Category: Ethics
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What’s the greatest danger to the American church?
There are 300,000 churches in America. There are many wonderful churches that boldly proclaim the gospel and faithfully teach the Bible every week. There is no perfect church in the world, because every church is full of members who are imperfect people. I think that the biggest issue the American church faces today is related…
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British judge orders woman to have abortion
Update: A British appeals court has overturned this decision. I’m pleased by that result, however this story is still a chilling reminder of the control a government can try to exercise over citizens. A British court has ordered a British woman to have an abortion. The unnamed woman is in her 20s, but due to a…
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Southern Baptists address issues of sexual abuse
Last week, Southern Baptists from around the country met in Birmingham, Alabama for their annual meeting. A major focus for Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president J.D. Greear is sexual abuse within the SBC, America’s largest Protestant denomination. In February, the Houston Chronicle ran a piece outlining hundreds of examples of sexual abuse allegations within the Southern…
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Born at 23 weeks, smallest surviving premature baby discharged from hospital
She’s the smallest newborn to ever survive. Born from an emergency c-section in December, the little girl, nicknamed Saybie, was born at just 23 weeks. This week, the baby was discharged from the hospital. When she was born, Saybie weighed just 8.6 ounces. Not 8 pounds, 6 ounces. That would have been a healthy, above…
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The Problem of Pain: C.S. Lewis and human suffering
Originally published November 14, 2012 as “The Problem of Pain and C.S. Lewis” Early in the book “The Problem of Pain,” in an analogy which is the epitome of the brilliance and humor of C.S. Lewis, he compares the relationship of God and man to that of a dog owner and his dog. It is…
Josh Benner 