that which grounds our existence . Certain members of our community , those who stand in the way of our autonomy and self-expression , must be sacrificed to ensure this flimsy notion of self .
The story of abortion in America reveals how many victims there are of this bad idea , as described last year by Ryan T . Anderson and Alexandra DeSanctis in their book Tearing Us Apart : How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing . And now a new book , co-authored by Marvin Olasky and Leah Savas , offers the historical timeline of abortion . The Story of Abortion in America : A Street-Level History , 1652- 2022 is a thoroughgoing study of the vile role played by abortion across the whole of American history .
The second foundation that requires our attention is the defense of truth as essential to understanding reality . In a culture captivated by relativism , as ours is , there are a million and one claims of being “ personally pro-life ” that lead to a million and two rationalizations of taking pre-born lives . Unless people have a clear sense that some things , like abortion , are just wrong , long-term moral progress on the issue will be nearly impossible .
A final foundation that must be re-built is married moms and dads as the best situation for the care and protection of children . Simply put , the more that fatherless and husbandless homes become the norm , both increasing in number and decreasing in scrutiny , the more preborn children will be at risk and their deaths accepted as convenient .
Today , many will march in Washington , D . C ., again committing to the great moral cause of our day . Because the Supreme Court no more settled the issue in Dobbs than it did in Roe , the work continues .
John Stonestreet serves as president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview . He ’ s a sought-after author and speaker on areas of faith and culture , theology , worldview , education , and apologetics . John is the daily voice of Breakpoint , the nationally syndicated commentary on the culture founded by the late Chuck Colson . He is also the voice of The Point , a daily one-minute feature on worldview , apologetics , and cultural issues .
Timothy D . Padgett Ph . D . is the Managing Editor of BreakPoint . org with the Colson Center for Christian Worldview . His focus is on cultural engagement , living out the Christian worldview , and the way Christians argue for diverse viewpoints while sharing a common biblical foundation ― particularly regarding the relationship between church and state , Christ and culture , and war and peace .
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