Presented at "Fault Lines: The Chasm between the Cultures of Life and Death," the 2011 Life Conference of Wisconsin Lutherans for Life and Concordia University–Wisconsin, Mequon, Wisconsin, 12 November 2011.
1. The culture of life cherishes God's creation.
2. The culture of life celebrates marital procreation.
3. The culture of life flows from marriage.
4. The culture of life honors parents.
5. The culture of life respects the elderly.
6. The culture of life provides for widows and orphans.
7. The culture of life catechizes the rising generation.
8. The culture of life fosters a free and just society.
9. The culture of life appears doomed to extinction.
10. The culture of life heralds the Gospel of Jesus Christ.