'General' Category
Worldviews Under the Microscope (10)
The CedarEthics podcast for September, 2007, features Dr. Bill Brown, President of Cedarville University. Dr. Brown discusses three very different worldviews, and how each perspective influences one’s approach to bioethics and the value of human life. Theme Music: Gli Uccelli (The Birds), Part I. Prelude (Allegro moderato), by Respighi, courtesy of Shockwave Sound. Special Music: [...]
The Pursuit of ‘Happyness’
Actor Will Smith received a Best Actor nomination in 2006 for his role as Chris Gardner, a stuggling single father of a five year-old boy. “The Pursuit of Happyness” was inspired by a true story, and is a moving portrayal of courage, tenacity, and street smarts, as the hero tries to make it as an [...]
What Makes a Body Somebody? (9)
Today’s podcast continues our series on human personhood, this time delving into philosophy. We examine two competing views on human personhood, and we see why persons are not “piles of parts” like cars. The Conception View of Personhood: A Review Abortion, Bioethics and Personhood Theme Music: Gli Uccelli (The Birds), Part I. Prelude (Allegro moderato), [...]
Personhood: The View From the Womb (8)
Today’s podcast continues our series on human personhood, this time looking into the womb, and what Scripture has to say about human value there. Our news item comes from the world of nanotechnology, and we look at some of the ethics. The Conception View of Personhood: A Review Nanotechnology Risks – The Real Issues Theme [...]
Breaking News: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Upheld
By a narrow 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld a federal law banning the late-term abortion procedure called ‘intact dilation and extraction,’ better-known by the label ‘partial-birth abortion.’ This is a major victory for the pro-life cause. Partial-birth abortion (as we have discussed in an earlier post), has been called by one author [...]
Whither Human Dignity?
As anyone who hasn’t been living on the planet Mars recently must surely know, there was a big furor last week over remarks by veteran broadcaster Don Imus. His injudicious use of racist and sexist remarks about the Rutgers University Women’s Basketball team got him fired from his job. His show, “Imus in the Morning,” [...]
What is a Person? (7)
Our April podcast begins a series on human personhood, and the idea that this begins at the moment of conception. We support this view by examining the image of God as taught in the pages of Genesis. Our news item this time is from the Vermont legislature, which recently voted down a measure to legalize [...]
Greeting Cards and Abortion
The latest in the abortion debate seems a bit bizarre. Exhale, a post-abortion counseling group, is now offering a variety of supportive E-cards to send to women who have recently undergone an abortion. The cards include attractive pictures of flowers or mountains. One version expresses the sentiment: I think you’re strong, smart, thoughtful, and caring. [...]
How to Have an Argument (6)
Our March Podcast is an “argument” about abortion with Aaron Costerisan, our Center for Bioethics Fellow. We conduct this argument in two ways. First we break all the rules of respectful debate (see if you can spot our errors). Then we analyze our mistakes and try again. Hopefully, we do better the second time. Our [...]
Postmodernity Redux
On February 1st, Bill O’Reilly (on Fox News) interviewed actress and now radio talk-show host Whoopi Goldberg about her views on the war in Iraq. O’Reilly commented on Whoopi’s influence, which is considerable, then asked her if she knew what she was talking about. In other words, it was a matter of credibility. Along the [...]
