HOPE Resource Center of McKinney

Statement of Principles

HOPE Resource Center of McKinney affirms the following:

We believe God is the author, creator, and sustainer of all life.

We believe, promote and uphold the Biblical model for marriage and family, including premarital sexual abstinence and marital fidelity.

We believe Christians are called to be witnesses for the sanctity of life, to stand up for the innocent and the weak, and to reach out to those in crisis and in danger.

We believe life begins at conception/fertilization and is sacred throughout life.*

We believe every pregnancy is a gift from God regardless of the circumstances of conception.

We believe every child is a blessing from the Lord regardless of the child's physical and mental gifts or disabilities.

We believe the best interest of the mother and the child are always joined.

We believe abortion is the taking of defenseless human life and an attack on the image of God in the womb. (Genesis 5:1a)

We believe that abortion is physically, emotionally and spiritually harmful to women. An aborted child's father may also experience significant emotional and spiritual pain.

We believe Christ forgives, cleanses, heals and transforms the repentant heart of a Christian.

We believe that placing a baby for adoption is a biblical and positive alternative to terminating an unplanned pregnancy.  In many cases, adoption is also a biblical and positive alternative to single parenting.

*"Human development is a continuum in which so-called stages overlap and blend on into another. Indeed, all of life is contained within a time continuum. Thus, the beginning of a new life is exacted by the beginning of fertilization, the reproductive event which is the essence of life." [C. Ward Kischer, Ph. D. When Does Human Life Begin? The Final Answer. American Bioethics Advisory Commission., 2000 http://www.all.org/abac/cwk004.htm]