Ben Mitchell on physician-assisted suicide; Feeling the Bern on religious freedom

Matthew and Travis welcome Ben Mitchell, PhD to discuss physician-assisted suicide and the biblical ethics that inform a Christian view of the issue. The roundtable reviews domestic religious freedom items including Senator Bernie Sanders’ religious test for public office, a Southern Baptist church facing zoning restrictions in Chicago, and recent ERLC meetings with Executive Branch officials as they seek to correct breaches of religious freedom by federal agencies.

Physician-assisted suicide

• Bio – Ben Mitchell, Ph.D., Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy at Union University
  • Book: Christian Bioethics: A Guide for Pastors, Health Care Professionals, and Families
  • Doctors must not help patients commit suicide – The Jackson Sun
  • Ethics & Medicine: An International Journal of Bioethics edited by Dr. Mitchell
• Explainer: How to reject physician-assisted suicide – ERLC.com
• Relevant SBC Resolutions from 1992 and 1996.
• ERLC content on assisted suicide and end of life issues.
• 5 facts about physician-assisted suicide in America – ERLC.com
• The “Will to live” document (by state) from National Right to Life

“Feel the Bern” of religious discrimination

• Bernie Sanders's Religious Test for Christians in Public Office – The Atlantic
• Press release: Russell Moore criticizes Senator Bernie Sanders’ comments, calling them a religious test for office
• Chicago church sues over stalled building purchase – Baptist Press

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