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Bible or Barber on Abolishing Abortion?
“I am aware that many object to the severity of my language; but is there not cause for severity? I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice. On this subject, I do not wish to think, or to speak, or write, with moderation.” —Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, 1831 Recently, the Ethics &…
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Disagreement in GA: Josh Buice is Right. Life Training Institute Woefully Wrong.
Josh Buice, Pastor of Pray’s Mill Baptist Church and Founder of G3 Ministries, wrote an excellent article last week announcing his support of the Georgia abolition bill and promoting abolitionism; specifically focusing on the abolitionist doctrines of immediatism and equal protection. Life Training Institute, which, like Buice, is headquartered in Georgia, published a counter-article on…
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Barber/ERLC Swing and Miss (Again) at Abolitionism
Few things in the evangelical landscape of the west have caused a more polarizing response than that of the abortion crisis. More specifically, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, has been torn over the issue for the better part of its existence. Whether through weekly sermon applications, daily evangelism, or annual resolutions,…
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Weeping Time Documentary: The Beginning of an IVF Conversation
Like many young couples, Brian and Ying Payton got married desiring a big family. To their dismay, five years went by without any sign of pregnancy. Brian had always believed that IVF was morally wrong, but the couple felt like they had to do something, so they turned to fertility drugs and intrauterine insemination. They…
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The Three Categories of Pro-Lifers
Do you call yourself “Pro-life?” Understand, there is a significant and growing internal conflict among the self-described Pro-life. It is not going away. Some know this and have begun to try to confront it. There are at least three groups within the current Pro-Life Movement. Let’s briefly consider each Pro-life group. This is so important…
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SBC President Slanders SBC Pastor
Last week, on Sep. 14th, Dusty Deevers, SBC Pastor of Grace Community Church of Elgin, OK, commented on the ERLC’s appointment of Brent Leatherwood. It is crucial to understand what is being said here because the facts and history in this tweet are what caused the following Twitter storm. Deevers tweeted: “In Louisiana this spring…
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4 Abolitionist Rapid Reactions to the (Wrongly Decided) Dobbs Decision
The Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health decision was announced Friday morning and Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey have been overturned. Writing for the majority, Samuel Alito said, “The Constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each State from regulating or prohibiting abortion. Roe and Casey arrogated that authority. We now overrule those…
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Analyzing Alito’s Leaked Draft, How Roe Died, and Where We Go From Here
Roe v. Wade is dead. Maybe. Politico obtained and published on Monday what appears to be a draft of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health majority opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito. In the 98-page document, Alito writes for the majority (which presumably is made up of Alito and the other four conservative justices), “We…
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Oklahoma Legislature Passes One Texas-Style Abortion Law, Advances Another
On Thursday, the Oklahoma House passed Senate Bill 1503, sending it to Governor Stitt for approval. The bill is similar to the much-hyped private enforcement heartbeat bill passed in Texas last year which makes it possible for citizens to sue abortionists in civil court for at least $10,000. Like the Texas version, SB1503 establishes that…
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Free the States Statement on Remaining Pro-Life Bills on General Order
The Oklahoma legislature has already passed the supposed “total abortion ban” (SB612) and a bill amending in legally insignificant ways last year’s trigger bill (SB1555). In addition to these two, there is a handful of pro-life bills sitting on general order eligible to be heard on the floors of the State House and Senate before…
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