hartley allen

has tried this whole twitter thing before || talbot school of theology

[hartley allen @reallyhartley]

hey everybody, i write now!
https://t.co/K9ylATS6Hw

[hartley allen @reallyhartley]

sometimes I pop in and check on things here on this app and then get overwhelmed by the chaos of it and then I remember two very good things:
1) God is sovereign & very kind
2) He has good work for you and I both in this, his good world.

[hartley allen @reallyhartley]

@alanfrow Well said.

[Alan Frow @alanfrow]

Our cultural moment has weaponized compassion and lost conviction along the way. Compassion for people is vital, but it’s not more important than conviction. Compassion without conviction will inevitably lead us to make decisions in the fear of man rather than in the fear of God.

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

"And so it went. No bells or sirens. No general alarm. But all over the Titanic, in one way or another, the word was passed."
-- Walter Lord, "A Night to Remember"

[hartley allen @reallyhartley]

the thing about oscar snubs is you can only call it a snub if the film deserved the recognition it didn't get

[Memes to End Abortion @endabortionmeme]

you're only a chicken if you refuse to FIGHT ME

[hartley allen @reallyhartley]

this didn't age well. don't bother, lol.

[hartley allen @reallyhartley]

.@realDailyWire homies y’all better get on threads asap

[hartley allen @reallyhartley]

update: exposing children to horror content, especially before age 10, should also be classified as child abuse

[hartley allen @reallyhartley]

haven't been on twitter in a minute but here's your hot take for the day

[hartley allen @reallyhartley]

casting children/minors in horror movies is child abuse

[hartley allen @reallyhartley]

this alabama ruling about IVF is so promising! yippee!

embryos are indeed children!!

[Allie Beth Stuckey @conservmillen]

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐢��𝐠 & 𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐕𝐅

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧.

The case emerged from a 2020 incident in which an unauthorized person destroyed the embryos of three couples, stored by the Center for Reproductive Medicine in Mobile, AL.

The couples filed a lawsuit, arguing that the center is liable for their embryos' deaths under AL's Wrongful Death of a Minor Act. A lower AL court found that the Act did not apply to embryos outside the womb.

So, the couples appealed to the AL Supreme Court.

In an 8-1 ruling, the AL Supreme Court ruled that unborn children are, in fact, children, “without exception based on developmental stage, physical location, or any other ancillary characteristics.”

Justice Jay Mitchell argues that the Wrongful Death of a Minor Act indeed includes unborn children who are and are not ‘in utero’.

Chief Justice Tom Parker writes, "[E]ven before birth, all beings bear the image of God, and their lives cannot be destroyed without effacing his glory... Each person therefore has value that far exceeds the ability of human beings to calculate."

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐕𝐅?

This means that fertility clinics, doctors, and other participants in the IVF process can be held liable for the destruction of embryos.

Because IVF very often involves destroying embryos, this makes the practice legally risky.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬?

Dana Sussman, the executive director of the pro-abortion group, Pregnancy Justice, told the Washington Post: "This is a natural extension of the march toward fetal personhood. This is a cause of great concern for anyone that cares about... abortion care."

If we, as pro-life Christians, believe what we say we do about abortion - that life begins at conception and unborn babies have dignity- that must extend to our thoughts on IVF and other reproductive technology.

We have immense compassion for couples experiencing infertility, understanding that the unfulfilled desire for children is heartbreaking. We also acknowledge that every baby, no matter how they're conceived, is valuable and made in God's image.

But being pro-life does not mean, "Have babies through whatever means necessary." It means we see babies in the womb as what they are: humans, made in God's image, entitled to human rights, the most fundamental of which is the right to life.

Most often, the IVF process includes the creation of many embryos (sometimes a dozen or more). Because most couples only want 2-4 children, the rest of the embryos are usually frozen indefinitely or discarded (thawed). In rare cases, the embryos are adopted.

IVF also typically includes a form of eugenics, in which the embryos are tested for disorders such as Down Syndrome. They are also tested for gender. The parents can choose to discard or indefinitely freeze the unwanted embryos. While not all couples will not choose this route, it is an incredibly common part of the IVF regimen.

Even in cases where all created embryos are transferred, the risk of death for the embryo both before and after implantation is high. This is why many doctors will not agree to only create a few embryos.

If embryos are humans made in God's image, then abandoning or discarding them is sin. And while creating only a few embryos is inarguably better than creating more embryos than a woman intends to carry, it is still asking an embryo to bear the elevated risk of death involved in the transfer process.

ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ: when technology takes us from what’s natural to what’s possible, we are obligated to stop and ask moral and Biblical questions.

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[Them Before Us @ThemBeforeUs]

Third party reproduction uses eugenics processes to cull "undesirable" traits and give customers a quality product. Children shouldn't be created and treated THIS way. #ThemBeforeUs @Advo_Katy #TimPool

[hartley allen @reallyhartley]

It’s so wild that Twitter can be so absolutely profound and then three tweets later be the most depraved place

[hartley allen @reallyhartley]

I’m gonna barf, in the next 3 years my 8 years of higher ed work will mean nothing

[Sean McDowell @Sean_McDowell]

Made a joke about ChatGPT recently to a group of college students. A student responded, “That’s not really funny. We all use it for school.”

[hartley allen @reallyhartley]

prepping for a sermon in my expository preaching class next week and all i can say at the moment is this:

man, i like God's word so much. so much.

[hartley allen @reallyhartley]

maaaaaaaan this talk is such a blessing. @NancyGuth3, you're amazing
https://t.co/rXGbTuwCto

[hartley allen @reallyhartley]

.@NealShusterman i think about the unwind books a few times a week, especially when articles like this one come across my screen
https://t.co/1XyC78ropt

[Katy Faust @Katy_Faust]

Congrats to Italian children who will not be subject to the intentional mother loss, mother hunger, and identity struggles endemic to surrogacy.