Knocking Human Beings Off the Pedestal of Exceptionalism

November 11, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · Leave a Comment

Occasional commentator to AOI blog and human rights activist Wesley J. Smith warns in a recent article that, “society’s belief in the unique moral value and importance of human life is under unprecedented assault…Most people still believe in human exceptionalism and are unaware that powerful social and cultural forces are working diligently to dismantle the [...]

Filed under Culture, sanctity of life · Tagged with Darwinism, human, human exceptionalism, human rights, infanticide, materialism, pershonhood theory, Terry Schiavo, Wesley J. Smith

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