MILWAUKEE, Oct. 17, 2011 /
Christian Newswire/ -- The abortion issue is just the most visible aspect of a larger debate being carried out in American society according to sponsors of a pro-life conference being held on the campus of Concordia University Wisconsin on November 12th, 2011.
An underlying premise of the conference is that what one believes about the nature of humanity will often drive where one stands on abortion and many other issues such as euthanasia, embryonic and stem cell research. Depending on the stance that broader society takes, either a 'culture of life' or a 'culture of death' will emerge.
Lutherans For Life of Wisconsin is a co-sponsor of the conference along with Concordia University's Bioethics Institute.
LFL-WI president Anthony Horvath says, "The 'Culture of Death' always has the same characteristics regardless of which era in history we see it. What does slavery in the 19th century, the Holocaust of the 20th century, and the unborn of the 21st century, all have in common? In each case, one group of people decided that another group of people were not really humans. It was only a matter of time before someone decided it was time to 'cull the herd.'"
The conference will challenge the notion that humans have the right to decide who is human and assert that this right is God and God's alone.
One conference session will track the 'culture of death' and expose its roots in history and show how its principles continue to bear fruit today in organizations such as Planned Parenthood. In contrast, another presentation will show how the principles that lead to a 'culture of life' are grounded in the Bible. CUW's Bioethics Institute director, Dr. Kevin Voss, will tie it all together to show how the different perspectives inform issues normally considered separate and distinct from abortion, such as assisted suicide and human cloning. Wisconsin Right to Life's Legislative Director, Susan Armacost, will participate in the panel discussion.
Horvath says, "Ideas have consequences. We must take the time to examine our ideas and beliefs and 'connect the dots' between them and real world issues, and that is what this conference is about."
