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- 06/18/09
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Rare Prenatal Testing Court Case
This is awful on several different levels. "In the months before their daughter was born in 2007, Deborah and Ariel Levy worried the baby might have Down syndrome. ... A doctor at the Legacy Center for Maternal-Fetal Medicine assured them that a sample of tissue taken from the placenta early in the pregnancy ruled out the developmental disability. ... But within days of the birth of their daughter, the Southwest Portland couple learned the baby did have Down syndrome. Had they known, they say, they would have terminated the pregnancy. Now they're suing in Multnomah County Circuit Court, seeking more than $14 million..."
Solo Sex
The most recent CCEF podcast features Winston Smith discussing solo sex (masturbation) and what's sinful (if anything) about these supposedly "victimless" indulgences.
Should Christian Creatives Work for Free?
This article opens a worthwhile can of worms, asking whether Christian creatives, those who work for churches designing brochures, working on websites, and so on, should be paid or do their work on a volunteer basis.
Deal of the Day: The True Story of Noah's Ark
RHB has this title on sale today only. "This stunning account of the flood and Noah's ark is true to the biblical record and its timeline of events with added insight as to what it might have been like to be in Noah's shoes. The artwork is fantastic and gives a feeling of awe to realize what a tremendous undertaking the ark actually was. This is great reading for the entire family."
This is awful on several different levels. "In the months before their daughter was born in 2007, Deborah and Ariel Levy worried the baby might have Down syndrome. ... A doctor at the Legacy Center for Maternal-Fetal Medicine assured them that a sample of tissue taken from the placenta early in the pregnancy ruled out the developmental disability. ... But within days of the birth of their daughter, the Southwest Portland couple learned the baby did have Down syndrome. Had they known, they say, they would have terminated the pregnancy. Now they're suing in Multnomah County Circuit Court, seeking more than $14 million..."
Solo Sex
The most recent CCEF podcast features Winston Smith discussing solo sex (masturbation) and what's sinful (if anything) about these supposedly "victimless" indulgences.
Should Christian Creatives Work for Free?
This article opens a worthwhile can of worms, asking whether Christian creatives, those who work for churches designing brochures, working on websites, and so on, should be paid or do their work on a volunteer basis.
Deal of the Day: The True Story of Noah's Ark
RHB has this title on sale today only. "This stunning account of the flood and Noah's ark is true to the biblical record and its timeline of events with added insight as to what it might have been like to be in Noah's shoes. The artwork is fantastic and gives a feeling of awe to realize what a tremendous undertaking the ark actually was. This is great reading for the entire family."
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Comments (6)
About the "wrongful birth" case... it always intrigues me to see how peoples' views of life change at seemingly irrelevant stages. For instance, the majority of people, and even courts, abhor "wrongful birth" cases because it forces parents and courts to say the parents would have been better off aborting the child.
But had the parents actually aborted the child days, weeks, or months before the birth, those same people would generally have no problem with it. Society puts random marks for when life is to be valued: quickening, "viability", etc. At one point in time, quickening was actually an evidentiary standard that made sense. But as a measuring stick for when it becomes ok to abort when ultrasound technology can easily prove the existence of a life, it makes no sense.
If these wrongful birth cases show anything, it is that people who take a pro-choice stance are knowingly suppressing the truth.
Tim, do you ever design websites for free? Do you do book reviews for free? Do you live blog for free? You are a 'creative', how do you handle this?
Tim, as a 'creative', what work do you do for free and what work do you require payment for? Do you ever do work for free for non Christians or non Christian groups as a form of outreach?
I don't even know why "should Christian creatives work for free" is even a question. Should anybody work for free? Yes, if they want to donate their services, but not as a matter of expectation. Should a church pay someone to clean the building? Yes, unless someone actively volunteers to do it. Then their offering should be accepted, assuming the work actually gets done as needed. How can this even be a simple yes or no question, as though there should be a definite expectation one way or the other?
The True Story of Noah’s Ark is an awesome, biblically accurate book, rather than what is being shown in most sunday schools, and "christian" homes nowadays.
It is also good to see a book like The True Story of Noah's Ark recommended. A family member recently gave my wife and I a book about Noah's Ark. It went something like this: God told Noah to build a boat because it was going to rain a lot. Noah built the boat. It rained a lot. Then Noah and the animals left the ark.
I think I will purchase this book. Thanks for the suggestion.