Christian Ethics and Culture

Overpopulation: Where Did the Idea Come From?

For decades Americans have been warned of an impending population explosion that would perhaps threaten our very existence. The Population Bomb, published in 1968, by Professor Paul R. Ehrlich, warned of approaching mass starvation due to overpopulation. What is overpopulation? Where did this theory come from? Is it factual? Why does it matter when it comes to the sanctity of life and Personhood? Our children have long been taught that not only that a growing population is bad for the...

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Build-A-Baby: The Problems with IVF

For infertile couples struggling to have children, in vitro fertilization (IVF) may seem to provide a means to fulfill their desire to have children. However, there are ethical issues Christians need to consider. According to Genetics and Society.org, “Since August 1991 more than 3.5 million human embryos, [innocent human babies], have been created. Of the embryos created, almost 840,000 were put into storage for future use, and more than 2000 were stored for donation. Almost 5,900 were set...

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Human Trafficking: The Hidden Tragedy

January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. It focuses attention on one of the worst assaults against Personhood, sex trafficking. In fact, the buying and selling of people is one of the fastest growing criminal industries in the world.

Sex trafficking preys on women, young girls, and boys enslaving them in a nightmare situation often with little hope of escape.

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Human Trafficking: The Hidden Tragedy

January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. It focuses attention on one of the worst assaults against Personhood, sex trafficking. In fact, the buying and selling of people is one of the fastest growing criminal industries in the world. Sex trafficking preys on women, young girls, and boys enslaving them in a nightmare situation often with little hope of escape. The tragedy is made worse by COVID lockdowns, which force school children to spend more time online, a favorite site for...

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President’s Corner

Dear GRTL Supporter, As some of you know it has been my family's tradition since 1986 to "cast the lot into the lap" so to speak and acknowledge God's providence in our lives at the beginning of each new year. Our custom is to gather as a family and to consecrate our exercise to the Lord. We use Bill Gothard's "Character Clues" as the mechanism. It is a deck of cards with 49 godly character qualities drawn from the Book of Proverbs. We shuffle the deck and each family member selects a number...

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Promoting Obamacare: Beyond Shameful

The foundation of Obamacare is based on getting young, healthy individuals to sign up in order to pay for the elderly and those currently without insurance. That need has produced a number of efforts designed to lure “millennials” into taking part in this massive takeover of one-sixth of the U.S. economy. Two progressive Colorado organizations think they have the solution: promote sex outside of marriage. The latest ad from ProgressNow Colorado and the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative...

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Life: Ignoring the Obvious

The Bible makes it absolutely clear when life begins. Even Princeton University has a website post entitled: “Life Begins at Fertilization.” Jeremiah 1:15 says: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations (NASB).” Some claim it begins at implantation, while others argue a child is not a child until it is “viable” outside the womb. And, there are those like Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards—the...

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Rape and Incest… Is Abortion Ever Okay?

What if she was raped?  What if there was incest involved?   Rape & Abortion - Greg Koukl wonders why pro-life candidates seem unable to articulate these clear responses when challenged on abortion in the case of rape.   Rape and Incest Victims Reject and Regret Abortions: - New Book Surveys 192 Victims   Rape and Incest... Is Abortion Ever Okay? Download: PDF  

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A History of Eugenics

Below are critical citations from the A History of Eugenics section of the Pillars of Personhood educational handbook. If you have additional questions about content within this section, please contact us at PersonhoodSeminar@grtl.org

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