Jan F. Dudt

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  • Population decline, artificial wombs and brain-dead surrogate mothers

    Population decline, artificial wombs and brain-dead surrogate mothers

    By 2021, artificial womb technology had advanced to the point of growing mouse embryos from conception to the 11-to-12-day stage, about half their gestational length. They acknowledge that this sets the stage for other species and that humans could be next.

  • Christian leaders and controversies: The case of Francis Collins

    Christian leaders and controversies: The case of Francis Collins

    These are all ethical issues that have confronted Dr. Francis Collins as a man of science and of faith. The issues more recently included COVID mask and vaccine mandates. To many in the evangelical community, the pro-life appeals he made for the mandates have rung increasingly hollow, and his seeming inconsistencies have been bothersome.

  • Why is science the only factor driving COVID-19 national, social and ecclesiastical policies

    Why is science the only factor driving COVID-19 national, social and ecclesiastical policies

    The science behind COVID-19 has driven much of our national, social, and even ecclesiastical policies. If biblical principles of care and compassion are considered, we can ask: Did we give appropriate freedom for those less at risk to make their own decisions about worship, continuing to work, or getting access to convalescing friends or relatives.