On Sunday, January 19, The LCMS will observe Life Sunday, calling attention to the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death. Historically, this has meant expressing our opposition to the abortion of life at its beginning. This year, we focus on the attack of life through the legalization of physician-assisted suicide (PAS).
Read MoreNovember’s issue of One Voice looks at how increasing acceptance of evolutionary biology’s flaws is opening the door for proclaiming the Gospel. As evidence mounts against macro-evolution, high profile agnostic and atheistic intellectuals are publicly abandoning Darwinian theory. And the more inclined people are to confess God as Creator, the more likely they will confess Christ as Redeemer.
Read MoreSeptember’s edition of One Voice helps us make sense of some of the dizzying societal changes that will continue to be prominent issues in future legislative sessions. Even now, when there is not an active legislative session, there are steps we can take to voice our concerns to lawmakers.
Read MoreJuly’s edition of One Voice previews a few issues that will likely resurface during next year’s legislative session. The bulk of our time, however, will be spent looking at something much more hopeful and positive. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case this fall dealing directly with this question, “May the government, through its K-12 education funding policies, continue to show disfavor toward those parents who choose a religious school for their children?”
Read MoreThe parish nurses group met April 26 for engaging discussion about end-of-life issues like physician-assisted suicide—guided in discussion by Public Policy Advocate Rev. Fred Hinz. Their next meeting is October 31.
Read MorePro-Life Action Ministries organized their largest-ever solemn Good Friday vigil at the St. Paul Planned Parenthood on April 19. An estimated 3,800 individuals attended throughout the day, including some from our Minnesota South District.
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