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STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLE
All services are provided with this basis:
1. Children are a gift of God (Psalm 127:3), human life begins at conception (Psalm 139:13-16, Jer 1:5, Isaiah 44:24) also known as fertilization, all humans are created with the right to life (Exod 20:13) and we are called to aid the least among us (Matt 25:40, Luke 9:48).
2. Both the born and the unborn are endowed by our Creator with an inalienable right to life, and that in all cases of crisis pregnancies, a solution should be sought which equally values the mother and unborn child and allows them both to live.
3. We should do all things for the glory of God (1 Cor 10:31).
4. Each of us should use whatever gift we have received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace (1 Pet 4:10). In serving others, we should do so with the strength God provides (1 Pet 4:11).
5. We are called to counsel with compassion, gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience (Col 3:12, 1 Pet 3:15-16) and always telling the truth (Col 3:9). We are to love one another as Jesus Christ loved us. This love is patient and kind, not insisting on its own way, not arrogant, not rude, but rejoicing in the truth (1 Cor 13:4-6).
6. We never recommend, facilitate, or refer for abortion or abortifacients. We never recommend, facilitate, or refer for contraceptives. Women should be informed of the abortifacient nature of contraceptives as applicable.
7. Unmarried women shall be taught the virtue of sexual purity. Married women shall be taught that (a) children are a gift of God, and (b) we should do all things for the glory of God, hence not engage in behavior designed to frustrate the will of God. Based on the preceding, natural family planning (NFP) is a suitable option only in circumstances in which an individual, in good conscience, believes that more glory will come to God with NFP than without.
8. We are called to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Matt 4:19, Matt 28:19-20). In evangelization, we acknowledge that each client may be at a different point along his/her Christian spiritual journey and receive those whose faith is weak (Rom 14:1) without offending (1 Cor 10:32-33). We do so without passing judgment on disputable matters. However, we should always be prepared to give an answer to anyone who asks the reason for the hope in salvation that we have (1 Pet 3:15-16).
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