Ben Affleck and Rep. Adam Smith discuss renewed violence in Central Africa.
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A rush to judgment is no basis for legalising abortion
Irish Times: "For politicians to rush to judgment and transform the culture of Irish medical care by authorising the termination of the lives of unborn children based on suicidal ideation would be a tragedy. For politicians to take this step on an assumption that has no factual basis in the context of the treatment of … Continue reading A rush to judgment is no basis for legalising abortion
CA Proposition 35, on human trafficking, passes
LA Times: "Proposition 35, an effort to increase prison sentences and fines for human traffickers, has passed."
California's Death Penalty: All Cost and No Benefit
Danny Glover and Mike Farrell: "A comprehensive five-year study by Federal Judge Arthur Alarcón (who is pro-death penalty) and Loyola Law Professor Paula Mitchell (who is not) showed the state has spent $4 billion on the death penalty since 1978. They've just updated that report to show that California is on track to spend $5 … Continue reading California's Death Penalty: All Cost and No Benefit
Let's get real about abortions
David Frum: "As a general rule, societies that do the most to support mothers and child-bearing have the fewest abortions. Societies that do the least to support mothers and child-bearing have more abortions."
Why This Election Isn't Just About Abortion
Ben Lowe: "As Christians, no matter which candidates we each end up siding with in this election, I hope and pray we will strive to be consistently and comprehensively pro-life, supporting the good not only of the unborn, but also of the born: the unemployed, the impoverished, the immigrant, the uninsured, victims of disasters and … Continue reading Why This Election Isn't Just About Abortion
Being Pro-Life Doesn't Make Me Any Less Of A Lefty
Mehdi Hasan: "Abortion is one of those rare political issues on which left and right seem to have swapped ideologies: right-wingers talk of equality, human rights and "defending the innocent", while left-wingers fetishise "choice", selfishness and unbridled individualism."
Get Behind Eric Stewart, the Real Pro-Life Candidate
Huffington post: "Also Monday, a Democratic anti-abortion group, Democrats for Life of America, weighed in on the contest, calling on people who consider themselves pro-life to abandon the congressman. “Regardless if there was or was not a pregnancy or abortion, the fact is the Congressman encouraged his mistress to seek an abortion for his own … Continue reading Get Behind Eric Stewart, the Real Pro-Life Candidate
Pro-Life Democrats the Party Stepchild?
CBN: "Pro-life Democrats. No, that's not a mistake. In fact, it's a group that's some 21 million strong. Still, pro-life Democrats are the first to admit they're not exactly the life of the Democrat Party."
In Obama’s Speech, Their Voices
Nicholas Kristof: "If Representative Todd Akin’s remarks about “legitimate rape” provoked an uproar, shouldn’t it be incomparably more offensive that millions of human beings are still trafficked in the 21st century? Yet the world often scorns the victims and sees them as criminals: these girls are the lepers of the 21st century. So bravo to … Continue reading In Obama’s Speech, Their Voices
The Whole Life Democrat 