The Gospel Of Life By Jp II - 935 Words

After reading â€Å"The Gospel of Life†, JP II touches on a number of issues concerning the value of human life. The five most important elements concerning a complete vision of human dignity would be: 1. As creatures created by God and who share in His life, we all have â€Å"inestimable value† (JP II 2). By virtue of the fact that He sent His Son to die for us on the cross in order to bridge what was broken in the Garden, God shows how much He really loves humanity. The Incarnation is proof positive how important human life is in the eyes of the Trinity. Jesus Christ could have taken on any form, yet as Philippians 2:7 teaches us, He took the form of a human servant and died a human death on the cross in order to provide salvation for humankind. Because of this relationship, all humans are valuable and share a divine dignity with one another and with God. 2. The right to human life, from conception to natural death, trumps and supersedes all the other individual and human rights that a society may create. As a matter of fact, the right to life is the foundation by which all other rights are built on. As Christians, in regard to a culture of life, we have to in the words of JP II, â€Å"choose to be unconditionally pro-life† (27). That is, in modern society, there is never a reason to take the life of a human being (aside from self-defense or the defense of others), where life begins at conception and ends at a naturally occurring death. 3. Though the right to life is the initialShow MoreRelatedThe Prophet Amos and the Zimbabwean Context9884 Words   |  40 Pagesdating to the period of Amos, in which case Amos’ period is dated with two parallel events and these are: the reign of Jeroboam II of Israel and the reign of Uzziah of Judah. A cursory survey of the history of Israel and Judah suggests that these two kings reigned from the first half of the 8thcentury to the period around the middle of the same century. Jeroboam the II, a descendant of Jehu reigned Israel from around 786 to 746 BCE while Uzziah reigned Judah from around 783 to 742 BCE. From theseRead MoreTheology of the Body32011 Words   |  129 PagesA. The Theology of the Body is the term used to describe the teaching of Pope John Paul about the human person and human sexuality given during his Wednesday Catecheses in St. Peter’s Square between September 5, 1979 and November 28, 1984. John Paul II says that these catecheses could be called â€Å"Human Love in the Divine Plan† or â€Å"The Redemption of the Body and the Sacramentality of Marriage.† B. Various scholars, in different language groupings, will generally break the theology of the body foundRead Moreunethical advertising14492 Words   |  58 Pagesinitiatives. In the United States, the granting of television and radio licenses by the FCC is contingent upon the station broadcasting a certain amount of public service advertising. Public service advertising reached its height during World Wars I and II under the direction of several U.S. government agencies. SOCIAL IMPACT There have been increasing efforts to protect the public interest by regulating the content and the reach of advertising. Some examples are the ban on television tobacco advertising