I attempt to answer this question in a short article:
“Don’t Women Need Access to Abortion for Rape?” Christ Over All, 13 January 2023.
I present three arguments to consider:
Related: “Thank God for the Overturn of Roe v. Wade”
This is a momentous occasion for us to give thanks to God and to celebrate what God has done in his meticulous and purposeful sovereignty. Don’t let social progressives steal your joy by making you feel sad or guilty about the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
—from my thoughts on the overturn of Roe v. Wade in my school’s prayer letter: “Thank God for the Overturn of Roe v. Wade.”
Related:
Last night Jenni and I watched 3801 Lancaster: American Tragedy. It’s a fascinating, sad, infuriating hour-long documentary about Kermit Gosnell, a medical doctor who provided late-term abortions in Philadelphia but is now in prison for life.
Two thoughts: [Read more…] about 3801 Lancaster: American Tragedy
Last week my wife and I watched October Baby, a new film that releases in theaters on March 23.
Here’s the official trailer:
More clips and interviews here.
Some Strengths
Some Weaknesses
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I know that Tim Tebow isn’t as trendy in the media this week after losing to the Patriots last Saturday, but I scheduled this post over a month ago for this week since January 22 is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday.)
Remember Tim Tebow’s controversial 2010 Super Bowl ad? He talks about it in his book, Through My Eyes (HarperCollins, 2011):
Even as we were thinking about what possibilities my next platform that God had in store might bring, another opportunity arose. In conjunction with Bill Heavener and Focus on the Family, we decided to create an advertisement to be played during the Super Bowl. We were very fortunate that Focus on the Family had donors set up to fund the ad.
Mom and I were the main actors in the ad and had a lot of fun shooting the commercial. But we didn’t let the subject matter of the script get out, and as soon as word got out that we were doing an ad with Focus on the Family, it instantly created a huge swirl of attention—with both supporters and detractors trying to figure out what the ad was all about. It was fun to see the speculation on every front as to the message the ad would convey. Because of the story surrounding the circumstances of my birth [see pp. 3–6], everybody on both sides of the issue immediately assumed that it was a pro-life message. So many columnists took me to task for something they assumed was going to be in the ad, but wasn’t. [Read more…] about Celebrating Life: Tim Tebow’s 2010 Super Bowl Ad
First Mary Ann Glendon. Now some students:
I just listened to Justin Taylor’s Sunday morning sermon on abortion that he preached at his church on January 18, 2009. Three words come to mind:
After listening to Justin’s sermon, I have the kind of feeling that I might have felt if I could have watched Schindler’s List while living near Nazi concentration camps while WWII was still in progress. How can this unspeakably horrific evil legally be happening all around me? What am I doing about it?
Cf. these posts on abortion by Justin Taylor and John Piper this month:
See also John Piper’s resources on abortion.