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The Briefing: From Young, Restless, and Jewish, to Peter Singer and the Pope
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Has Man Created Life?
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Humanity had better think hard about whether this is a journey we are ready to entrust to scientists alone. The most urgent question raised by this new announcement is not so much what it means, but where it leads.
Should We Clone Humans? Beyond the “Yuck Factor”
Thursday, July 16, 2009
The development of a human embryo from a cloned cell—as claimed by a group of South Korean scientists—has pushed the clock of genetic engineering toward the midnight moment of full human cloning. Quickly pushed into the background by the rush of other news, this development signals a new urgency and the need for serious debate on the cloning of human beings before the technology is fully upon us.
The Revenge of the ‘Prom Moms’: Our Children Have Been Listening
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Sparing themselves a murder trial, Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of their newborn son. The plea agreement came as no great surprise, for few persons thought the state could win a first-degree murder conviction against them. The victim, after all, was only a newborn.
Keeping The Faith In a Faithless Age: The Church As The Moral Minority
Thursday, July 16, 2009
“The greatest question of our time,” offered historian Will Durant, “is not communism versus individualism, not Europe versus America, not even East versus the West; it is whether men can live without God.” That question, it now appears, will be answered in our own time.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Moral Mandates for Modern Christians
The moral crisis of modern society is a serious problem that needs the attention and concern of every Christian. How should the Church engage with the world on important moral issues where there is evident conflict? Listen as Dr. Mohler discusses serious moral questions with Dr. Richard Land, from the floor of the Southern Baptist…
Monday, June 1, 2009
A Wicked Deed in Wichita — A Test for the Pro-Life Movement
Thursday, May 28, 2009
When Medicine and Faith Collide — What About the Child?
Recent cases involving parents who claim a religious reason to refuse medical treatment for children have cast this issue back into the Public Square — and right into the headlines. However, as Dr. Albert Mohler points out on today’s program, the Bible never commands any refusal of legitimate medical treatment.
Monday, October 6, 2008
The Latest in the Brave New World of Bioethics
It seems like the typical week now brings an unprecedented surge of troubling new developments in the world of bioethics. From movements to dismantle human exceptionalism, granting rights to apes and even ‘nature’, to the spread of the so-called “right to die” crusade, Christians are in need of reliable information on all of these fronts….
Monday, September 22, 2008
“Licensing People to Put Others Down” — The End of Human Dignity
Baroness Mary Warnock is one of the most influential figures in British life today, and one of the most influential specialists in medical ethics on the international scene. When she speaks, the medical community listens. Given what she has just said, every single one of us had better pay attention.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
