Sundays sermon looked at ‘the beginning of ethics’; how being made in the image of God affects a Christian approach to difficult ethical topics like abortion / euthanasia / human rights.

A few resources you might want to look at to think through the subjects more carefully:-

On the newfrontiers website there are a number of theological papers, including one on ‘What do we say about Euthanasia’ and one on ‘What is a person?‘ which looks at the beginnings of life in particular.

Websites that are worth a visit to see their work in these areas include those of the Christian Medical fellowship, who provide lots of resources on ethical debates surrounding medical practice,  and the International Justice Mission, an organisation committing to offering legal protection to people suffering human rights violations.

Finally, I mentioned I would try to link to some resources for thinking through the issues around suffering in our world and what the bible teaches about it.  bethinking.org is a website with a stack load of resources on all kinds of issues and has a section on how we respond to suffering with articles and talks at the introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels.