Abortion
Lutherans join life marches on east, west coasts by Erik M. Lunsford
Abortion Funds Go National by Betsy Woodruff – “As women have a harder time obtaining abortions, private groups are springing up to aid them.”
Russia seeks to further decrease abortion rates by Elena Lysak – “The Ministry of Health will set up crisis pregnancy centers in an attempt to decrease the number of abortions each year.”
Child sacrifice and the altar of self by Dr. Joel McDurmon
A Time to Shock? by John Stonestreet – “Using Images of Abortion in the Public Square” – What are your thoughts? (Lutherans For Life offers one resource featuring graphic images called Defending the Right to Choose?)
Audio: The 41st Anniversary of Roe v. Wade – Scott Klusendorf (Issues, Etc. – 1/21/14)
Bioethics
Psychiatrist Keith Ablow: I’ll keep speaking out against transgenderism despite death threats by Kirsten Andersen
Family Living
How Hollywood Is Killing Same-Sex Marriage by Ben Shapiro
Is Marriage is Dead? by John Crawford
Christian film stripped of “Best Song” Oscar nomination by Victor Morton – “Academy says that writer broke its rules against lobbying”
Joni Eareckson Tada: I hope Oscar award revocation brings “further attention” to dignity of disabled by Ben Johnson
Political
LCMS signs HHS-related amicus brief
Worldview and Culture
Walking Away From the Culture Wars? by Rod Anderson
“There is no defeat in Christ,” ADF counsel reminds LCMS by Adriane Heins
Audio: Religious Liberty – Os Guinness – An Issues Etc. interview – This is very much worth a listen.
35 years: the JESUS film is re-mastered by Julie Oosterhouse
This and That
Give Peace a Chance by Adriane Heins
To the Bases and Baritones by Adriane Heins