OREGON FAVORS SUICIDE AGAIN — Oregon’s government-supported culture of death has informed another cancer patient it would not cover chemotherapy but would underwrite death by physician-assisted suicide.

—Margaret Thatcher (1925 – ) Margaret Thatcher’s term of office as British Prime Minister (1979 – 1990) reshaped many aspects of British politics. Her legacy remains as controversial today as when she first sought to implement it. One aspect of her agenda was a return to individual responsibility: the state could not and should not seek to provide all the needs of the individual. Rather, older virtues, such as hard work, law-keeping, and faith are of central importance if a culture is to thrive. And it is these virtues, she argues, that England’s chil

Pastor John Scripture Reference: Psalm 33:1-22

Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.” Luke 3:14 (NIV) Though he would die by the sword, John the Baptist did not question the legitimacy of the sword. Though his death would be unjust, he did not doubt that justice could demand killing.

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The Great Depression of the 1930s was a nightmare: Some 13 million Americans were unemployed, “not wanted” in the production process. One worker out of every four was walking the streets in want and despair. Thousands of banks, . . . thousands of businesses, and millions of farmers fell into bankruptcy or ceased operations entirely. Nearly everyone suffered painful losses of wealth and income.1

by Randy Alcorn “It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God.” (1 Thessalonians 4:3-5) When it comes to sexual purity, we don’t have to wonder what God’s will is. Scripture tells us straight out. His expectations of his children are much higher than for those who don’t know him.

Pastor John Scripture Reference: Psalm 147:1-11

1 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. 3 Then the Lord said,” My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” Genesis 6:1-3 (ESV)

He has been called “demonic,” “barbaric,” and has been compared to Nazi doctors. And when you read about his work, it is easy to see why Americans are so outraged. Dr. Norman Spack is a pediatric endocrinologist at Boston Children’s Hospital. Not long ago, he opened a clinic for what he terms “transgendered” children. Incredibly, he is giving kids as young as seven drugs that delay the onset of puberty — the first step in sex-change surgery when they are older.