Premarital Counseling Tool Kit for Chaplains

I know, I know…I’m not a Chaplain yet. I am, however, ordained and have performed one wedding and expect that I will do a good number of them over the course of my ministry. I am always on the lookout for good resources to use and recommend to couples that I counsel. Thanks to the [...]

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Early Marriage: Maybe our grandparents were onto something

I haven’t reposted an Al Mohler blog for awhile, but I found this one particularly interesting. My immediate family has a history of getting married young. My parents were 19 and 20 when they got married. My wife and I were 21 and 22 when we got married. My brother and sister-in-law (whose wedding I [...]

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Designer Babies: Premise of Gattaca coming true

Have you seen the movie Gattaca? It’s a movie from 1997 based around the idea that in the future genetic manipulation and DNA selection have become the norm. Designer babies are not a novelty, they are accepted and expected. Those who are not fortunate enough to have been born with superior genes chosen by their [...]

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Stop Global Warming! Enact Two Child Limit for all Couples!

An article in The Times of London states the following:
COUPLES who have more than two children are being “irresponsible” by creating an unbearable burden on the environment, the government’s green adviser has warned.
Jonathon Porritt, who chairs the government’s Sustainable Development Commission, says curbing population growth through contraception and abortion must be at the [...]

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Sexual Images on TV Lead to Increased Teen Sex/Pregnancies

Well, a study has been done that proves what common sense dictates. There are numerous news outlets reporting on the study, but here are some excerpts from the Washington Post on the study.
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The study, which tracked more than 700 12-to-17-year-olds for three years, found that those who viewed the most sexual content on TV were [...]

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Dr. Thomas White Responds to Controversial Birth Control Statements

I hope this will be my last post on this issue, as I believe that I have made my position known and I would like to get back to more boring blog posts. Dr. White issued a response yesterday to the media coverage of his statements.
Here is an excerpt of his statement:
To clarify, I do [...]

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SBC Responds to Dr. Thomas White Birth Control Controversy

WFAA, the local news outlet that broke this story, has posted a reaction by the SBC to the birth control controversy started by a sermon Dr. Thomas White delivered at Southwestern Baptist Theological Serminary chapel service.
Here is the WFAA report by Chris Hawes:
FORT WORTH – The Southern Baptist Convention is reacting after News 8 showed [...]

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More Southern Baptist Birth Control Controversy from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

I confess, I haven’t gone to chapel this semester. If I would have gone to chapel, I would have heard Dr. Thomas White deliver a sermon on Psalm 127. Here is a link to the full sermon. The controversial comments start at about 19:00.
Unfortunately, this is something that I have addressed before on this blog. [...]

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Go to the Mall…Get an Abortion

I find this story disgusting. It is appalling how they talk about killing babies in terms of dollars, competition, and profit margins. How much lower can we stoop?
From Al Mohler’s blog:
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Coming to a Mall Near You — Planned Parenthood’s New Strategy
Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 5:29 am ET
“It is indeed a new look…a new [...]

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(Teenage) Girls Gone Wild

I know, the title is awful, but bear with me. It is late and I have an early morning tomorrow so I will post this story with no commentary. Hopefully, I will have a chance to comment on it later in the week. I find the following story incredibly sad and incredibly telling about many [...]

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