The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association released these remarks from Billy Graham concerning the death of Jerry Falwell: “I knew him to be a man of God. His accomplishments went beyond most clergy of his generation. Some of my grandchildren have attended and currently attend Liberty University. He leaves a gigantic vacuum in the evangelical world.” –Billy Graham
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The Legacy of Jerry Falwell
The panelists at the “On Faith” site of the Washington Post are discussing the legacy of Dr. Jerry Falwell. So far, there are only two responses, one by Susan Jacoby and the other by R. Albert Mohler, but I expect that we’ll see many more. I’ll post some of my own reflections later. Dr. Mohler writes:
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Jerry Falwell, R.I.P. (1933-2007)
“The Rev. Jerry Falwell, who founded the Moral Majority and built the religious right into a political force, died Tuesday shortly after being found unconscious in his office at Liberty University . . . He was 73″ (Associated Press).
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Jerry Falwell in Grave Condition
From the Associated Press: The Rev. Jerry Falwell was in “gravely serious” condition after being found unconscious in his office, a Liberty University executive said Tuesday.
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CCM Redefines “Christian Music”
The popular “Christian Music” magazine is changing its M.O. according to this recent press release: CCM Magazine, Christian music’s preeminent publication, is changing its definition of “Christian music” with its May 2007 issue to raise the profile of independent and general market artists of faith.
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Prenatal Executions (Part 2)
In response to yesterday’s post, a reader left the following comment: Choosing to have a retarded child is a moral atrocity. There’s no way to get around the fact that Down syndrome causes suffering in everyone involved. The parents who support bringing more people burdened with this illness into the world only want to extend their and their children’s suffering to everyone else. They should be named for what they are – evil. Every child should be loved and valued – but a fetus is not a child until he or she is born – and what kind of perverted monster do you have to be to want your children…
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Prenatal Executions: Ridding the World of People with Down Syndrome
Today’s New York Times reports a chilling statistic: “About 90 percent of pregnant women who are given a Down syndrome diagnosis have chosen to have an abortion.” As a result of this situation, a group of parents of children with Down Syndrome are trying to convince pregnant women not to kill their unborn babies with Down Syndrome.
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Pro-Choice Non-Sequitur
Madeleine Berenson tells the story of her courageous decision to choose life 27 years ago when she had an unplanned pregnancy while she was unwed. When she informed the lecherous father that she was pregnant, he replied “I want to wash my hands clean of this whole thing. I’ll support abortion or adoption. That’s it.” Nevertheless, she had her baby and kept him. Now her son is 27 years old and has a Ph.D. and she couldn’t be happier about choosing life. Yet her reflections on her own journey and on the abortion issue are a bit surprising. I would argue that they are a bit of a non-sequitur as…
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John Piper on Supreme Court’s Partial Birth Abortion Decision
John Piper is inimitable. He always speaks with prophetic power, but especially when he speaks about abortion. It was his preaching against abortion that awakened my own heart to the urgency and the priority of this issue for Christian social engagement. I have not been the same since.
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Nancy Pelosi: In Her Own Words
Here is how the law defines partial birth abortion: “An abortion in which a physician delivers an unborn child’s body until only the head remains inside the womb, punctures the back of the child’s skull with a Sharp instrument, and sucks the child’s brains out before completing delivery of the dead infant.” Here is what Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says about partial birth abortion: