Whose fault was no-fault divorce?
by Ryan C. MacPherson, a Ruth Institute Circle of Experts member This article was first published at Mercatornet.com on May 9, 2016. When language aficionado Bo Mitchell judged 461 entries for the “Great Oxymoron Contest” in 1983, he ranked “wedded bliss” in third place. In fourteenth place came “happily married.” Mitchell distinguished two kinds of […]
Men and Abortion: Comforting Those Who Cry Alone
by Ryan MacPherson Reprinted, with permission of the author, from LifeDate (Lutherans for Life, Fall 2013) Abortion is a men’s issue. Yes, abortion is also a women’s issue. And it certainly is a children’s issue—a child’s life is at stake. But abortion is a men’s issue—a fact too readily overlooked these days. In 1992, the […]
The Culture of Life Honors Parents and Respects the Elderly
By Ryan MacPherson, a Ruth Institute Circle of Experts member. This article was first published at hausvater.org in May 2016. Excerpted from The Culture of Life: Ten Essential Principles for Christian Bioethics, by Ryan MacPherson. (This book may be purchased at a bulk discount rate for use in Bible studies.) The Culture of Life The […]