Question

The Manhattan Declaration lays out a number of reasons for the Sanctity of Life, the definition of marriage, and the importance of religious liberty. Discuss their arguments on one of these three points. What do they believe is at stake?

Answer 1

The signatories of the Manhattan Declaration believes in the sanctity of life as a profound and inherent dignity of every human.

Explanation:

The signatories of the Manhattan Declaration believes in the sanctity of life as a profound and inherent dignity of every human. They argue that every life on earth has value and purpose. Everyone was made in the image of God and is, therefore, entitled to every rights of life and dignity.

To keep the true values of Christian, they vowed to make sure that every individual enjoys life with full contentment and dignity without any discrimination or deprivation.

They believe that funding for embryo research and pro-abortion activities are threatening the dignity of life of many unborn babies. Likewise, other events such as ethnic cleaning, human trafficking, exploitation, discrimination, etc are all making the lives of humans at stake.