THE MOST INSPIRING EXAMPLES OF FROM 2022 There was no shortage in 2022 of news headlines proclaiming the downfall of religion in the West and the erosion of Judeo-Christian teachings as the fundamental underpinnings of society. But while religiosity seems to be in an alarming state of decline indeed, the past year was not without some powerful examples of Christian virtue that are worth remembering as we plunge into 2023. Christian Virtue
diminish the value of one human life — the unborn — without diminishing the value of all human life. While the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs rested on a sound legal analysis of constitutional law, it nonetheless promoted the proliferation of bibli- cal wisdom by empowering states to legislate in accordance with a Christian reverence for the rights of the unborn.
fleeing their homes with only what they could carry, the Polish govern- ment did not even need to set up any refugee camps, so willing were the Poles to help their neighbors in need. One Ukrainian refugee remarked that “here in Poland, I really felt what fraternity is.” This spirit of generosity, particularly when there is no expectation of credit or repayment, reflects Christ’s commandment for his followers to live a life of service to others. Many Polish families who were already struggling to get by did not hesitate to open their homes to Ukrainians fleeing the war. In this same spirit, millions of others around the world have also donated or provided assis- tance to the Ukrainian people.
Wisdom
“We therefore hold that the Constitu- tion does not confer a right to abor- tion. Roe and Casey must be overruled, and the authority to regulate abortion must be returned to the people and their elected representatives.” With those words in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organiza- tion decision, the US Supreme Court delivered a victory to the pro-life community 50 years in the making. For decades, the flawed rulings of Roe v. Wade had denied unborn babies the same rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness guar- anteed to every other American. In January 2022, thousands of pro-life Americans marched and prayed for the restoration of just such funda- mental human rights to the unborn. President Ronald Reagan once wrote in Human Life Review that we cannot
Generosity
The world saw shades of the evil predations of the Soviet Union once again in 2022 as Russia commenced its brutal invasion of Ukraine. But just as they did in the last century, freedom-loving peoples everywhere coalesced to help those in need. In neighboring Poland, ordinary people welcomed more than 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees with open arms. Despite the surge of people
Courage
The mounting wave of false accusa- tions and libels that hit former pres-
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