Kevin Stilley

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Social Justice – select quotes

He who is dying of hunger must be fed rather than taught.
~ Thomas Aquinas

To matter in the scheme of the cosmos: this is better theology than all our sociology. It is, in fact, all that God has promised to us: that we matter. That he cares. As far as I know, no great prophet has promised people that God will give them social justice, though he may have threatened doom and extinction if the people themselves don’t do something about it. If God cares about us, we have to care about each other.
~ Madeleine L’Engle, in A Circle of Quiet (NY: HarperCollins, 1972), pages 11-112

How different our standard is from Christ’s. We ask how much a man gives. He asks how much he keeps.
~ Andrew Murray

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
~ Henry David Thoreau

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Abortion – A Response to President Obama

The following is a transcript from the video. John Piper illustrates the struggle that many of us have in trying to rejoice over and respect a president whom we believe is guilty of promoting murder; for killing is killing no matter what you call it.

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It’s a magnificent thing: The only newly-originating life in the universe that comes in the image of God is Man. The only newly-originating life in the universe that lasts forever is Man.

This is an awesome thing.

And, as everyone knows, that reverence is not shared by our new President, over whom we have rejoiced.

He is trapped and blind in a culture of deceit. On the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, he released this statement,

We are reminded that this decision not only protects women’s health and reproductive freedom, but stands for a broader principle: that government should not intrude on our most private family matters.

To which I say:

  • No, Mr. President, you are not protecting women; you are authorizing the destruction of 500,000 little women every year.
  • No, Mr. President, you are not protecting reproductive freedom; you are authorizing the destruction of freedom for one million little human beings every year.
  • No, Mr. President, killing our children is killing our children no matter how many times you call it a private family matter. You may say it is a private family matter over and over and over, and still they are dead. And we killed them. And you, would have it remain legal.

Mr. President, some of us wept for joy at your inauguration. And we pledge that we will pray for you.

We have hope in our sovereign God.

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Related

Exposing the Dark Work of Abortion

The Darkness of Abortion and the Light of the Truth

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Websites of Interest

Baptists forLife

Birthright International

CareNet

Christian Life Resources

Focuson the Family – Crisis Pregnancy Ministry

Human LifeAlliance

International Life Services, Inc.

MinnesotaCitizens Concerned for Life

NationalInstitute of Family Life Advocates

National Life Center

National Rightto Life

New Life Family Services

North AmericanMission Board

Pregnancy Centers Online

Prolife Across America

Prolife Minnesota

Pro-Life ActionMinistries

Sav-A-Life

Stand to Reason

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Mercy & Theology – Book Recommendations From Douglas Jones

Douglas Jones, Editorial Director of Canon Press, has recommended the following books for Rethinking Mercy and Theology

  • Torture and Eucharist: Theology, Politics, and the Body of Christ, William Cavanaugh
  • A Community Called Atonement, Scot McKnight
  • Old Testament Ethics for the People of God, Christopher Wright
  • God’s People in God’s Land: Family, Land, and Property in the Old Testament, Christopher Wright
  • The Land: Place as Gift, Promise, and Challenge in Biblical Faith, Walter Brueggemann
  • The Land is Mine: Six Biblical Land Ideologies, Norman Habel
  • Jesus and the Nonviolent Revolution, Andre Trocme
  • The Principle of Mercy: Taking the Crucified People from the Cross, Jon Sobrino
  • Against Christianity, Peter Leithart
  • The Micah Mandate, George Grant
  • Ministries of Mercy: The Call of the Jericho Road, Timothy Keller
  • Dorothy Day: A Radical Devotion, Robert Coles
  • Archbishop Romero: Memories and Reflections, Jon Sobrino
  • A Better Hope: Resources for a Church Confronting Capitalism, Democracy, and Postmodernity, Stanley Hauerwas
  • Option for the Poor, Norbert Lohfink
  • Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way, Walter Wink
  • Christianity and Class Struggle, Abraham Kuyper

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Ethics Textbooks At Reformed Theological Seminary

Ronald Nash taught an introduction to pastoral and social ethics at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida.

Recommended books for Ronald Nash’s class on Ethics included:

Evangelical Ethics, John Jefferson Davis

Poverty and Wealth, Ronald Nash

Why the Left is Not Right, Ronald Nash

The Closing of the American Heart, Ronald Nash

Life’s Ultimate Questions, Ronald Nash

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The Conservative Nanny State, by Dean Baker

Douglas Jones, Editorial Director of Canon Press, has recommended The Conservative Nanny State by Dean Baker:

““Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, to rob the needy of justice, and to take what is right from the poor of My people.” Scripture routinely denounces economic sins, yet for deep, modern reasons, we can no longer see them. This brief book offers an angle to start seeing the world through more biblical categories. The book isn’t explicitly Christian, and everyone will find things to disagree with, but use it to raise questions and challenge your assumptions. The prophets will make much more sense. As you read, though, remember that this is just the surface of modern economic sins. But it’s a great place to start.”

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