R. Albert Mohler Jr.'s Blog, page 414

The Briefing 02-06-13

Story 1 - House of Commons passes gay marriage bill Keep Reading

The Briefing 02-05-13

Story 1 - Alabama hostage crisis finally ended Keep Reading

The Briefing 02-04-13

Story 1 - God cares who wins the Super Bowl Keep Reading

James 4:13-5:6

The Briefing 02-01-13

Story 1 - The demographic revolution in America

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So What if Abortion Ends a Life? Rare Candor from the Culture of Death

Is an unborn baby “a life worth sacrificing?” The question is horrifying, but the argument was all too real. In a recent article, Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon.com conceded what the pro-life movement has contended all along — that from the moment of conception the unborn child is undeniably a human life. And yet, Williams argues that this unborn human life must be terminated if a woman desires an abortion. The child is a life, but, in her grotesque view, “a life worth sacrificing.”

The abortion rights movement has always had a problem with language. The average American still hears the world “abortion” with some degree of moral revulsion. Activists did not need sophisticated marketing analysis to understand that much. Early on, the abortion rights movement shifted its public argument to the language of choice — a woman’s “right to choose.”

But to choose what? No legal revolution was necessary in order for a woman to have the right to carry her unborn child to birth. What was demanded was the right to choose to kill the unborn child. This is the moral reality that was clouded and camouflaged by the “pro-choice” language. Keep Reading

The Briefing 01-31-13

Story 1 - ‘The Boy Scouts didn’t go far enough’ an undisguised threat from cultural left Keep Reading

Limping Between Two Opinions: The Moral Evacuation of the Boy Scouts of America

And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go on limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” 1 Kings 18:21 Keep Reading

The Briefing 01-30-13

Story 1 - The Transformation of the Boy Scouts of America Keep Reading

The Briefing 01-29-13

Story 1 - The Boy Scouts’ revolutionary moral change Keep Reading