Childhood lessons from farm life first introduced me to the mysterious beginning and ending of life for plants, animals for human survival. I learned that God created me to know, love and serve Him in this life and be happy with Him forever in eternity. Loving Him meant loving all His creation, including my younger sister, my epileptic cousins, and the new orphan on my school bus.
What’s an allegedly overpopulated, environmentally threatened world to do? Save-the-planet groups who believe the world is in a climate crisis say the answer is to eliminate humans. There’s even an organization called Stop Having Kids. The group proclaims, “There is an unconscionable amount of needless suffering and death in the world. Birth serves as the catalyst for it all.” They also believe human reproduction is an irreversible, unnecessary, indefensible, and enduring form of harm to the...
Did you know that there are over roughly 1,000,000 frozen embryos (babies) in the United States?
We didn’t either until a few years ago. A little background about our family.…we are Aaron and Jen and we’ve been married almost 25 years. Before hearing about embryo adoption, we had 6 biological children, two boys and four girls.
For infertile couples struggling to have children, in vitro fertilization (IVF) may seem to provide a beacon of hope. 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 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 aside for experimentation.” Embryonic Children Die While GRTL...
I’m fighting ALS — and the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review When I was diagnosed 6 years ago with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease as most people know it—it was a shock to my system, both figuratively and literally. No one wants to learn they have an incurable disease. For people living with ALS, our best hope is that the life sciences field will innovate and find, if not cures, then medicines that can delay symptoms and extend life. When I was first...
I was a very naïve, young woman when I got married all those years ago! I had never heard the word “abortion” and never in my wildest dreams did I ever know or imagine that a mother could have a surgical procedure to destroy and remove a child in her womb. But reality took a sudden turn after I saw a picture of a hospital room somewhere in the United States with fully developed aborted babies thrown into a garbage can like trash. They say, “a picture is worth a thousand words”… this picture...
Good News from the American Medical Association According to a recent article in National Review online, November 14, 2023, the American Medical Association recently had an opportunity to repeal its existing policy against assisted suicide, and euthanasia for the fourth time, the delegates refused to budge. The current policy remains in place, which states in part: Euthanasia is incompatible with the physician’s role as healer, would be difficult or impossible to control, and would pose...
Greetings. I am Marsha McCoy, the current leader of the Cobb County Chapter of Georgia Right to Life (GRTL). For the past six years I have coordinated the Cobb County GRTL booth at the North Georgia State Fair. Our booth serves to educate the public about the sanctity of life and personhood. Three years ago, with tears running down her cheeks as she stroked a 22-week fetal model, a lovely lady whispered the story of forty-three years ago waiting her turn in an abortion facility. She said that...
The following is not only an incredible story, but it is also a glimpse of what happens when people recognize the personhood of someone and treat them the way God calls us to treat one another. “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:39. I was watching ESPN’s Sports Center show with my husband when I commented on the smart female sportscaster Victoria Arlen who held her own with the male sportscasters. Then my husband told me she had an amazing story and I had to check it out for myself....
While National Grandparents Day, the Sunday following Labor Day, was founded by Jacob Reingold and Marian McQuade in 1973, the holiday has escaped the grasp of most people—so let’s talk about it! The purpose of the day is for older adults to share wisdom, varying perspectives, and values with young people—starting with their grandchildren—on this day and beyond. In our current culture, just as the Personhood of the preborn is being denied, the God-given life of our elderly population is being...