DHV Sanctity of Life Week proposal
RESULTS: PASSED ON 3/31/09 FOR $700
24 March 2009 MEMORANDUM FOR A.S. SENIOR VP / SENATE
FROM: Autumn Hinrichs/President, Defending Human Value
SUBJECT: Proposal for Sanctity of Life Week, April 20th-24th, 2009
1. Proposal: Defending Human Value is proposing for funding for Sanctity of Life Week, a week-long series of chapels and other events dedicated to engaging the Biola community in questions of human dignity and our responsibility as Christians to defend human life. Sanctity of Life Week is jointly coordinated by Defending Human Value and the Department of Spiritual Life.
Chapel speakers for the main chapel sessions during Sanctity of Life week include Gianna Jessen, sharing her story as an abortion survivor, Dr. Scott Rae, speaking on euthanasia, and Dr. J.P. Moreland, speaking on the dignity of human life. Other events during the week include a talk by Le Vern Tolbert, who formerly served on the board of Planned Parenthood and has since converted to Christ and the pro-life cause; and a training seminar by David Lee, equipping students in practical ways to dialogue meaningfully about the issue of abortion.
2. Amount Requested: $1,650
3. Problems with Status Quo: Every single day in the Los Angeles area, an average of 147 lives are ended in abortion. Nearly fifty million abortions have taken place in America since 1973. The tragedy of abortion manifests our society’s fundamental misunderstanding of the dignity and value of human life. We as Christians have the unique ability and obligation to heal this misunderstanding through the truth of Jesus Christ, yet as 47% of Biola students polled in 2006 attest, Christians are not being addressing the problem of abortion in an effective way. In order to make an impact for Christ in the area of abortion, we must understand the issue and how to approach it from a Christ-like standpoint. Sanctity of Life Week aims to help Biolans understand not only that they are pro-life, but why they are pro-life, and how to communicate their life-affirming beliefs to our culture in a winsome and persuasive manner.
4. Miscellaneous: Cost Break-Down: Honorarium for Gianna Jessen: $900.00 Honorarium for David Lee: $750.00 Total: $1,650
Autumn Hinrichs
President, Defending Human Value