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February 2014

February 13, 2014

Thank you Patheos! (And Continuing the Conversation at Christianity Today)

Thin Places (my blog) is moving from Patheos to Christianity Today. Find out why, what...

February 06, 2014

My Questions About the Ethics of Embryo Selection

"...they run the risk of bearing children with a gene that will probably cause a...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Politics, Down Syndrome, and What I’m Reading

Articles worth reading about missionaries, money, embryo selection, and more...

January 17, 2014

What I’m Tweeting

No new books for me this week, but here are the articles I tweeted this...

December 2013

December 30, 2013

Favorite Guest Posts of 2013

Seven posts from 2013 written by others for my blog, all related to Down syndrome.

December 27, 2013

Favorite Posts of 2013

Four of my favorite posts, written for PBS Parents, Chai Mamas, Huffington Post Parents, and...

December 16, 2013

Who Can You Not See?

"But what I wish I had said, most of all, was, "Can you see my...

December 13, 2013

What I’m Tweeting–Articles on Faith, Family, Disability and More

Faith: ow.ly/rv2h9 Making Jesus look good @kwpershey @ChristianCent#NadiaBolzWeber #BookReview #Pastrix Recommended site for #Advent: ow.ly

November 2013

November 19, 2013

What’s Up with the New York Times’ Ethicist Using the R-Word as an Insult? Or, Why the Intelligentsia Still Thinks It’s Okay to Make Fun of People with Intellectual Disabilities

What do writers for the New Yorker, the New York Times, and Time Magazine have...

November 05, 2013

Man with Down Syndrome Completes NYC Marathon (and why this great news makes me sad)

Jimmy Jenson's story inspires me. And it makes me very sad, because across the globe...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

What Does it Mean to Be Healthy? John Swinton on Down Syndrome, Shalom, and Medicine

Professor John Swinton "The most hedonistic, intellectually astute athlete can be ill and in need...

October 29, 2013

My Suspicions About “Curing” Down Syndrome

Alison Piepmeier explains her suspicions about new research related to Down syndrome: "My description that...

October 25, 2013

A New Story for Down Syndrome

"I wonder if there's any hope of entering an age with a new story, a...

October 24, 2013

Loving My Challenging Life with Down syndrome

"My name is Tryn Miller, and I would like to tell you about growing up...

October 23, 2013

Missing Adam: One Mother Reflects Upon Her Son with Down Syndrome

Stephanie Brock reflects on her son Adam and Down syndrome: "...we want to cure Down...

October 22, 2013

None the Same as the Other: Ethical Reflections on Eradicating Down Syndrome

A guest post from Notre Dame Professor of Ethics Hans Reinders today: "Of course it...

October 16, 2013

When Science Fiction Becomes Science Fact: Reflections on Flowers for Algernon and my Daughter

"Does anyone have the right to change who people are intrinsically, to change a person’s...

October 15, 2013

A Few Thoughts on the Bioethics of Space Cowboys

Blogger David Zahl considers pop culture and curing Down syndrome: "In addition to scientists and...

October 10, 2013

Reversing Down syndrome and the Golden Rule

"What mega-vitamins are you taking to overcome your deficiencies?" Lawyer, bioethicist, and blogger Mark Leach...

October 09, 2013

Down Syndrome Research, Hope for My Daughter

Mother and blogger Leticia Velasquez considers whether she would use gene therapy to mitigate the...

October 08, 2013

On the Possibility of Curing Down Syndrome by Lisa Morguess

Blogger Lisa Morguess considers whether she would chose therapeutic interventions to mitigate the effects of...

October 02, 2013

The Damaging Language of “Cure” and Down Syndrome

Once again we’re hearing news of a breakthrough in research on drug therapies to enhance...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

Small Acts of Gratuitous Love: Friendship House in Durham

"Our life together has already been filled with quite a bit of joyful gatherings: cookouts,...

September 17, 2013

How My Children Have Helped Me Become Perfectly Human by Andi Sligh

"When I became a mom, I thought my job was to mold and shape my...

September 13, 2013

What I’m Tweeting and What I’m Reading This Week

The tweets: What one mother learned from having a child with #DownSyndrome @SippingLemonadeow.ly/ozxpj #Family #Parenting...

September 12, 2013

Perfectly Human: This is What it Means to be Included by Tim Fall

Can a courtroom give us a glimpse of heaven? Guest blogger Tim Fall thinks so....

September 09, 2013

What a New Guinness Ad Has to Do with My Son and the Word Include

William asked me what it meant to include his friend. Sometimes I'm not so sure...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Who I’m Reading: an Introduction to Ellen Painter Dollar

An introduction to blogger Ellen Painter Dollar, who writes about faith, parenting, ethics, and disability

July 24, 2013

Three Reasons Why We Might Not Want to Cure Down Syndrome

Scientists think they have discovered a way to "silence" the chromosome that causes Down syndrome....

July 03, 2013

Reading Our Humanity: Karen Swallow Prior Responds

Karen Swallow Prior responds to my concerns about her essay for The Atlantic regarding reading,...

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