Today, we discuss the evil practices of surrogacy and egg- and sperm-selling, as highlighted by a recent video of a same-sex male couple who adopted a newborn baby. How has the practice of surrogacy and tearing children away from their mothers become so commonplace in America? What are the impacts of motherless or fatherless homes? And what does this mean for Christians in the culture war?

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Timecodes:

(00:40) Intro

(04:40) Age delusion

(11:11) Surrogacy effects

(24:29) Washington Post

(38:08) Christians need to care about the culture war

(42:54) Stories of children of same-sex parents

(51:00) Statistical impacts of same-sex homes

(59:15) Positive trend away from divorce

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Relevant Episodes:

Ep 254 | Birth Control, IVF, & Surrogacy

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/relatable-with-allie-beth-stuckey/id1359249098?i=1000475691301

Ep 877 | Should Gay Couples Adopt? | Guest: Katy Faust (Part Two)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-877-should-gay-couples-adopt-guest-katy-faust-part-two/id1359249098?i=1000628741716

Ep 554 | IVF, Embryo Adoption, & Surrogacy" Answering the Hard Questions | Guest: Jennifer Lahl

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/relatable-with-allie-beth-stuckey/id1359249098?i=1000549207733

Ep 919 | No Good Surrogacies: A Surrogacy Baby Speaks Out | Guest: Olivia Maurel

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/relatable-with-allie-beth-stuckey/id1359249098?i=1000637866783

Ep 1000 | 1,000th Episode Celebration!!!!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1000-1-000th-episode-celebration/id1359249098?i=1000655095146

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Links

Washington Post | Opinion: Our daughter wanted a mommy, so she picked one of her dads"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/11/daughter-gay-dad-mommy/

Them Before Us stats

https://thembeforeus.com/fast-facts/

Daily Citizen | Kids Need a Mom and a Dad – That’s What the Research Shows

https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/kids-need-a-mom-and-a-dad-thats-what-the-research-shows/

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