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“Eugenics Just Got Miniaturized”

Aug 22, 2014JerryAbortion, LifeAbortion, Eugenics, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

John Stonestreet from the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview has a short, one-minute radio spot explaining a troubling way in which eugenics is making a comeback in our society.

Generally speaking, eugenics is the idea that:

Some people’s lives are made unlivable by the burden of disease or disability, or
Some people represent an undue burden to others due to disease, disability, ethnicity, or some similar factor.

Historically, the solution eugenics offers to this “burden” has almost always been to kill the person in question or forcibly sterilize them, preventing them from reproducing.

Stonestreet writes,

It’s the 19th-century pseudoscience at the root of Nazism and the U.S. Supreme Court’s infamous Buck v. Bell forced sterilization decision. But Eugenics, the idea that some lives are unworthy of life, is far from dead. In fact, it’s making a subtle and troubling comeback.

Doctors in the U.K. have just announced that they’ve pioneered the most effective embryo-screening technique to date, allowing couples with potential genetic illnesses to avoid giving birth to genetically diseased children.

‘Parents at risk of passing on a genetic disorder,’ said Paul Serhal, at the Centre for Reproductive and Genetic Health, ‘are faced with heartbreaking implications. . . [This] breakthrough…means that parents affected may be able to pursue treatment confident that their condition wouldn’t be handed down.’

Stonestreet goes on to say the “treatment” parents could seek would most likely be abortion. Listen to the full radio spot below.

[audio:http://bit.ly/1q4C4bp|titles=John Stonestreet – It’s Still Eugenics]

Don’t Ever, Ever Ring the Bell

Jun 3, 2014JerryLife

The inspiring 2014 commencement address at The University of Texas at Austin given by Naval Adm. William H. McRaven, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command and a Navy SEAL for 36 years, offers valuable instruction for every person who wants to change the world for the better.

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The Mind May Forget but the Heart Remembers

May 30, 2014JerryLife, MarriageLife, Marriage

Brother Melvyn Amrine was a pastor and church planter in Little Rock, and across the country for many years. Now 83, he was diagnosed with Altzheimer’s Disease about three years ago and usually spends his days sitting just inside the garage watching the world. His wife of over 60 years, Doris, was inside preparing for a ladies prayer meeting and went out to check on him. She was panicked when she found him gone. She called her daughter who called the police and an alert was issued.

Mel was about two miles from home when he was spotted by Sergeant Brian Grigsby and Officer Troy Dillard. He could not tell the officers where he lived but was adamant that he was going to get flowers for his wife for Mother’s Day the next day. He had bought flowers for her every Mother’s Day since their first child was born. The officers said they had no choice. Mel was not going home. He was going to get flowers for his wife.

The officers radioed in that they had found the missing man and would take him home. But first they made a stop at Home Depot. The flowers were not the right kind; Mel wanted cut flowers. They went on down the street to Kroger where Mel knew exactly what he wanted. When he stepped to the cashier to pay for the white roses, he did not have enough money. Both officers reached for their wallets to pay the difference. Officer Dillard was just a little quicker.

Doris and the ladies had been praying that Mel would be found and rejoiced when the call came that he would soon be home. Doris, however, was not very happy that Mel had walked away. But she said when she saw the officers and Mel and the flowers and his big smile coming up the walk, her heart broke with thanksgiving. “It’s special, because even though the mind doesn’t remember everything, the heart remembers.”

This touching story, already shared around the world, reveals the heart of a man with enduring love for his wife. It also reveals the kind and caring hearts of two policemen who appear to find joy in helping.