This town's top writer on faith & morals shares this big picture perspective on history, science and the ongoing struggle to affirm human life.
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"That this faith-based decision came from Alabama is not surprising. The state's history is full of private and government examples of defense of white supremacy, especially instances of churches advocating for slavery before and during (and even after) the Civil War, as this NPR analysis makes clear. So in some ways, the state court is simply inappropriately reflecting the narrowest variety of thinking to be found among Alabama's citizens. The good news in the embryos decision is that it recognizes that all human beings are of ultimate worth -- thinking that should have made slavery unthinkable."
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Faith Matters Blog: THE TROUBLE WITH ALABAMA'S RULING ON FROZEN EMBRYOS
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