AMY JULIA BECKER
Oct 10, 2019: Christian Headlines: Mom of Down Syndrome Child Wins ‘Wrongful Birth’ Suit, Could Get $245,000
In 2012, author Amy Julia Becker – whose daughter has Down syndrome – penned an article for Huffington Post titled, “Why Do Some See My Daughter's Life As Wrongful?” The article was written after a court ruling in a similar case.
In 2012, author Amy Julia Becker – whose daughter has Down syndrome – penned an article for Huffington Post titled, “Why Do Some See My Daughter's Life As Wrongful?” The article was written after a court ruling in a similar case.
Nov 17, 2016: Christianity Today: How Do We Parent Our Kids During This Political Season?
Amy Julia Becker, speaker and author of Small Talk and A Good and Perfect Gift“Love requires sacrifice, and love gives life in return.”
I’m not talking with my kids much about the election. They know Donald Trump won, and they know his election troubles me. But my response starts not with specifics about sexism, racism, or civil discourse but with helping my children recognize their own humanity—their own sin, their own belovedness—and then with extending that same humanity to everyone else. From there, we work to demonstrate love tangibly and locally—attending our Jewish friend’s Rosh Hashanah dinner, saying thank you to the person in the cafeteria who spoons out our food, bringing dinner to the family with the new baby, writing a condolence letter to the friend whose father died, praying for people in need. We talk a lot about what love looks like in action, and how love always costs something. It cost Jesus his life, and it costs our time and energy. Love requires sacrifice, and love gives life in return. I believe our greatest responsibility as Christian parents in the wake of this election is not to teach my children about politics but to teach them how to love God and love their neighbor.
Amy Julia Becker, speaker and author of Small Talk and A Good and Perfect Gift“Love requires sacrifice, and love gives life in return.”
I’m not talking with my kids much about the election. They know Donald Trump won, and they know his election troubles me. But my response starts not with specifics about sexism, racism, or civil discourse but with helping my children recognize their own humanity—their own sin, their own belovedness—and then with extending that same humanity to everyone else. From there, we work to demonstrate love tangibly and locally—attending our Jewish friend’s Rosh Hashanah dinner, saying thank you to the person in the cafeteria who spoons out our food, bringing dinner to the family with the new baby, writing a condolence letter to the friend whose father died, praying for people in need. We talk a lot about what love looks like in action, and how love always costs something. It cost Jesus his life, and it costs our time and energy. Love requires sacrifice, and love gives life in return. I believe our greatest responsibility as Christian parents in the wake of this election is not to teach my children about politics but to teach them how to love God and love their neighbor.
Aug 3, 2016: Vox: Amy Julia Becker: My daughter has Down syndrome. Would I "cure" her if I could?
Feb 11, 2016: Amy Julia Becker: Parents..com: There's a New Go-To Book for Parents of Children with Down Syndrome
Oct 13, 2015: ABC News: Down Syndrome Awareness Month: A Day in the Life of a 9-Year-Old Girl
It has been reprinted here with permission. Penny's mom, author Amy Julia Becker, told ABC News that Penny typed the first paragraph herself and dictated the rest to her mother, which she typed verbatim.
It has been reprinted here with permission. Penny's mom, author Amy Julia Becker, told ABC News that Penny typed the first paragraph herself and dictated the rest to her mother, which she typed verbatim.
Aug 24, 2015: Live Action News: Ohio pro-lifers move to ban Down syndrome abortions
Last month, Live Action also highlighted the contention of Amy Julia Becker, the mother of a Down syndrome child, that “it impoverishes us all when we selectively abort babies based upon particular characteristics,” and that she “hate[s] the thought that mothers of children with Down syndrome think they are alone.
Last month, Live Action also highlighted the contention of Amy Julia Becker, the mother of a Down syndrome child, that “it impoverishes us all when we selectively abort babies based upon particular characteristics,” and that she “hate[s] the thought that mothers of children with Down syndrome think they are alone.
Apr 17, 2015: First Things: Pro-Life or Pro-Information?
Amy Julia Becker is a writer and mother of a child with Down syndrome.
Amy Julia Becker is a writer and mother of a child with Down syndrome.
Apr 8, 2015: Amy Julia Becker: Christianity Today: Why I'm Grateful for Mainstream Media
Mar 18, 2015: Christian Post: Christianity Today's Whitewashing of Margaret Sanger Does Not Value Women's Issues or Christian Values
According to Christianity Today editor Amy Julia Becker, the purpose of the article was "to draw attention to the number of women, children, and unborn babies who die in countries without access to contraception." Instead, because the article linked Sanger to its promotion of contraception, it sparked "an Internet maelstrom of comments," hundreds of tweets and prompted Becker to issue an apology.
According to Christianity Today editor Amy Julia Becker, the purpose of the article was "to draw attention to the number of women, children, and unborn babies who die in countries without access to contraception." Instead, because the article linked Sanger to its promotion of contraception, it sparked "an Internet maelstrom of comments," hundreds of tweets and prompted Becker to issue an apology.
Mar 13, 2015: Amy Julia Becker: Christianity Today: Questioning Margaret Sanger
Amy Julia Becker is the author of Small Talk: Learning From My Children About What Matters Most (Zondervan, 2014), A Good and Perfect Gift: Faith, Expectations and a Little Girl Named Penny (Bethany House), named one of the Top Books of 2011 by Publisher’s Weekly, and Penelope Ayers: A Memoir. A graduate of Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary, she blogs regularly for Christianity Today at Thin Places. Her essays about faith, family, and disability have appeared on the Motherlode blog of The New York Times, USA Today, ABCNews.com, Theatlantic.com, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, The Huffington Post,and Parents.com. Amy Julia lives with her husband Peter and three children, Penny, William, and Marilee in western CT.
