January 24

‘Survival of the despised’

As a longtime pediatric nurse, foster mother, pregnancy care center worker, and mother of a Down syndrome child, I want to say that this issue of WORLD is the best I have ever read. Thank you for showing care and concern for all people.

Liza Hopper / Greensboro, N.C.

I sent a WORLD gift subscription to our local pregnancy support center, and it’s the best $3.99 I’ve spent in a long time. Every center should have a subscription; your resources throughout the year are priceless and thought-provoking.

Paul Matlock / Pagosa Springs, Colo.

‘Vital parts of the body’

Within my congregation of 200 we have members diagnosed with autism, Asperger’s, ADHD, depression, anorexia, and other disorders. Many long to be faithful followers of Christ, yet they wrestle with feelings of condemnation and shame. We are trying to help our church see them as Christ sees them: beautiful image-bearers of God Almighty. So when I read this article, I threw my hands in the air and started shouting, “Glory, hallelujah, and amen!”—and I’m Presbyterian.

Nancy Franson / Mansfield, Conn.

This wonderful article helped us understand raising children with cognitive disabilities, but the idea that God caused the disability seems way off base. Disabilities are the result of the fall, but God can use the disability to aid in Christian growth.

Chuck Howard / Waxhaw, N.C.

In John 9 Jesus said that one man had been born blind “so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.” All believers, whole or handicapped, should display the “work of God” in our lives, for all who believe in Christ will be made whole in heaven.

T.R. Mader / Gillette, Wyo.

‘Pro-abortion and proud of it’

Jesus said on the cross: “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” But what would Jesus say to those who do know what they are doing? Might He not quote Isaiah: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil”? It must be added that individuals are not to carry out God’s wrath but to warn of it and extend His amazing offer of mercy.

Neil Evans on wng.org

I told my kids that when I was growing up we had this thing called “shame.” It’s not around much any more. This is a perfect example.

Donna Hall on Facebook

‘Special deliveries’

This article on safe-haven programs was touching. Yet, how sad that their critics argue that these programs “violate a child’s right to know his identity” and that they encourage parents to “discard their newborns without consequence.” No, that is what abortion allows.

Marcy Kelly / Klamath Falls, Ore.

‘A decade of change’

At a Christian college in southern California 25 years ago, a feminist professor lowered my paper grade because I used the word mankind rather than humankind. The more we bend to such ultra-sensitive PC demands, the more demands there are and the less freedom we have.

Steve SoCal on wng.org

The newest development that troubles me is describing any deviation from PC-speak as a “micro-aggression.” Really? Do they think the person meant to give offense? If not, then why do they insist on taking offense?

Guardian on wng.org

My denomination has removed every reference to God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit as male, which makes for some tortured Psalms and Bible readings. “He who has seen Me, has seen the Father” now has to be “has seen the Father/Mother.”

Paul Raymond on Facebook

Political correctness makes me cringe. It’s such nonsense. Call something what it is; how else are you going to identify it?

Anita Wolfenberger / New Market, Tenn.

‘The last shall be dead’

Thank you for Marvin Olasky’s powerful contrast between the kingdom of God and evolution. Perhaps theistic evolution exists because so many think evolution has been proven. But once you get away from the one-sided rhetoric in our culture, evolution has very little supporting evidence.

Michael J. Oard / Bozeman, Mont.

This column helped me realize afresh the terrible danger of public schools teaching only evolution, “a dogma utterly opposed to Christianity.” No wonder our kids are confused and many lose their faith either in high school or in college.

Christine Crowner / Saline, Mich.

Great piece on Darwinism’s polar opposition to the gospel.

Mike Johnson on Twitter

‘Unmappable threats’

Wow. I could not agree more, except to add that the fourth leg of the table is the belief that there will be no consequences to widespread infanticide in our society. We have so devalued life in the United States, how can we be surprised when our children start killing each other?

Chip T on wng.org

We no longer expect children to grow up in traditional families, and it is considered bigotry even to suggest that there is a normal. So when a child grows up with two “fathers” or one mother and a succession of “fathers” we expect them to turn out OK because we honor diversity. The battlefronts are everywhere.

Midwest Preacher on wng.org

Excellent column, particularly the point that defending one’s right to express an opinion is not to be confused with endorsing that opinion.

Ron Brewer / Ramona, Calif.

‘Hannah and her brothers’

An illuminating interview with Karen Swallow Prior. I’m so glad to read about this poetry by Hannah More.

WiseBlooding on wng.org

‘Farm team’

Amazing. It’s so rare to see people, any people, put Jesus’ words into practice. This encourages and inspires me.

Nicole Washburn on Facebook

January 10

‘Tolkien take away’

I was a bit disappointed with this review. The Hobbit was an excellent movie that has drawn flocks to the theaters amid the dystopian carnage of The Hunger Games and the hollow romance of The Fault in Our Stars. Jackson’s take includes Christian values and offers examples of courage, pride, and love.

Melissa Lee / Sugar Land, Texas

December 27

‘Myth makers’

The column gave too much credit to those few scholars who say Jesus didn’t exist and not enough to the overwhelming historical arguments for His existence. The vast majority of scholars, both Christian and non-Christian, acknowledge that Jesus existed, particularly because six early secular sources from the first and second centuries mention His existence, including Tacitus and Pliny the Younger.

Bruce W. Alvord / Kiev, Ukraine

Corrections

Since 2009, in Japan adult diapers have outsold baby diapers by as much as 28 percent (“What’s a baby worth to you?” Jan. 24).

Oilman Nelson Bunker Hunt was a longtime member of Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas but after 1991 was a member of Park Cities Presbyterian Church (“Departures,” Jan. 10).

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