Or so says Jezebel: It's impossible to open a magazine or turn on a TV show without hearing someone yammer on about when it's best for women to have babies. Do it too soon, and you'll basically be poor forever and your kid will end up becoming a Florida carnie when he grows up. Wait too long and … [Read more...]
Is opposition to gay Boy Scout leaders discrimination or prudence?
February 7, 2013 by 22 Comments
Opposition to gay men serving as Boy Scout leaders shouldn't be as controversial as it has been. Unfortunately, people have emotional reactions to issues such as this, where they believe a person (or "class" of people) is being discriminated against. This really isn't about the individual … [Read more...]
Karma
February 5, 2013 by 6 Comments
If there's one piece of "religious" fabric which is most woven into general non-religious life it's that of Karma. Or at least what people believe to be Karma. Getting what one deserves, the cosmic justice from the impersonal punishing people for one's selfishness, thievery, etc. As with many … [Read more...]
Abortion and the Second Amendment
January 31, 2013 by 71 Comments
Let's discuss one's right to choose. Of course which side of the political aisle you find yourself on determines which choices you like to exercise. If I may generalize a bit here, the political Left generally and full-heartedly support unfettered choice when it comes to abortion, but not so much … [Read more...]
Have you ever…
January 30, 2013 by 54 Comments
Keep this in mind as you respond, I am asking about desires. Desires not acted upon, one for which you restrained yourself. Have you ever had a desire you knew was immoral? In other words, have you ever had a want for something which, to your conscience, you were fully convinced was wrong to … [Read more...]
Bait and Switch: Plantinga’s response to Harris
January 28, 2013 by 15 Comments
Alvin Plantinga is perhaps one of the greatest Christian philosophers of the past century. He has recently offered a response to Sam Harris' book, Free Will, and has dispatched its claims handily. Plantinga notices an equivocation in Harris' argument and ultimately this is why it fails. If … [Read more...]
Ironic anniversary wish for Roe v Wade
January 22, 2013 by 30 Comments
Given the fact that Black mothers obtain elective abortions at rates more than double their population representation; and that more than half of all Black pregnancies end in abortion in large cities such as New York; and that abortion clinics are overwhelmingly present in communities which are … [Read more...]
Keep your laws off my body… says the baby
January 22, 2013 by 2 Comments
I snapped this photo a while back while at work. It's a shame that there are so many people who believe the growing baby in the womb doesn't deserve a voice. For those of you who may be new to Sifting Reality, here are some posts I have written on abortion. I can't recall the point in time … [Read more...]
President Obama delivers stunning pro-life address
January 21, 2013 by 2 Comments
This Youtube video laying President Barack Obama's words on the Newtown shooting as the background to a Pro-Life message is quite poignant. It never ceases to amaze me how the president and those of his pro-abortion ilk can speak in this fashion about children outside the womb, and yet so heartless … [Read more...]
January 19, 2013 by 14 Comments
To abortion choice supporters: what could make you believe abortion was morally wrong? "If X were true, I would change my view on abortion." Fill in the X. For me, if it would be proven that at any point from conception to birth, the thing is not a living human being, I would not oppose elective … [Read more...]
Men shouldn’t comment on abortion?
January 18, 2013 by 21 Comments
From Nuking Politics: When confronted with the nonsensical argument that I should not be allowed to comment on abortion because I don't have a uterus, I like to respond, "Unless you've been an unwanted, unplanned fetus, YOU have no right to comment on abortion." I still remember the first time … [Read more...]
Alabama Supreme Court: ‘Unborn Children Are Persons With Rights’
January 16, 2013 by 1 Comment
Giddy up: (CNS News) -- The Alabama Supreme Court ruled in a case on Friday that “unborn children are persons with rights that should be protected by law.” The case involved two women who had been charged under a “chemical endangerment” law because they had ingested illegal drugs – one, … [Read more...]
If personhood was so important…
January 14, 2013 by 35 Comments
I mean to ask in what facet of life other than the topic of abortion do we consider the distinction between person and human being to be of any material consequence. It seems that this person/human being distinction is important (even to pro-choicers) only when discussing abortion. For example (and … [Read more...]
Is abortion a religious issue?
January 11, 2013 by 17 Comments
When discussing abortion I sometimes run into someone who will accuse the Prolife advocate of trying to impose their religious view on women. It seems to me that when the Pro abortion choice defender offers this criticism because they believe that somehow invalidates any argument made in favor of … [Read more...]
Pro-Life or Anti-Abortion?
January 10, 2013 by 16 Comments
Sometimes, but not often, I have someone on the pro-abortion choice side of the issue want to make this distinction. Within the debate, as far as it concerns me, anti-abortion and pro-life as labels are distinctions without difference. I will proudly admit I'm anti-abortion. Recently, however, … [Read more...]
The war on women continues
January 9, 2013 by 19 Comments
Someone in the religious community just said publicly: If women get raped, it's their own fault if they're not dressed right. Two voices are suspiciously silent: The liberal media who spent months reporting on the supposed war on women, and the slut walk sluts [said with tongue firmly in cheek]. … [Read more...]
2012 saw the second highest number of laws restricting abortion
January 9, 2013 by 3 Comments
The pro-abortion group, the Guttmacher Institute, has released its annual report summarizing the past year's State's legislation regarding abortion. Abortion-choice advocates look at these new laws and see defeat while anti-abortion choice supporters see victory. In fact, 2012 was the second most … [Read more...]
Should we regulate “dangerous” weapons, or “dangerous” people”?
January 4, 2013 by 106 Comments
This should be the last post on guns and gun control for some time, barring any compelling news on the subject. People recognize there is a violence problem in America, well, not really, the number of violent crimes have been on the decline for years. But the perception is there due to the kinds … [Read more...]
Should we see the bodies?
December 26, 2012 by 11 Comments
In a piece for CNN, contributor Roland Martin suggests that in order to bring home the true horror of what happened in Newtown, Connecticut perhaps someone should release photos of the crime scene, bodies and all. In order to fully grasp the ramifications of everything which brought this event to a … [Read more...]
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