Church of the Nazarene
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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:
- “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.”
- “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.”
- “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.”
- “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"[2])
Infertility & Reproduction
Reproductive Technology
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Healthcare & Medicine
Organ Donation & Transplantation
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Science & Technology
Biotechnology
Animal-Human Hybrids & Chimeras
Human Cloning
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Genetic Ethics
Gene Therapy/Genetic Engineering
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Human Enhancement
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End of Life
Extraordinary Measures
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Physician-Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia
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Withholding & Withdrawing Treatment
Issues of Human Dignity & Discrimination
Disability Ethics
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