Can our Church be Neutral on Moral Issues?
Recent events in the African country of Kenya forced out Adventist Church to make a moral decision, and our leadership decided to declare its neutrality on the issue of abortion, which is definitely a moral issue. So my question is: Can a church be neutral on morality? If a church decides to be neutral on morality, then what is its role in society? Is it to say: “We are neutral on sin, perversion, and murder? Click on the following Internet link and watch the illustrated PowerPoint presentation:
https://www.dropbox.com/home?select=Can%2Ba%2BChurch%2Bbe%2BNeutral%2Bon%2BMoral%2BIssues%2BPP.ppt
Note: After you click on the link, the Dropbox page should open. Then click on “Can the church be neutral …” option and wait a minute or two.
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The Price I Paid for Two Books on Abortion
What price did I pay for two books on abortion? If I tell you the price I paid, you may have a hard time believing me. Of course, I am not referring to the purchase price of a couple of printed book, but rather the price I paid for the production cost of those two books starting with the preparatory work connected with said task, including the task or securing of a Ph.D. degree from a university. …
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Couple Prays to Adopt Baby With Down Syndrome
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A New Book Dealing With Abortion & the Adventist Church
A. Why a Book About Abortion?
Perhaps you never heard about the first book I wrote about abortion and the Adventist Church. Why did I do that? What prompted me to invest hundreds and even thousands of hours to write about abortion? The answer is rather simple. There were already two books in print dealing with the topic authored by Adventist writers, but both of them were written in defense of the pro-choice/pro-abortion point of view. There was a desperate need to present the pro-life side of this issue to Adventist readers. …
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James Dobson Rejects Obama’s “Wicked” Healthcare Regulations
In his speech at the National Day of Prayer, James Dobson, the renowned founder of Focus on the Family and Family Talk Radio, described Barack Obama as the “abortion president” and refused to contribute to the abortion tax that is built into the Afordable Health Care set up by the Obama administration. …
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Silent no More!
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A sad day in America’s legal history
What took place on April 29, 2014 in Kansas was described by Tom Brejcha, the president of the Thomas More Society, as a “a sad day in America’s legal history,” because Phil Kline, an honest former Kansas State prosecutor, was denied the reinstatement of his law license.
What was Kline’s sin? He dared to prosecute the criminal behavior of the notorious late abortionist George Tiller of Wichita, Kansas, who was accused of “violating state abortion law and covering for pedophiles by not reporting pregnancies of underage girls.” The investigation of Planned Parenthood resulted in a 107-count criminal indictment, but unfortunately for Kline, Tiller had some good friends in high office.
One of them was former Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, who was selected by President Obama to preside over his Affordable Healthcare. Kline was unfairly deprived of his position as State attorney, his files were shredded, and his law license suspended. Kline filed an appeal to the Kansas Supreme Court, but the court refused to hear the case.
More: http://www.kansas.com/2013/10/18/3065275/kansas-supreme-court-indefinitely.html
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12 Year-Old Girl Speaks About Abortion
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Heroes from the past & heroes from today
Hi Nic,
Thanks for posting the Live Action email today. They do good work and we at National Right to Life have Miss Rose speak at our annual convention each year. I thank you for your efforts to educate about the issue within the Seventh Day Adventist faith, which Jack Priest told me about and connected me to your emails. Seeing your Live Action email made me think of a recent one from NRLC that might resonate with Adventists.
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/heroes-from-the-past-heroes-from-today-by-don-parker/
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Reflections on our Adventist Guidelines on Abortion
I want to share with you a letter I sent today to a friend of mine who is doing a great work on behalf of the unborn.
Dear friend,
I noticed that in the recent response you received from the General Conference, you were directed to the Adventist “Guidelines on Abortion.” Some years ago, I received a similar answer from a representative of the GC, and I found the testimony of someone identified as “earlysda” who got the same response.
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Is Food & Water Extraordinary or Basic Care?
You might remember the case of Terri Schiavo who was starved to death for lack of food and water by order of the court. The picture of the ten year old boy who was arrested by the police for the crime of trying to give the dying woman a glass of water is still fresh in my mind.
Well, since then, there have been many similar cases with similar outcomes. So the question is: Is food and water extraordinary or basic care? Can relatives demand that a patient be deprived of food and water on the premise that water and nourishment represent extraordinary medical care? …
More:
https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/is-food-water-extraordinary-or-basic-care/
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Seven Facts Showing that Adventists Are Not Pro-life,by Nic Samojluk
On January 29 “Specrum Magazine” published an article entitled “Ben Carson Joins Newt Gingrich’s Anti-Obamacare PAC,” authored by Jared Wright, and I counted 620 comments already today. Why so much interest in the topic? Two reasons: A. Dr. Ben Carson is the first Adventist being asked by 250,000 signators so far to run for the 2016 presidential nomination by the Republican Party, and B. At the end of his interview with the Spectrum correspondent, Carson made the following surprising comment: …
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Abortion on Crossfire
Lila Rose and Ilyse Hogue debate abortion on CNN Crossfire
Published on Jan 23, 2014
On the evening of January 22, 2014, just after the March for Life, Live Action President Lila Rose debated Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL, on CNN’s Crossfire.
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Shouldn’t We Learn from History?
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Pro-life Sermon by Pastor Will Labrenz
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The Long Journey Towards the Eradication of Abortion in Adventism, by Nic Samojluk
The dream and prayer of all pro-life Adventists is that God will produce a revival and reformation among his chosen people and that his Holy Spirit will lead the Adventist Church out of the abortion business.
This may sound like a utopic dream, but for the Lord nothing is impossible. What follows is a summary of the main events connected with the Adventist Church involvement with the abortion business and the growing effort by those Adventists who believe in the dignity of human life and who are eager to move towards such a lofty goal.
This report is the result of countless number of hours by a large number of Adventists who love the church and who are also concerned about the suffering of the victims of this modern genocide, including the women affected by it. …
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My time with Peter Singer, by Dan Becker
[Editorial comment: Peter Singer is known around the world for his defense of animal rights and his alleged claim that it is our duty to grant them personhood status. At the same time, he has suggested in the past that infanticide should be legal during the first month of the baby’s life outside the womb. …
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/my-time-with-peter-singer-by-dan-becker/
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Terri Schiavo’s Final Hours: An Eyewitness Account
Remember Terry Schiavo, the woman who was deprived of nourishment and even water until she died back in 2005 by order of the court? The husband’s attorney claimed that she died peacefully and without any evidence of suffering or pain? Well, the priest who was at her bedside in the last hours of her life wrote a detailed account of what really happened that contradicts the story given to the media by Terry’s husband legal representative. Here is a short quote taken from said account authored by Frank Pavone, the National Director of Priests for Life. …
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/terri-schiavos-final-hours-an-eyewitness-account/
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Sacred Funds: My Personal Dilemma
How should I handle sacred funds such as my tithes and offerings? For six decades my duty was clear: Send them through the official channels of the church. Then I learned that my church was profiting from the killing of the unborn—and I am not talking about the so called “therapeutic abortions,” but rather about elective or abortions on demand. …
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2013/11/29/sacred-funds-my-personal-dilemma-by-nic-samojluk/
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Pro-Life Without Exception
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Abortion and the Ancient Practice of Child Sacrifice, by Andrew White MD
This article was published in an abridged, full-color format in the Winter 2012 issue of Bible and Spade.
[Advent Life note: This is my excerpt from an excerpt. Emphasis was supplied and ellipsis indicate omissions for brevity sake. For a full version, use the link provided at the end.]
Excerpt The Winter 2012 issue of Bible and Spade may be the most important issue we have ever produced. It is dedicated to the subject of child sacrifice in the ancient world and Israel, and modern day abortion. In conjunction with the release of this issue, ABR will also be posting online articles to supplement Bible and Spade. In addition, ABR is offering the “180” DVD, featuring Ray Comfort. …
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Adventist Leaders Defend Abortion
This may be a shocker, but there are some Adventist leaders that even today defend the killing of innocent human beings prior to birth. One of them is John V. Stevens, and the other one is a well-known evangelist named Kevin Paulson. There are others who have shared their extreme views, but these two have been the most vocal in defense of the practice of abortion. It is hard to understand how can men of God promote and justify the violation of the Sixth Commandment of the Decalogue, and the direct violation of one of the tenets of our own Guidelines on Abortion which declares that our church does not condone abortions on demand. …
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/adventist-leaders-defend-abortion-by-nic-samojluk/
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Candid Confirmation of our Adventist Involvement with the Abortion Business, by Nic Samojluk
As I have reported in the past, my personal investigation into the role the Adventist Church has played in the past concerning the abortion business reveals that some of our
Adventist hospitals began offering abortions on demand back in 1970—three years prior to the legalization of abortion in the U.S. mainland. …
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ESPN airs the story of a dad who wanted to abort his Down syndrome daughter
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A Request for Hard Facts Related to Abortion in Adventist Institutions
I want to share with you an email I received from a concerned friend followed by my response to her query.
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Nic
Do you have hard facts about SDA hospitals performing abortions? I would love to see them. By the way, if you want to be heard, you may have to post your interactions and efforts on social media sites because the choir apparently could care less.
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An Open Letter to 3ABN President
Dear Pastor Jim Gilley,
Last evening I was watching your interview with the president and the vice-president of the Adventist World Radio and I was impressed with the marked manner by which the Lord has blessed this sacred ministry; but what impressed me the most is an anecdote you related towards the end of your interview.
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/an-open-letter-to-3abn-president/
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Free “Why Pro-Life?” Book
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To secure a free copy of this extraordinary book, send an email with your name and postal address to:
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Dramatic Hit & Run Case in India
Warning: The video clip is rather explicit in its portrayal of violence and lack of concern for human life. If you do not speak Chinese, watch only the first portion of the video.
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Dr.Levatino’s Testimony Regarding Abortion
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The Raw Facts About Abortion
Consider the following:
1. The number of abortions per year around the world is 50 million!
2. 56 percent of abortions done in America are on behalf of black and Hispanic women!
3. If Americans were to watch how abortion is done, the practice would become as unthinkable as slavery!
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Gosnell & the Trial of the Century
President Obama’s and the Media’s Silence About the “Trial of the Century”
You may wonder how come President Obama and the public media are ignoring this story which has been described as “the trial of the century.” Obama’s excuse is that he cannot comment on an “active trial. …”
Much More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/gosnell-the-trial-of-the-century-2/
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The Ultimate Form of Child Abuse, by Nic Samojluk
Abuse: A Loma Linda University Study
A recently created video by the Loma Linda University ]LLU] shows that physical, emotional, and sexual abuse in the Adventist community matches that of society in general. The same is true about the Incidence of abortion. You can watch the dramatic testimony of several victims of child abuse and how they managed to overcome these dark experiences of their childhood by clicking on the link provided below.[1] …
https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/the-ultimate-form-of-child-abuse-by-nic-samojluk/
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America’s Looming Demographic Disaster, by Elise Hilton
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 18, 2013, (Acton Institute) – “Our world is overpopulated.” If you repeat something often enough, it becomes “truth”. In 1968, Paul Ehrlich wrote The Population Bomb, warning that we’d all soon be fighting over food, space, and power as the earth sagged under the weight of all those darned people.
He was wrong, of course, and not just wrong: spectacularly wrong. It didn’t keep him from being a celebrity or from his ridiculous notion from being believed. But he was still wrong.
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/americas-looming-demographic-disaster-by-elise-hilton/
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Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood, by Ben Johnson
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 7, 2013, (LifeSiteNews.com) – A U.S. Congresswoman has introduced a bill to deny federal family planning funds to Planned Parenthood and anyone who provides elective abortions.
Rep. Diane Black, R-TN, introduced H.R. 217, the “Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act.”
It would not reduce the amount of Title X money but would reserve tax dollars for women’s health care providers who do not perform abortion except for rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. Hospitals are excluded from this provision.
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/bill-to-defund-planned-parenthood-by-ben-johnson/
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Has Loma Linda University altered the Hippocratic Oath?
A few years ago, Wesley J. Smith, wrote an article entitled “Loma Linda University Also Has Weakened the Hippocratic Oath.” Is this true? A simple answer is “Yes,” but so have done many organizations in the past. This is evident from the following comments: …
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/has-loma-linda-university-altered-the-hippocratic-oath-by-nic-samojluk/
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Andrea Bocelli Talks About Abortion
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10 surprising quotes from abortionists
| LifeSiteNews.com
via 10 surprising quotes from abortionists | LifeSiteNews.com.
Read the frank confessions made by abortionists. These confessions should be read by every pregnant woman considering the abortion option.
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La SierraUniversity’s EdwardC.AllredCenter honors notorious abortionist | ADvindicate
via La Sierra University’s Edward C. Allred Center honors notorious abortionist | ADvindicate.
See also my companion piece entitled “La Sierra University in Trouble Again.” Here is the Internet link:
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/la-sierra-university-in-trouble-again-by-nic-samojluk/
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La Sierra University in Trouble Again
Yes, La Sierra University is in trouble again. This time not because of allowing the alleged teaching of the theory of evolution as factual, but rather because of naming a new building in honor of Edward Allred, a notorious abortionist and horse race magnate who donated large sums of money to Adventist education. …
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/la-sierra-university-in-trouble-again-by-nic-samojluk/
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Women’s Choice Explained by Experts
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The Drama of Newborn Babies on Death Pathway
“Here is an abridged version of one doctor’s anonymous testimony, published in the BMJ under the heading: ‘How it feels to withdraw feeding from newborn babies’.
The voice on the other end of the phone describes a newborn baby and a lengthy list of unexpected congenital anomalies. I have a growing sense of dread as I listen. ..”
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/the-drama-of-newborn-babies-on-death-pathway/
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491 Newborn Babies Left to Die, by Pattrick B. Craine
“OTTAWA, Nov. 28, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pro-life advocates are calling for a federal investigation after Canada’s official statistics agency has confirmed that 491 babies died after they were born alive during abortions between 2000 and 2009.Mary Ellen Douglas, National Organizer for Campaign Life Coalition, called the revelation “outrageous.”
“The federal government needs to do whatever it can to investigate this data,” she added. “It’s bad enough that babies are being killed in the womb, but now we learn that even those protected under Canadian law are apparently being left to die.” …”
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/491-newborn-babies-left-to-die-by-pattrick-b-craine/
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Shocking Discoveries About the Lucrative Abortion Industry
“If you want the stark truth about the abortion industry in America, you need toget a copy of Bloodmoney.
We take a critical look into the dark origins of abortion, and return with a deeply disturbing picture: … “
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2012/11/29/shocking-discoveries-about-the-lucrative-abortion-industry/
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Redemption: An adoption story
Editor’s note: Renee is mother to 13 children, adopted and biological, founder of the Orphan Justice Center and also full-time staff at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Missouri. She believes that in any city where there are believers in Jesus there should not be unwanted children. The mission of our lives is to restore broken and discarded children through adoption, prayer, worship, and the Father’s heart. …
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/redemption-an-adoption-story-by-renee-loux/
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Surprise: Planned Parenthood does not do mammograms!
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 18, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – The day before hundreds of pro-life activists prepared to flood Planned Parenthood’s offices with requests to schedule a mammogram, the organization issued a statement admitting that they do not offer the cancer screening procedure at any of their facilities.
The calls were placed today as part of “Call Planned Parenthood to Schedule Your Imaginary Mammogram Day” – an event organized by pro-life activists in response to President Obama’s statement during the presidential debate Tuesday that the abortion organization offers mammograms. …
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/surprise-planned-parenthood-does-not-do-mammograms/
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Democrats pass the most pro-abortion platform in history
The Democratic Party platform, which delegates formally accepted on Tuesday, recognizes a woman’s right to obtain “a safe and legal abortion, regardless of ability to pay” – an endorsement of taxpayer-funded abortions.
“What we’re seeing is the abortion lobby taking over an entire political party,” said Elizabeth Graham, director of Texas Right to Life. “The Democratic National Committee’s revised platform calls for unrestricted abortion on demand, at any time during pregnancy, and on the taxpayer’s dime. That’s been the abortion lobby’s goal all along.” …
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/democrats-pass-the-most-pro-abortion-platform-in-history-by-ben-johnson/
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Women who cried wolf — the illegitimate rape claim behind Roe v Wade
“Note: Rebecca Kiessling, who was herself conceived in rape, is the co-founder of Hope After Rape Conception which advocates on behalf of rape survivors and their children.
This past week, Congressman Akin was publicly chastised for his comments on abortion in the case of rape, employing the controversial term “legitimate rape.” There was outcry from the liberal left, and from moderate Republicans – an indignation that a candidate for U.S. Senate would dare imply that a woman’s claim of rape might not be legitimate, making him out to be a misogynist. …”
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2012/08/29/women-who-cried-wolf-the-illegitimate-rape-claim-behind-roe-v-wade-by-rebecca-kiessling/
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Canadian Medical Association: Unborn not Human
“OTTAWA, 16 August, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The largest association of doctors in Canada, in an attempt to stonewall a looming abortion debate from being unleashed, voted yesterday to support the wording of the country’s Criminal Code which states that a baby becomes a “human being” only after being born.
Pro-life doctors and leaders have condemned the move as ‘shameful’, ‘unethical’, and ‘defying parody’. …”
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2012/08/18/canadian-medical-association-unborn-not-human-by-peter-baklinski/
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Pro-life leaders thrilled with Mitt Romney’s choice of pro-life Paul Ryan as vice president
NORFOLK, VA, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has chosen Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate.
Romney introduced the pro-life Catholic as his vice presidential choice at a campaign stop in Norfolk, Virginia, on Saturday morning. …
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2012/08/14/pro-life-leaders-thrilled-with-mitt-romneys-choice-of-pro-life-paul-ryan-as-vice-president-by-ben-johnson/
Life at Conception Act Petition Proposed
COMMENTARY | U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Wis., and the National Pro-Life Alliance are circulating a petition in an effort to put an end to the atrocities legalized by Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that allows for abortion on demand.
The petition urges your local senators and representatives to vote in favor of a Life at Conception Act that would put a stop to convenience abortions, saving almost 4,000 babies every day. The act would affirm the life of the unborn child and bring to him or her the rights and protections of the U.S. Constitution. …
More: http://news.yahoo.com/life-conception-act-petition-proposed-161500570.html
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Pravda publishes attack on Brazilian president’s pro-abortion policies
August 2, 2012 (LifeSIteNews.com) – The Portuguese version of the Russian communist news service Pravda, (“Truth”) featured an essay by pro-life activist Alberto Monteiro attacking Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s pro-abortion policies on its front page last week. The news service displayed a link to the article at the top of the page, and an image of Rousseff next to the figure of a pregnant woman with a red fetus inside her body. …
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/pravda-publishes-attack-on-brazilian-presidents-pro-abortion-policies-2/
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Billy Graham: If God punished Sodom, what will he do to America that aborts millions?
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 27, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a public letter, famed evangelist Billy Graham wonders whether America could be facing a punishment comparable to Sodom and Gomorrah if the nation fails to repent of its moral degradation, including the 50 million legal abortions committed since Roe v. Wade. In ‘My Heart Aches for America’, Graham quotes a remark by his late wife, Ruth, after she read a passage from one of his books detailing the “terrible downward spiral” of America’s morals.
“If God doesn’t punish America, He’ll have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah,” she said.
More: https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/billy-graham-if-god-punished-sodom-what-will-he-do-to-america-that-aborts-millions
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The Roots of Bioethicists’ Authority on Moral Issues
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A Stigmata Case in Loma Linda?
Some years ago I did write the following allegory as a result of my struggle over what to do with my tithes and offerings. Leading Adventist pro-lifers were leaving Adventism and some of them had decided to move back to Rome because of its strong stand against abortion. This was regrettable, and I thought that there should be other more desirable options. One of said options was to send our money to independent ministries like “The Quiet Hour,” “3ABN,” “Amazing Facts,” and so on. Here is said allegory: More:===>
https://adventlife.wordpress.com/2012/07/06/a-stigmata-case-in-loma-linda-by-nic-samojluk-4/
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World Health Organization publishes manual on best ways to kill unborn babies.
GENEVA, June 22, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a guide detailing the most effective ways to kill unborn children, with different methods at various stages of the unborn child’s development.
The document is the second edition of “Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems” which was originally published in 2003. More: ===>
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Canadian gynecologists oppose motion to determine when life begins.
[The following article is significant for Adventist because leading representatives of the SDA Church have defended the irrational position that human life begins at birth. Others have affirmed that the church has decided that we don’t really know when human life begins. If you are surprised by this, I suggest you take the time to watch the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jROOYaYQV2Q&feature=player_detailpage
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OTTAWA, Ontario, June 25, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) said in a position statement released last month that they are “troubled” by a private members motion that seeks to determine when human life begins. More: ===>
https://adventlife.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1051&action=edit
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Medical Operation that Could End Abortion in Americ
The latest example is the story of 20-month old Lyna Gonzalez. During her mother’s pregnancy, doctors discovered a benign tumor the size of a tennis ball growing on her unborn baby’s mouth. Doctors told Tammy there was little chance her daughter would survive birth – and if she did, she would require an immediate tracheotomy in order to breath and have multiple surgeries thereafter. More: ===>
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CAN WE RELY ON THE ELECTIVE ABORTION INFORMATION COMING FROM THE GENERAL CONFERENCE?
The recent revelations made by Patricia Moleski, an Adventist whistleblower, regarding the criminal doctoring of hospital records at our Adventist Health System [AHS] forces us to wonder whether we can rely on the accuracy and reliability of the information coming out of the General Conference regarding what is taking place in our hospitals [GC].
If the president of the GC relies on the record kept by the AHS, and if such record is routinely altered by the deletion of adverse events taking place in our Adventist hospitals, then how can we trust on what the GC president says about anything connected with our medical institutions? He can be honest and truthful, but if he is fed false information, then his credibility is damaged. More: ===>
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Abortion Risks: A List of major physical complications related to abortion.
Approximately 10% of women undergoing induced abortion suffer from immediate complications, of which one-fifth (2%) were considered major.19 However the majority of complications take time to develop and will not be apparent for days, months or even years. Major risks and complications of abortion are described, with citations to the medical literature, below. More: ===>
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“My suffering was beyond imagination,” Chen tells CNN.
Blind Chinese forced-abortion opponent Chen Guangcheng told CNN last week of his severe maltreatment at the hands of Chinese officials, saying the condition of his illegal detainment was “beyond imagination” – words that CNN’s viewers inChina were able to hear. More: ===>
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When Does Human Life Begin?
For two thousands years both science and religion agreed that human life began from the moment of conception. This mutual understanding ended with the legalization of abortion in theUnited States back in 1973. Following this incredible event this harmonious view of human life ended and it was replaced by many confusing theories defending many points at which the developing unborn baby deserves to be protected: fertilization, implantation, viability, and birth. More: ===>
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Can a Church be Neutral on Moral Issus?
Recent events in the African country of Kenya forced out Adventist Church to make a moral decision, and our leadership decided to declare its neutrality on the issue of abortion, which is definitely a moral issue. So my question is: Can a church be neutral on morality? If a church decides to be neutral on morality, then what is its role in society? Is it to say: “We are neutral on sin, perversion, and murder? More: ===>
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Seventh-Day Adventists and abortion.
The following article was published by the Washington Post magazine on the 38h anniversary of Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision which legalized the killing of the unborn in all the states of theUnion. As far as I know, the Adventist Church has not done anything to negate the facts alluded to in said report.
“Christians of all denominations are gathering on the National Mall today to protest the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide. But one denomination that may be sparsely represented is Seventh-day Adventists whose large worldwide network of 170 hospitals allows elective abortions. More: ===>
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The God Given Right to Choose.
After years of blogging with Adventists on the “Club Adventist” forum about abortion, I have discovered that no matter what argument I use in defense of the unborn’s right to life, those who oppose my views end with the following entrenched position:
“Abortion is wrong, but women should have the right to choose!”
So let me see if we can apply the same policy to other areas of our moral behavior: More: ===>
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Investigation into our Adventist involvement with the Abortion Industry.
Following the publication of my book dealing with abortion and theAdventistChurch, I have received many requests for information regarding the number of abortions performed in our Adventist hospitals. I wish I could provide the exact number of such procedures for each Adventist U.S. hospital from 1970—the year our Adventist hospitals were allowed to offer elective abortions to their patients–up to the present. Unfortunately such statistics are not readily available to investigators. I am ready to share some of what I was able to secure from Adventist and non-Adventist sources, plus an estimate of what might be the best guess based on those statistics. More: ===>
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The Stork Van Project to Save Unborn Babies.
There is a new way of saving babies in Dallas, Texas, which is promoted by kids, and it promises to alter the way women faced with an unwanted pregnancy will be helped without the need of ugly pictures of aborted babies displayed in front of abortion clinics and without hell fire warnings shouted by angry looking pro-lifers. Here is the amazing story written by Kristen Walker: More:===>
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A Book Every Adventist Should Read
A few weeks ago as I was talking with a retired university professor and evangelist whom I greatly admire for his dedication to the Adventist mission, I was surprised by the following comment he made: “Every Adventist should read this book.” Was he referring to the Bible? No, since most Adventists are reading or have already read the Bible. More: ===>
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Things I Learned in Graduate School
I have in my personal library a well known book authored by Robert Fulghum entitled All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. I could not make such a claim because my parents did not enroll me in such a place. This is why I have opted to rather talk about what I learned in graduate school about abortion and the Seventh-day Adventist Church. These things I learned as the result of the topic I chos for my doctoral dissertation entitled: From Pro-life to Pro-choice: The Dramatic Shift in Seventh-day Adventists’ Attitudes Towards Abortion. More:===>
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Arguing with a Pro-choice/pro/abortion blogger.
One of my hobbies is to argue with pro-choice Adventists who believe that there is nothing wrong with supporting all or some of the views of pro-choice individuals. Personally, I can’t see how true Adventists can do this and still continue to claim that we are the “Remnant” Church of God, which—according to the book of Revelation—keep the Commandments of God. Here is the response I posted yesterday to the arguments used by a blogger named Overaged: More: ===>
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An Appeal to a Pro-choice Adventist.
For several years I have been rather active in the blogging hobby. I do enjoy exchanging views with other, and I have discovered that I can learn sometimes more from those who differ from my personal view simply because they quite often they force me to think more critically and thus be able to strengthen some weak point in my thinking. I would like to share with you a response I posted in answer to some arguments of a pro-choice blogger named ClubV12: More: ===>
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The Right to Kill.
A. Killing the Guilty
Some years ago the then U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft announced that he might “consider seeking the death penalty for Robert Hanssen, a former FBI agent” charged with the crime of passing extremely sensitive documents to Russia. Did Ashcroft have the right to take the life of another human being? As an individual, he did not possess said right, but, invested with the authority society had granted him, he did have the legal right to seek this “ultimate sanction” against one who had compromised the security of our American personnel, whose life might have been placed in jeopardy as a result of said treasonous action. … More: ===>
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Hearing my child’s heartbeat for the first time.
“I can still remember that sound as if I was listening to it now. It pierced my heart when I heard it for the first time on September 26, 2006. It resonated in my ears and took hold of my heart like few things can. This Monday I get to hear that sound for the fourth time. A little nervous with anticipation, this day is one of the most exciting in the life of this husband and father. I get to hear the heartbeat of our child as he (or maybe she?) grows within the womb of my wife. More:===>
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A Truly Pro-life Adventist Pastor.
Some years ago a friend of mine asked his Adventist pastor how come he never preached about abortion, to which he responded: “If I did that, some of my members might be offended.” Can you imagine John the Baptist or any of the Old Testament prophets giving an answer like that? These men of God were not afraid to preach against immorality and sin, and many of them paid with their lives for doing their sacred duty.
Have you ever heard a sermon in an Adventist church about the evil of unborn child killing? If you did, it must have taken place either a long time ago, or else perhaps in a church located in another continent, but not inNorth America. Nevertheless, believe it or not, there is an Adventist pastor who did just that, and he wrote to me about this experience. Here is what he said: More:===>
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Can Abortion be a Blessing?
I received from Pastor Barry Kimbrough a link to a speech by Rev. Dr. Katherine Hancock Ragsdale delivered at an abortion rally held in Birmingham Alabama in which she argued that abortion is in fact a blessing. I am quoting her own words followed by my personal response to her arguments and strange reasoning in defense of what Scripture considers to be plain murder. Here is what she said:
Speech by Dr. Katherine Hancock Ragsdale
“I said, in BirminghamAlabama, at a rally at the end of the successful clinic defense, that we do ourselves a self-destructive disservice when we talk about abortion as a tragedy. More:===>
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Advent Life 
Please help us stop the legalization of abortion in the Republic of Mauritius by signing the petition, the bill is being presented to Parliament at the moment and we need as many signatures as possible. You do not have to be a Mauritian or live in Mauritius to sign. Thank you.
http://www.change.org/petitions/live-and-let-them-live
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