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==Beginning of Life== | ==Beginning of Life== | ||
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| − | '''Official Statement:''' | + | '''Official Statement:''' (from "The Covenant of Christian Conduct, C.36) |
| − | :“The Church of the Nazarene affirms the sanctity of human life as established by God the Creator and believes that such sanctity extends to the child not yet born. | + | :"The Church of the Nazarene believes in the sanctity of human life and strives to protect against abortion, embryonic stem cell research, euthanasia, and the withholding of reasonable medical care to handicapped or elderly." |
| − | + | :“The Church of the Nazarene affirms the sanctity of human life as established by God the Creator and believes that such sanctity extends to the child not yet born. Life is a gift from God. All human life, including life developing in the womb, is created by God in His image and is, therefore, to be nurtured, supported, and protected. From the moment of conception, a child is a human being with all of the developing characteristics of human life, and this life is dependent on the mother for its continued development. Therefore, we believe that human life must be respected and protected from the moment of conception. We oppose induced abortion by any means, when used for either personal convenience or population control. We oppose laws that allow abortion. Realizing that there are rare, but real medical conditions wherein the mother or the unborn child, or both, could not survive the pregnancy, termination of the pregnancy should only be made after sound medical and Christian counseling.” | |
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:“The Church of the Nazarene recognizes that consideration of abortion as a means of ending an unwanted pregnancy often occurs because Christian standards of sexual responsibility have been ignored. Therefore the church calls for persons to practice the ethic of the New Testament as it bears upon human sexuality and to deal with the issue of abortion by placing it within the larger framework of biblical principles that provide guidance for moral decision making.” | :“The Church of the Nazarene recognizes that consideration of abortion as a means of ending an unwanted pregnancy often occurs because Christian standards of sexual responsibility have been ignored. Therefore the church calls for persons to practice the ethic of the New Testament as it bears upon human sexuality and to deal with the issue of abortion by placing it within the larger framework of biblical principles that provide guidance for moral decision making.” | ||
| − | :::("Manual of the Church of the Nazarene 2009-2013"<ref>http://nazarene.org/files/docs/Manual2009-2013.pdf</ref>) | + | :::("Manual of the Church of the Nazarene 2009-2013, 53"<ref>http://nazarene.org/files/docs/Manual2009-2013.pdf</ref>) |
==Infertility & Reproduction== | ==Infertility & Reproduction== | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 18 January 2012
Official website: http://www.nazarene.org/
Position Statements are taken from the "Manual of the Church of the Nazarene 2009-2013"[1]
Contents
Beginning of Life
Abortion
Official Statement: (from "The Covenant of Christian Conduct, C.36)
- "The Church of the Nazarene believes in the sanctity of human life and strives to protect against abortion, embryonic stem cell research, euthanasia, and the withholding of reasonable medical care to handicapped or elderly."
- “The Church of the Nazarene affirms the sanctity of human life as established by God the Creator and believes that such sanctity extends to the child not yet born. Life is a gift from God. All human life, including life developing in the womb, is created by God in His image and is, therefore, to be nurtured, supported, and protected. From the moment of conception, a child is a human being with all of the developing characteristics of human life, and this life is dependent on the mother for its continued development. Therefore, we believe that human life must be respected and protected from the moment of conception. We oppose induced abortion by any means, when used for either personal convenience or population control. We oppose laws that allow abortion. Realizing that there are rare, but real medical conditions wherein the mother or the unborn child, or both, could not survive the pregnancy, termination of the pregnancy should only be made after sound medical and Christian counseling.”
- “The Church of the Nazarene recognizes that consideration of abortion as a means of ending an unwanted pregnancy often occurs because Christian standards of sexual responsibility have been ignored. Therefore the church calls for persons to practice the ethic of the New Testament as it bears upon human sexuality and to deal with the issue of abortion by placing it within the larger framework of biblical principles that provide guidance for moral decision making.”
- ("Manual of the Church of the Nazarene 2009-2013, 53"[2])
Infertility & Reproduction
Reproductive Technology
Official Statement:
Healthcare & Medicine
Organ Donation & Transplantation
Official Statement:
Science & Technology
Biotechnology
Animal-Human Hybrids & Chimeras
Human Cloning
Official Position:
Genetic Ethics
Gene Therapy/Genetic Engineering
Official Statement:
Human Enhancement
Official Statement:
End of Life
Extraordinary Measures
Official Statements:
Physician-Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia
Official Statement:
Withholding & Withdrawing Treatment
Issues of Human Dignity & Discrimination
Disability Ethics
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