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“Thou shall not murder.” The Fifth Commandment forms the bedrock of evangelical reflection on the sanctity of life. Evangelicals have been at the forefront of fights against abortion and assisted suicide. Others have asked whether evangelical commitment to the sanctity of life should entail stronger opposition to war and the death penalty.
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In the heyday of eugenics, too many Christians lost their moral and theological bearings.
Is our being merely human something that ought to be overcome?
Black and white Christians in America could have been allies in the fight for life across racial and partisan lines. Post-Dobbs, can we learn from recent history?
Elon Musk’s first Neuralink recipient is a believer, both in God and in the future of cybernetic enhancement.
The immorality of killing the old and ill has never been in question for Christians. Nor is our duty to care for those the world devalues.
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A new book explores why what was once a default life stage now feels like an increasingly fraught choice.
A testimony from Julius Jones and the minister who led the campaign to stop his execution.
Caring for foster children can be difficult—even devastating. It is also a revelation of the love God gives and expects of his people.
As a Christian physician, opposing medically assisted suicide wasn’t enough. I needed to understand why people decide to die.
The landmark abortion ruling is dead. We have much to do to make sure babies live.