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April 2023

April 25, 2023

The Change in Evangelicals’ Politics

Some believe that Trump's cooling support for the pro-life movement may lead religious conservatives to...

April 24, 2023

Monday Miscellany, 4/24/23

Shoplifter catch-and-release, Trump goes easy on Disney, and euthanasia moves beyond "choice."

April 21, 2023

Nuanced Political Tactics

Democrats won the recent election in purple Wisconsin not just with the abortion issue but...

April 17, 2023

Monday Miscellany, 4/17/23

India passes China, the progressives' fact-twisting, and the lives saved by overturning Roe v. Wade.

April 07, 2023

DISCUSSION: Easter

Our discussion topic for this weekend is simply "Easter." Say whatever you want to say...

March 2023

March 28, 2023

C. S. Lewis on How Fear & Moral Idealism Beget Tyranny

C. S. Lewis is known for his Christian apologetics and his imaginative fiction, but he...

March 07, 2023

Euthanasia for All

If there is a "right to die," then that right must extend to everyone. Not...

February 2023

February 23, 2023

Pregnancy as Slavery

Is an unwanted pregnancy an example of "involuntary servitude," so that the anti-slavery amendments in...

February 13, 2023

FBI Targeting “Radical Traditional” Christians?

A leaked FBI document reporting on "Radical Traditional Catholics" indicates that the agency is defining...

February 09, 2023

The High Tech Pronatalists

We used to be told that overpopulation will destroy civilization. Now that we are seeing...

February 06, 2023

Outlawing Silent Prayer

The next frontier in violating religious freedom: outlawing not just prayer but silent prayer. Already,...

February 03, 2023

Making Birth Free

A novel idea has surfaced in pro-life circles: Making birth free. Removing the cost of...

February 03, 2023

DISCUSSION: Being Pro-Life After Roe v. Wade

Post Roe v. Wade, what do you think the pro-life strategy should be? Beyond laws,...

December 2022

December 16, 2022

What Now After the “Respect for Marriage Act”?

Same-sex marriage is now the law of the land. What does that mean for the...

December 15, 2022

On End Times Prophecies

Prophecies of Christ's Second Coming are often grossly misinterpreted. And yet Scripture gives them as...

December 01, 2022

The Making of the Non-Binary Gender

When we think of "transgender," we usually think of men wanting to become women and...

November 2022

November 22, 2022

Will Human Beings Become Unable to Reproduce?

The birthrate has declined 20% since 2007. And since 1973 the sperm count of men...

November 21, 2022

Death on Demand

Sometimes the slippery slope argument is no fallacy. Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide laws do keep...

November 15, 2022

Voting Your Moral Convictions is NOT Christian Nationalism

Allie Beth Stuckey shows how the term "Christian nationalism" is being used to discredit and...

November 04, 2022

What We Say in Public vs. What We Really Think

What people really think is often different from what they say openly. A study sees...

October 2022

October 27, 2022

Augustine on Abortion, Miscarriage, & the Law

St. Augustine wasn't sure when life began, but, contrary to how pro-abortionists are trying to...

October 14, 2022

DISCUSS: Hypocrisy as Campaign Issue

Herschel Walker, the Republican running for the Senate in Georgia, staked out a "no exceptions"...

October 10, 2022

Overturning Roe Has Saved Thousands of Lives

The Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade might seem to be a pyrrhic victory...

August 2022

August 17, 2022

An Overwhelming Christian, Pro-Life Novel

You have got to read Edna Hong's novel "Bright Valley of Love," a true story...

August 08, 2022

Two Red States’ Different Actions on Abortion

Kansas is a reliably conservative state, but its citizens overwhelmingly voted to keep the "right"...

July 2022

July 18, 2022

Methodists & Abortion

The stalled split of the United Methodist Church was originally over the LGBTQ controversy, but...

July 08, 2022

The Problem of Different States’ Abortion Laws

In overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court returned the issues to the states. But...

July 07, 2022

The Myth of Bodily Autonomy

Perhaps the strongest arguments on the pro-abortion side are the variations of the claim that...

June 2022

June 28, 2022

No Half-Measures

One option for the Supreme Court was to uphold Roe v. Wade while increasing the...

June 27, 2022

“The Greatest Victory in the History of the Conservative Movement”?

The overturning of Roe v. Wade has been described as "the greatest victory in the...