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Bioethics Experts Fear Surge in Abortion Rates with 'Non-Invasive Pre-Natal Screening'
Bioethics experts fear a surge in abortion rates with the popularity of Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPT), a blood test which determines the unborn child's sex and health. Syndromes detected by the process include Down's, Patau's, and Edwards'.
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Whoopi Goldberg Compares Vice-President to 'KKK'
Rather than decrying the disrespect of the students involved, Goldberg lauded the procession as "civil disobedience." Within, she paralleled the actions of the students with those of famous civil rights activists in the past---and, in the same breath, likened Pence to the white supremacist fanaticism of the Ku Klux Klan.
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U.K. Mother Refuses Cancer Therapy to Give Birth to Twins
"I just held my mum and cried. I knew I needed to survive for the sake of my children. There was no way I was leaving them.”
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Abortion Staff Refuses Help to Baby Born Alive
"I hope that women will see my humiliation and remorse and seek forgiveness if they are post abortive. I want to do everything in my power to see that this does not happen to other babies or mothers."
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Gianna Jessen Addresses Powerful Role of Men in Abortion Statistics
By now, many have heard the testimony of Gianna Jessen, a Christian woman who was miraculously born alive following a saline abortion, forty years ago. The petite, brunette beauty has spoken in various places, and does not allow her cerebral palsy, a consequent effect of the abortion, to hinder her in any way. On the contrary, she calls it a "gift" from God:
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Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values
In order an effort to promote traditional Chinese culture, the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Macao YMCA, Guangzhou Suigang'ao Teenagers Institute, and the Teacher Chang Foundation of Taiwan, has conducted a survey on teens measuring their cultural awareness. They found that Hong Kong youths generally identify with and support the values of traditional Chinese culture.
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Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.
Yesterday, October 31, was Reformation Day, and Lutherans around the world held various events in commemoration. In Singapore, the Lutheran Church advocated for Christian communion, while the German Lutheran Church encouraged believers to face the challenge of “trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time.”
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Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.
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2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation
In the afternoon of Reformation Sunday, Oct. 27, some 2.1 million Christians gathered for a joint worship service from 2pm to 5pm in Seoul, Korea to “unite for repentance, revival, and restoration of holiness in our society.” According to organizers, an estimated 1.1 million joined onsite despite the bad weather with another 1 million joining online. The unprecedented joint worship service brought together Korean churches across denominations as they affirmed traditional marriage and family and
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Willow Creek Community Church invites believers to write prayer cards for the next president
This past Sunday, Willow Creek Community Church based in Illinois invited believers to “pray for the next president” during the service. The church not only expressed its concern for the upcoming election but also emphasized the role believers should play in the process and the importance of offering prayers for the nation's leaders.