Category Archives: Abortion

The Spiritual State of the Nation (4)

Posted on November 20, 2012 by John Armstrong

Yesterday I continued my survey of what recent election exit polling told us about great divisions that are ever so apparent in America culture today. Our national election revealed some huge divides that are not likely to be resolved anytime … Continue reading →

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The Case Against Planned Parenthood

Posted on August 17, 2011 by John Armstrong

I am radically, or so I believe, pro-life. I oppose the use of the death penalty (at least in our present unjust context) and I oppose our consistent unethical waging of warfare internationally. I also oppose the pro-death stance of … Continue reading →

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Why Are More and More People Pro-Life?

Posted on June 20, 2011 by John Armstrong

According to the pro-choice Guttmacher Institute 576 measures related to abortion have been introduced (in 2011) in 48 states. Most of these will never pass committee. Yet by early April, 142 abortion-related provisions had passed at least one chamber of … Continue reading →

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Coming Out, Coming Home

Posted on May 2, 2011 by John Armstrong

I wrote a blog on January 16 titled: “A Conference on Faith and Sexuality.” It was about a local Saturday seminar on same-sex relationships and the church. The host church, Gary Memorial Methodist Church in Wheaton, invited four speakers to … Continue reading →

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Abortion, Social Justice and Young Christians

Posted on March 4, 2011 by John Armstrong

I applaud the rise of social justice Christianity, at least up to a certain point. Some of this movement is a politically left response to the political right. This always causes me to pause and look for the holes in … Continue reading →

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50 Millions Lives Wasted

Posted on January 28, 2011 by John Armstrong

The National Right to Life calculates that 50 million abortions have been performed in America since the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973. 38 years and 50 millions deaths. That is staggering to me. 50 millions human fetuses have been … Continue reading →

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Pam Chose Life: The Tim Tebow Pro-Life Story

Posted on January 30, 2010 by John Armstrong

The following letter appeared in my box this week. I think it implores those who value unborn life to respond. I did. I hope you will too. Dear Friends, Once again our values are under intense attack from radical liberal … Continue reading →

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Secularization and the Role of Religion in Public Life

Posted on January 15, 2010 by John Armstrong

The controversy rages throughout the West. Does religion have a role to play in secular culture? Or should it be marginalized to a place safely outside the public square? So far as I can tell this controversy began in the … Continue reading →

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Will the Health-Care Bill Include the Pro-Abortion Provisions Advocated by the President?

Posted on January 13, 2010 by John Armstrong

It seems that many younger Christians who supported the election of Barack Obama do not really believe that President Obama is radically pro-choice. I hear various Christians say they are pro-life but I hear none defend the president on this … Continue reading →

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Why Did Senator Ben Nelson Cave In to the Pro-Choice Pressure?

Posted on December 23, 2009 by John Armstrong

I originally wrote this blog on December 19. At the time I first wrote Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska was refusing to support the senate version of health-care reform because of its openly pro-choice stance. I wrote, on December 19, … Continue reading →

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