2014 from Answers Magazine
The death penalty is a barbaric relic of the past, according to our enlightened age. Is capital punishment for today? . . . Genesis has the answer.
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Magazine Department ArticleThe Costly Exercise of ReligionJuly 1, 2014 from Answers Magazine
The government is actually arguing that Americans forfeit our religious freedom when we choose to open a business.
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Shocking Pro-Abortion VideoMay 7, 2014
The media has been reporting on a shocking pro-abortion video that is going viral. This video is unique in that Emily Letts recorded herself undergoing an abortion.
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Magazine Department ArticleFearfully & Wonderfully MadeJan. 19, 2014 from Answers Magazine
We should integrate God’s Word into every area of our conversations—one-on-one, at local crisis centers, in peaceful protests, and ultimately in our efforts to change laws.
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Autistic Teen Targeted in Venomous LetterAug. 24, 2013 from News to Know
The attack on this autistic child was the natural fruit of “pro-choice” and evolutionary worldviews.
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Magazine Department ArticleSimple AnswersJuly 28, 2013 from Answers Magazine
When it comes to social causes like abortion, young evangelicals are ditching old arguments as too simplistic.
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When Does Life Begin?June 24, 2013
Do you want biblical and medical answers to the question of when life truly begins? Watch this powerful pro-life video by Dr. Tommy Mitchell.
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Magazine Department ArticleValue of Human Life DVDs—Created in His ImageJuly 1, 2012 from Answers Magazine
These new DVDs equip Christians with biblical insights to speak out intelligently on life issues.
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Really Most Sincerely DeadFeb. 4, 2012 from News to Know
Killing weeds, killing people—what’s the difference?
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Feedback ArticleFlesh and BloodOct. 14, 2011 from Feedback
If the life of the flesh is in the blood, why do we say life begins before there is blood? And what about twins?
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Feedback ArticleEmbryo ProtectionJuly 22, 2011 from Feedback
It’s good to learn about ourselves and the world, but we must take care to preserve human life in the process. Can we observe embryo development without causing harm? Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell explains.
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Kill a Handicapped Child?Oct. 9, 2010
An advice columnist in the UK says that a good mother would kill a handicapped child rather than force it to live in suffering.
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Feedback ArticleWeaved Together in the Womb?April 16, 2010 from Feedback
Is the NIV version of the Bible wrong to say that we are “knit” together in the womb? Dr. Terry Mortenson and Dr. David Menton, AiG–U.S., examine the Hebrew and science.
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Life is WinningMay 23, 2009 from News to Know
For the first time in Gallup polling history, more Americans identify themselves as “pro-life” than “pro-choice.”
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Feedback ArticleCreated in the Very Image of GodJan. 6, 2003 from Feedback
The evolutionary world-view requires that human life is indistinguishable from animals in terms of value. Hence the pro-abortion and pro-euthanasia subversion in the media and state schools.
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Magazine ArticleIs Your Baby a Person?June 1, 1992, pp. 18–19
Can you believe it? It did finally happen! A court ruled that an unborn child was not a person.
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Magazine Department ArticleHuman Without a DoubtOct. 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine
Many across the United States were shocked and revolted when investigative journalists began releasing videos made about the organization Planned Parenthood.
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