Archive - Tom Strode
LIFE DIGEST: Russian writer promotes killing of disabled newborns
A Russian journalist has prompted an outcry in his home country by advocating for the killing of disabled babies.
Parents of newborns with disabilities should have the legal choice to euthanize their children, Aleksandr Nikonov wrote, according to a report in RT, a global TV network from Russia. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 9, 2010
Topic: Life, Abortion, Disabled, End-of-Life Issues, Citizenship
Land urges defeat of Johnsen nomination
Southern Baptist public policy specialist Richard Land has strongly urged U.S. Senate committee leaders to reject confirmation of a controversial nominee to a top Justice Department position. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 5, 2010 - (1)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship,
LIFE DIGEST: Euthanasia booths on street, novelist proposes
Euthanasia booths should be available on the street so the elderly can have their lives ended, a well-known British novelist says.
“How is society going to support this silver tsunami?” Martin Amis said in an interview published Jan. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 2, 2010
Topic: Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Science
Senate OKs tougher sanctions on Iran
The U.S. Senate approved increased sanctions on Iran’s oil-related imports Jan. 28 in a move intended to help prevent the extremist Islamic regime from developing nuclear weapons. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 1, 2010
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation, Issues,
SBC’s Land ‘disappointed’ in Obama speech
President Obama called on Congress Wednesday in his first State of the Union speech to pass his health-care reform proposal despite its low public popularity and the recent loss of a filibuster-proof majority for his own party in the Senate. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 28, 2010 - (1)
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Healthcare, National, Issues,
Senate action on Iran sanctions urged
Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land and 45 other Christian leaders asked the U.S. Senate Jan. 26 to follow the example of the House of Representatives by passing stronger sanctions on oil-related imports to Iran. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 27, 2010
Topic: Citizenship, Issues,
LIFE DIGEST: Clinics can destroy embryos showing minor ills
British fertility clinics have the government’s permission to eliminate human embryos with essentially minor hereditary conditions.
The Telegraph, a British newspaper, reported Jan. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 25, 2010 - (1)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Science, Bioethics
Pro-lifers march; Roe will be reversed, SBC’s Land says
Tens of thousands of pro-life Americans marched in the U.S. capital on the anniversary of the nationwide legalization of abortion with fresh encouragement for their cause. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 25, 2010
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship,
LIFE DIGEST: Korean doctors confess, seek to end illegal abortions
Some of South Korea’s doctors have asked for forgiveness for performing illegal abortions for years and are working to cut the number of the procedures done in the Asian country. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 19, 2010
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Issues,
SANCTITY OF LIFE: Pro-lifers to pray at what could be nation’s largest abortion clinic
Pro-life advocates will gather Sunday and Monday in Houston, Texas, to pray at the location of what they say will soon be the largest abortion clinic in the country. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 15, 2010
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship