We have recently witnessed the interesting spectacle of someone trying to justify a moral position purely on the basis of science, without reference to ethics or religion. Finding ‘viability’ to be a dubious basis for defining human life, Kristina Kerscher Keneally attempts a moral critique of embryonic stem-cell research, but without standing on traditional moral platforms:
Monthly Archives: June 2002
Things you gotta: Gotta pay your taxes
Finishing the race still running
Extending the life of your sermon via email
Interview: Fighting Words; the ministry of defence
Caffeinated worship
Couldn't Help Noticing
A principal of principle
Couldn't Help Noticing
After the fall
Couldn't Help Noticing
The skill of a surgeon
Couldn't Help Noticing
When are we human? The dilemma of embryonic stem cell research
Life
Christian voices have been prominent in recent months over the issue of whether to allow scientific research to take place on stem cells. Megan Best, a doctor trained in bioethics, explains what is at stake.
The injustice of Star Wars
Not routines but relationships
Review
Self-esteem and God’s esteem
Life
Why is a woman’s self-esteem often so low? How does knowing God help with this issue?
On her bestselling CD, Kasey Chambers sings: “Am I not pretty enough? Is my heart too broken? Do I cry too much? Am I too outspoken?” From the song’s popularity, she seems to have struck a chord with most women (probably a few men, too). We spend our whole lives thinking, “Am I acceptable? Why do people look right through me?”