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 LifeWay Christian Resources has pulled its “Cancer Awareness Bible” from Wal-Mart and other stores.
December 15th, 2011
08:49 AM ET
Christian publisher pulls 'Cancer Awareness Bible' over abortion concernsEditor’s note: An earlier version of this story erroneously stated that Lifeway Christian Bookstores carried the “Cancer Awareness Bible.” The chain never carried that Bible. By Dan Merica, CNN Washington (CNN) - A Christian publisher is withdrawing copies of the "Breast Cancer Awareness Bible," from stores because the Bible helped raised money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, which contributes to Planned Parenthood. Many conservative Christian groups oppose Planned Parenthood because of its role as an abortion provider, though many of the group's services are not abortion-related. The "Breast Cancer Awareness Bible" is described "as a way to place God's Word into the hands of those suffering through breast cancer." It was published by B&H Publishing Group - a division of LifeWay Christian Resources, which is owned by the Southern Baptist Convention - and was sold with the stipulation that $1 from the sale of each book would go to the Komen Foundation to support breast health education, screening and treatment programs. LifeWay Christian Resources also owns LifeWay Christian Bookstores, but the stores never carried the "Cancer Awareness Bible." The book had been distributed to Walmart, K-Mart and other retailers, according to LifeWay Christian Resources. The Komen Foundation says on its website it gives money to Planned Parenthood, stating that funds from the foundation go to "Planned Parenthood-sponsored breast cancer health programs." When LifeWay realized it had partnered with an organization that donates to Planned Parenthood, the publisher released a statement saying that it had "made a mistake." "When our leadership discovered the overwhelming concern that some of Komen's affiliates were giving funds to Planned Parenthood, we began the arduous process of withdrawing this Bible from the market," said Thom S. Rainer, president and CEO of LifeWay, in a release. "Though we have assurances that Komen's funds are used only for breast-cancer screening and awareness, it is not in keeping with LifeWay's core values to have even an indirect relationship with Planned Parenthood," he said. This is not the first time the Komen Foundation has been questioned about its connection with Planned Parenthood. The foundation issued a June 2011 statement that further clarified its association with "19 Planned Parenthood programs." "In all cases, Komen funding is used exclusively to provide breast cancer programs, including clinical breast exams conducted by trained medical personnel," stated the release. "It's important to note that Komen will only make grants to non-profit organizations. As many mammography providers are for-profit entities, we are only to fund mammography services through grants made to local non-profit service providers." As long as there are vulnerable communities in need, said the release, "Komen will fund the facilities that can best meet those needs." The Komen Foundation issued a statement Thursday afternoon contending that there were "no dollars going to Planned Parenthood programs" from sales of the Bibles. "LifeWay is a first-year partner that pledged $25,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure from sales of the pink-covered 'Here's Hope Breast Cancer Awareness Bible.' LifeWay and Komen for the Cure entered the partnership with the mutual hope that this Bible would have special meaning for women and their families during breast cancer treatment and recovery," the foundation said in its statement. "We are sorry to hear that LifeWay has decided to end sales of the Bible, especially since proceeds from partnership were to support national breast cancer programs." |
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nebula, it's 7:43 pm and almost your bedtime.. now go brush your teeth, wash your face and hands, jump into bed and go to sleep. pleasant dreams
Sing me a lullabye!
"Hush, hush, stupid moron. Hush now, don't you whine. Hush, hush, stupid moron. You're nothing but a swine."
I am so embarrassed to be the same species as these people.
Same here. canadians are the communist inventors of abortion and it needs to be outlawed. Don't listen to tom, because that thing has at least 7 abortions a year and keeps the whole business in place that it uses in canada.
OMG captian america you sound like an uneducated "hick." Get a life dude. No one will ever like you.
And Kate nails it in one.
Kate, meet tom. It's a canadian going through menopause, which is evident in everything it says.
PP teaches Pedophelia? Yeah...sure, they hand out pamphlets on it Nebula. What is WRONG with you? LOL. You need to go bark up the Catholic Church tree on that one...
It was born without a brain and has just gone downhill ever since.
Do Christians really know who they worship? Listen to the words of Yahweh:
The LORD said, "All their wickedness began at Gilgal; there I began to hate them. I will drive them from my land because of their evil actions. I will love them no more because all their leaders are rebels. The people of Israel are stricken. Their roots are dried up; they will bear no more fruit. And if they give birth, I will slaughter their beloved children." Hosea 9:11-16 NLT
Now, get down on your knees and worship that monstrosity.
You are not a rabbi let alone a Jew I'm assuming so whatever your ridiculous spin on that saying is utterly false. Christians are heretics and they pervert and twist Hashem's words in the Tanakh every day. In what context then? Oh yes never pronounce the Name, not that anyone can know since the Kohanim were slaughtered by the Romans when they desecrated the Temple.
Soooo, let me get this straight.. This group is pulling it's book and no longer funding helping people with breast cancer, because they're slightly associated with abortions... According to them, they are killing humans, yet this group pulls it's funding which would undoubtedly save lives, and so they are killing people as well...Gotcha...Religion is such poison..
The Christian Right is neither.
And Komen one hand helps saving adults who has the ability to help and protect themselves while the other hand helps killing the helpless fetus inside the mothers womb.
Ey (genericalolll)
dude, wait...your mouth is foaming, you are taking Komen's poison, aren't you?
You just can't serve two masters at the same time.
There are two Christian values and principles in conflict here:
1.) Uncoditional giving; and
2.) Pro-life advodacy
Life Way as the giver has the right to choose which one should prevail.
um, i think you meant CONDITIONAL giving is a christian value.
That's whatya think.
@mary
Did I say atheistic values and principle? Sorry if I confused you but uumm..I think I did NOT.
Well if the UNWANTED child's gestation and birth threatens the mother's life that's totally fine and pro-life. Even though it would kill both of them. HYPOCRITES!
What a joke this so called CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION is. Willing to help save an unborn child, god forbid these good christians don't see a living breathing human being worth saving from breast cancer.
All you need to do is GIVE, your 2 cents comments about lifeway or any other organization is useless.
Wal-mart is a canadian brand name anyway.
Please elucidate for the benefit of the uninformed!
I already did.
I wish it was then I wouldn't be so ashamed that it's an American one.
@rzzzll: We'll let you keep the ti.tle of ownership.
Sheeesh , another bunch of wack job fake Xtians coming out for their favorite value – death to anyone who disagrees with them .
This world would be so much better off if the people who followed these faiths/religions ACTUALLY PRACTICED THE TRUE VALUES OF FAITH !!!!!! May they all burn .
We should all pray fervently for God to deliver us from his followers. A miniscule amount of the funds from Planned Parenthood go to abortion, but these false christians would rather let breast cancer sufferers suffer even more to satisfy their gross distortion of the teachings of the new testament.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_6PxnvaySw
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This publisher is a perfect example of how religions poison our world. They would rather kill people for political advantage instead of work for the common good.
Just how many of the freedoms we have will be taken away by the 'religious right' before we say "enough is enough"??
Well said. The Komen Foundation has done more to help fight cancer than any other private organization on earth. It is the very epitome of a worthy cause. These anti-choice activists are lunatics. I put them in the same category as "Muslim" terrorists. They all defile and insult the good religions they purport to be part of.
Why are you making an ignorant statement that is as broad and generalized as a religious fanatic's? How does religion, in of and itself cause evil? Don't make yourself look like a yutz. I'm religious yet I support the right to have or not have an abortion.
Also, the Bible isn't even anti-abortion (or at least it doesn't agree with the "abortion = murder" crowd.)
There's a verse somewhere in the Old Testament that says that any serious injury to a pregnant woman is punishable by death, while an injury that only causes a premature pregnancy or miscarriage is only punishable by a fine. Nothing else in the book can even be interpreted as being applicable to abortion unless you already have the preconceived notion that a fetus is equal to a fully-developed person.
I do not condone abortions,to me itis murder by proxy of a doctor.Planned parenhood should be more open about their intentions toward human life.
Try something called READING you ignorant hick.
Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people living life in peace
...
It's a wonderful sentiment, but if there weren't any countries or religion, we'd find something else to bicker about, hate and kill each other over. Sadly, it's human nature.
Tutsis and Hutus is a great example. The only difference between them is one group is over 6ft and one isn't. If you grow tall enough you become "high class". A million+ died over this. Imagine peace if you can, then wake up you were dreaming.
"Though we have assurances that Komen's funds are used only for breast-cancer screening and awareness, it is not in keeping with LifeWay's core values to have even an indirect relationship with Planned Parenthood."
Core value #1: anyone who disagrees with us on anything is THE ENEMY, even if they're doing things we can admit are good when it comes to things we don't disagree on.
This book should be replaced by: The Speed Bag Bible, helping cancer patients stay fit one punch at a time.
Yahweh hates the tatas. How sad.
Patriarchial religions suck.
You are insane. Obviously there wouldn't be" tatas" without Hashem.
Why is The Komen Foundation contending that there were "no dollars going to Planned Parenthood programs" from sales of the Bibles? Are they now going to be forced to deny funds even to the breast cancer programs provided by Planned Parenthood, whom they vowed to support? Please tell me I misunderstood this statement.
You misunderstood this statement.
God murdered babies as well as aborted fetuses:
"The people of Samaria must bear the consequences of their guilt because they rebelled against their God. They will be killed by an invading army, their little ones dashed to death against the ground, their pregnant women ripped open by swords." – Hosea 13:16 NLT
"Happy are those who seize your children and smash them against a rock." – Psalms 137:9 NAB
Uh where does it ever say that Hashem blessed is his name actually killed babies? People kill people, even if they are an instrument, they are not zombies it is they who have shed blood.
Nice to see how much Christians care about us breast cancer survivors. I guess we're only worth saving if we support their agenda.
You're already a survivor. So, uh, what do you need saved from now?
I would say she , along with the rest of us , needs to be saved from the hate filled death cults that almost all religions seem to be these days .
@stevesb
I'm sorry to tell that you're less likely to be saved. Because when all religious will pee, you and the rest of you surely get drown by it.
I would think that as a survivor, she might just fear a re-occurrence. PP helps in educating about early detection...without that education people like Marie might not be here to tell their story.