You Shall Not Murder

by Jim Dearman “You shall not murder!” That was God’s command as part of the Ten Commandments, and it is reinforced in the New Testament. In Romans 13:9, the apostle Paul refers to the commandment from Exodus 20:13. There he writes, “For the commandments, ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall…

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Abortion Is Seen as Morally Wrong, But Fewer Want the Laws Changed

Source: Dan Merica, “Survey: Few religious groups want Roe v. Wade overturned despite belief abortion morally wrong,” CNN, 16 January 2013. “Slightly more than half (54%) of white evangelicals, according to the Pew Research Center study, favor completely overturning the 1973 Supreme Court decision that affirmed a woman’s right to have an abortion. No other religious group,…

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State Court Recognizes Unborn Children as People

Source: John-Henry Westen, “Alabama Supreme Court: ‘unborn children are persons with rights that should be protected by law’,” Life Site News, 11 January 2013. “The ruling states, “The decision of this Court today is in keeping with the widespread legal recognition that unborn children are persons with rights that should be protected by law.” “Today,” the…

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Accidents Don’t Happen

by Kent Heaton “Morning Afters Can Be Tough” the poster proclaims. The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecology announced a new plan to help women who do not want to become pregnant following a tryst with a lover with a drug called the “Morning After Pill.” A poster with the aforementioned heading has a cup…

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What do I do? The woman I got pregnant wants to abort the child!

Question: Thank you for all the advice you’ve given me. I am now able to stop my lust for fornication, thanks to God Almighty. Thanks to the peace and love of Christ that has recently grown in me, I’ve seen the need for me to keep the child. But yesterday the woman called and told…

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Is abortion OK if a child has a genetic issue?

Question: What if an abortion is to save the baby and not the mother, maybe a genetic issue is at stake. For example, SS. Is it still justified? A Christian is advising so. Answer: Just because a person claims to be a Christian, it does not mean they are following Christ’s teachings. “Beloved, do not…

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Will marrying my lover affect my calling from God?

Question: Please help me out. I am in a relationship with the girl I want to marry. I have had sex with her. We are deeply in love with each other. We also had many abortions. Can I still marry her? I have a calling of God in my life. If I marry her will…

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What If …?

by Ken Leach via Biblical Insights, Vol. 9, No. 11, November 2009 I am familiar with a situation wherein a young female college student became pregnant out of wedlock. This young Christian and her parents experienced a range of emotions unlike any others in their lifetime. It has now been more than twenty years since those…

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Is it wrong to sell or prescribe emergency contraceptives?

Question: I desire to be a pharmacist and being that I already work for a pharmacy as a pharmacy technician, I supply the medical stations with medications. I was wondering what your thoughts were in regards to supplying the medication Plan B that helps to prevent pregnancy from occurring.  Am I in the wrong by…

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Can I be forgiven of abortion and adultery?

Question: I have had an abortion and committed adultery as a Christian.  My understanding, while reading your information on the sins that lead to death, is that I see no way I could be forgiven. Am I reading it right?  Please help me with this. Answer: No, you are not reading the article “A Sin Leading…

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Early Christians and Abortion

by William J. Stewart Several years ago, with an election approaching, a candidate canvassing in our area stopped by my home seeking my support in his pursuit of public office. I politely, but firmly informed him that he would not receive my vote, as we had fundamental disagreements on important moral issues. We briefly discussed…

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Dreaded Words: “Mom, Dad, I’m Pregnant”

by David Tant via Biblical Insights, Volume 9, Number 7, July 2009 There are certain words in the English language that we don’t like to hear, in fact, we dread to hear them. Probably, the most dreaded words would come from the doctor’s mouth to the family in the waiting room: “I’m so sorry. We tried…

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Is abortion wrong except in the case of rape?

Question: I just recently had a short conversation with someone about abortion. We both agreed that abortion was wrong, but we disagreed with one another on the exception of rape. I do not believe that rape is an exception. Do you? The Bible tells us Deuteronomy 30:19 “Therefore choose life”. The person disagreed with me about it…

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What can I tell a friend who is planning to have her baby aborted?

Question: I have a female friend that is contemplating having an abortion. She has said to me that the circumstances were not right since her ex-boyfriend is unconcerned and she is not in a position to have a child now. What advice can I give to her, if any? Based on her response, she is…

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Where are we headed?

Question: I have been reading your web site for some time. I have lots of questions but I will try to limit them to one subject: human reproduction. Every four years abortion is a huge subject, then after the election, it is soon forgotten. There is disagreement about using discarded “test tube” babies for stem…

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What are my chances of being pregnant?

Question: My boyfriend ejaculated inside me twice without a condom. I had an abortion around February. What are my chances of being pregnant? Answer: If 100 married couples were regularly having sex and using no contraceptive, the odds are that in one year 85 have the couples will have conceived a child. The fact that…

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Could I get pregnant if the condom leaked?

Question: I had sex with my boyfriend for about maybe the sixth or seventh time. We used a condom, and when he went to take the condom off some of the sperm was at the bottom; it leaked out during sex (only a very small amount). Could I still get pregnant? What are the chances?…

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Does religious ethics do more harm than good?

Question: I think that more often than not religious ethics in government do more harm than good, for example: not funding stem cell research, trying to ban abortion, and outlawing gay marriage. Stem cell research could further science and medicine so much, but because of religious ethics, it’s on hiatus right now in America. Abortion…

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To Choose or Not to Choose

by Wayne S. Walker Women who claim the right over their bodies to choose abortion are violating the rights of another body within their own. A few weeks ago, we were driving in traffic behind a car with a bumper sticker that said, “Choice. What a Beautiful Right.” I assume that nearly everyone has seen…

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Is it a sin to have a baby out of wedlock?

Question: Is it a sin to have a baby out of wedlock? Answer: It is a sin to have sex outside of marriage (Hebrews 13:4). It is called “fornication” in the Bible, though some translations use the phrase “sexual immorality” or just plain “morality” for the same Greek word. The sin exists whether a child…

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