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Future Resurrection and the Right to Die: Using Strong Theology in Response to Shifting Societal Values

Monday, November 14, 2016

In times of pain, suffering, and loss of control, appeals to compassion and autonomy can make the “right to die” seem reasonable and attractive, and PAD seem forgivable—or even sanctioned. Despite the appeal of PAD, believers can be trusted to discern its wrongness when we make loving and impassioned appeals to historical Christian theology. Every believer can wield a sanctified moral reasoning that cuts carefully and humbly through the noise and appeal of popular notions of love, compassion, and autonomy.

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Commentary: Disparities of Immigration Status and Insurance Coverage among Solid Organ Transplant Donors and Recipients

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Communities of Faith and the Global Family Planning Movement: Friends or Foes?

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