Murchison, Texas, with a population of 604, recently became the 22nd city in the United States to pass an ordinance which outlaws abortion. On Tuesday March 9, 2021. this Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance was passed and became immediately enforceable with two mechanisms of enforcement. First, the ordinance established hefty fines for that anyone who performs an abortion or aids and abets in an abortion. However, this public enforcement mechanism will only work once Roe v Wade and similar court precedents are overturned. The private enforcement mechanism makes this ordinance immediately effective.
Read MoreWhen someone dies, it is never a good thing. To be sure, the ending of life is inevitable. For the Christian, death is gain. However, these facts do not make death good. There’s no way to escape it, some will gain from it, but death is a perversion of the design of God. Sometimes killing may be justified. Capital punishment and self-defense are examples. However, the good in these actions is not found in the killing. The good of capital punishment is justice and the protection of society. The good in lethal self-defense is the courage needed to fight and the protection of one’s family. Nonetheless, the killing is bad. It is not morally evil as just noted.
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