As a generality I think we -- as a people -- are becoming far too selfishly frivolous when it comes to matters of life and death. Or put from a different angle: those who are most in need of protection are having that protection rationalized away from them. Those in the womb, "pulling the plug", … [Read more...]
Whatever Doesn’t Kill You, Makes You Stronger
January 7, 2012 by 112 Comments
Keep your laws off my body is the first thing I see upon entering the locker-room emblazoned on a bumper sticker where I work. I find this to be one of the weaker slogans offered by those who defend elective abortion: That the issue is about the woman's body alone. In fact, I would go so far as to … [Read more...]
Voter ID and the Elderly
December 29, 2011 by 27 Comments
No one group of people enjoys creating victims like liberal activists. Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson create victims of racial "bias". Many Democrat legislators are creating victims of the wealthy, the 99% who are not wealthy because the 1% has made their undeserved fortunes by bilking them out of … [Read more...]
The difference between liberals and conservatives
December 15, 2011 by 22 Comments
(WISN.com) -- The signatures of Mickey Mouse and Adolf Hitler will be counted on recall petitions targeting Gov. Scott Walker as long as they are properly dated and include a Wisconsin address, the board charged with reviewing the petitions was told Tuesday. [...] "We will flag them, but we … [Read more...]
Can’t Hardly Wait
December 14, 2011 by 4 Comments
There are many reasons women offer as to why they seek or have sought abortion. In my opinion, none are good enough to justify taking the life of the developing baby within her with the exception of saving the life of the mother. I admit when I characterize the reasons given for abortion, it … [Read more...]
When Does Life Begin? Hint: It Doesn’t Matter
December 8, 2011 by 29 Comments
The morality of abortion hinges on different criteria depending on with whom it is you are discussing the issue. One of the most persistent defenses for abortion is the question of when life begins -- despite the answer to this question having been known for decades (See: Get A Life, Part 1). The … [Read more...]
All It Takes Is One?
December 5, 2011 by 39 Comments
Anyone apart of the Facebook world has likely seen a video of Zach Wahls petitioning the Iowa State House of Representatives opposing the proposed ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions. Wahls describes a storybook rendering of his childhood as he recounts being raised by a lesbian … [Read more...]
Matters Of Life And Death
November 25, 2011 by 4 Comments
(KMTR) -- Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has imposed a moratorium on the death penalty for the remainder of his term, saying he's morally opposed to the capital punishment and has long regretted allowing two men to be executed in the 1990s... [A]nd both voluntarily waived their appeals. When I saw … [Read more...]
Bail Outs: Banks vs Students
November 22, 2011 by 5 Comments
The Occupy movement has voiced many concerns over its few month's existence, some legitimate but mostly selfish and idealistic, and in my opinion misguided. Sure, the demands would certainly benefit individuals, but for the overall economy would be very disastrous. One of the complaints of the … [Read more...]
Injured That Way
November 9, 2011 by 16 Comments
(Dailymail) A 19st [approx. 266 lbs] rugby player suffered a stroke while training - and discovered when he woke up that he was gay. Chris Birch, 26, had proposed to his girlfriend and worked in a bank when he suffered a freak accident in the gym. He was taken to the Royal Gwent hospital … [Read more...]
Is Occupy movement really a ‘protest’?
November 3, 2011 by 7 Comments
The right to protest is a fundamental right. Whether you agree with the subject matter or not is irrelevant. However, Zuccotti Park is private property I believe, so the owners do have the ability to expel the protests if they choose. Said someone I went to high school with in response to a post … [Read more...]
Hookworms, Mosquitoes, and Embryos
November 1, 2011 by 43 Comments
Defenses for abortion come in three varieties: medical, philosophical, and emotional. The first two are fairly easily dealt with, even if people do not amend their positions. The arguments are either true or false, sound or unsound. The last however, is much more problematic. Emotional arguments … [Read more...]
Animals are people too…maybe
October 29, 2011 by 29 Comments
The fine folks at PETA, though well-intentioned, are once again showing their lack of ability to distinguish between human beings and animals. Recently they have made headlines by throwing their support behind killer whales suggesting they be granted the same rights under the U.S. Constitution as … [Read more...]
Get A Life, Part 2
October 19, 2011 by 13 Comments
This is part two of a three-part series addressing three arguments made in defense of elective abortion. Read Part 1 and Part 3. A variation of the first defense for elective abortion builds upon the same false assumption, that the embryo/fetus is not a human. The medical fact that a unique … [Read more...]
Recognition of irony not a strong suit for OWS
October 18, 2011 by 16 Comments
Nypost.com -- Occupy Wall Street protesters said yesterday that packs of brazen crooks within their ranks have been robbing their fellow demonstrators blind, making off with pricey cameras, phones and laptops -- and even a hefty bundle of donated cash and food. “Stealing is our biggest … [Read more...]
Get A Life, Part 1
October 16, 2011 by 54 Comments
This is the first of a three part series on common defenses of abortion. Read: Part 2 and Part 3. Many subjects can elicit an array of emotions with varying degrees of passion. I think those passions can often cloud and complicate what should more often than not, be a rather simple issue. It … [Read more...]
Is it really about life and death?
October 14, 2011 by 36 Comments
H.R. 358 has been dubbed by pro-abortion activists the "Let Women Die" Act, along with top Democrat legislators such as Nancy Pelosi joining in the rhetoric. Abortion has always been an impassioned issue. At times, those on both sides can become defensive and heated. While Scanning the … [Read more...]
You Can’t Make Me Say It!
October 5, 2011 by 38 Comments
Despite many Skeptic's claim to rationality and clear thinking being behind their dismissal of God, often their actions show otherwise. In Plano, Texas a local business owner began offering discounts for oil changes with one special caveat: Quote John 3:16. Provided the customer recites the … [Read more...]
Florida policy technically a success
September 27, 2011 by 15 Comments
A while back Florida instituted a policy this past July which required applicants for state welfare programs to submit to drug screening. As expected, even before the ink was dry on the governor's signature of the bill, the ACLU had filed complaints that the measure was inherently racist. … [Read more...]
The last supper
September 25, 2011 by 34 Comments
Texas death row inmate Lawrence Russell Brewer was executed last Wednesday. His execution has caused quite a stir. Not among anti-death row activists mind you, no, they were busy protesting convicted cop killer Troy Davis' (who had 12 courts uphold his conviction in a mass conspiracy) … [Read more...]
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