Seow, C. L. Homosexuality and Christian Community. Louisville, Ky: Westminster John Knox Press, 1996. In his article “Relations Natural and Unnatural,” Richard B. Hays states that after deciding what Paul thought concerning homosexuality, we should still decide “how to construe the authority of his opinion in the present time.” There are many open questions about how the bible functions as an authority for normative ethical judgments. We cannot ease ourselves of the obligation for moral decision
endanger the women's health. Reasons why people argue not to have a abortion is becasue it takes away innocent lives, it violates civil rights of that baby, it can leave the woman with complications that are harmful to their health, and the baby’s organs may be used without any knowledge of it. A abortion case will be explained from a Christian worldview perspective of ethical dilemmas that will differentiate between if a baby with down syndrome should be aborted or live a life with the disorder. Ethical
of science. How do we show that to the rest of biologist out there? It is important to switch the presupposition that goes against or in different ways to Christianity, to ultimately reveal the truth to even those who are strongly opposed to Christ in the scientific world; introducing a Christian Theism world, and finally guide their beliefs and actions towards the living Christ. One of the most talked about topics is the metaphysical component. In which one sees the natural and sees how things work
didn’t mix my knowledge of biology and my faith with Jesus in way that I would have to stop believe either one. I love biology but I love Jesus the most. Instead, Biology helped me realize the amazing creation of our God behind every part of science. How do we show that to the rest of
simply requires a belief in a Creator. Millions of Christians and non-Christians believe there is a Creator of the universe and that scientific theories such as the the theory of evolution do not conflict with belief in a Creator. However, fundamentalist Christians such as Ronald Reagan and Jerry Falwell, have co-opted the term 'creationism' and it is now difficult to refer to creationism without being understood as referring to fundamentalist Christians who (a) take the stories in Genesis as accurate
evolution has been confirmed so completely that most modern biologists consider evolution simply a fact (Mayr 1982). It states that environmental factors such as climate, disease, competition from other organisms, and availability of certain types of food will lead to the preferential survival and reproduction of
trend of justifying racism through Religion and Biology, as seen in the United States. Anti-Semitism dates back to the conception of Christianity. Because Jesus was Jewish, the steadfastness of the Jews in their beliefs is a stumbling block to Christians. Judaism is the older of the two religions, Christianity stemming from Judaism. Christianity, then, was supposed to be the renewal of the old Jewish ways; thus, the Jewish people are supposed to convert to Christianity. Also, Jesus was
The ongoing scientific investigation of how exactly evolution occurred and continues to occur has been an argumentative idea amongst society since Darwin first articulated it over a century ago. The scientific basis of evolution accounts for happenings that are also essential concerns of religion; both religion and science focus on the origins of humans and of biological diversity. For instance, in the reading “Truth Cannot Contradict Truth,” Pope John Paul II, addressing the Pontifical Academy of
DNA is the genetic material of cells and the production of RNA and/or proteins from the information stored in DNA is called gene expression. There are two steps in gene expression, transcription and translation. Transcription starts off inside the cell, specifically where DNA resides, in the nucleus. The process of transcription is then executed by the enzyme, RNA polymerase which then makes mRNA. Here is a summary of the steps; First the RNA polymerase binds to the DNA strand at a specific nucleotide
One of the most debated topics is creationism versus evolution. People all over the world have argued on where and how life started and how humans came to be. Usually the arguments come between christians and atheists. The topic has been debated about by many famous scientists including Ken Ham and Bill Nye. Both these people defend their position in trying to prove where they actually came from. Is there a superior being that created the universe? Was there a big bang that led to life itself? These