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... discussSusan Levy was 30 years old when she underwent a safe and legal abortion at the Family Planning Associates in Mission Hills, California on April 9, 1992. FPA is a member of the National Abortion Feder ... discuss
="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MM1AWO92Crc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen> The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Prov ... discuss
="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MM1AWO92Crc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen> The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Prov ... discuss
This is the first installment in my series "The strongest pro-choice argument", which will focus on analyzing and responding to Volume 39, Issue 5 of the Journal of Medical Ethics. Issue 5 is a specia ... discuss
Many bioethicists want to destroy what remains of the sanctity/equality of human life ethic. Two areas of current push in this regard are the drive to permit infanticide and to harvest organs fro ... discuss
class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> In this chapter God spells out which animals are clean and which ones are unclean. God says, in so many words, “You shall eat this…you ... discuss
Ribbon Placement: Liturgy of the Hours Vol. II: Page 1619 Liturgy of the Hours Vol. III: Page 1264 Christian Prayer: Page 1034 Night Prayer after Evening Prayer I in the season of Easter God, come to ... discuss
I had a chance last week, for just a morning, to get away from Washington. For the first time, I saw the Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia. Tredegar was the major foundry of the Confederacy. F ... discuss
Paul Miller got paid to stay off the Internet. For a whole year he drew a salary to remain offline and to record the experience of living disconnected. For a whole year he abandoned email and Twitter, ... discuss
Paul Miller got paid to stay off the Internet. For a whole year he drew a salary to remain offline and to record the experience of living disconnected. For a whole year he abandoned email and Twitter, ... discuss
This post constitutes Part IV of a response to a recent article written by Michael Coughlin. In the final post of this series, I address another point of criticism, which is that we misuse Ephesians ... discuss
To hear some tell it, it's almost as if abolitionists are planning to show up at your solid, Gospel-preaching, totally pro-life church's front entrance any given Sunday, unannounced, with baby carnage ... discuss
How does Milton redefine the concept of a Homeric hero? A Homeric hero: courageous, daring, angry, charming, strong, manly, passionate, commanding, skilled in oration, alluring. This is Satan in Milto ... discuss
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Alread ... discuss
Do you love your wife enough to not have sex her? That is one of the provocative questions raised by the book, Birth Control—a small volume of Ghandi’s collective teachings on the subject ... discuss
Do you love your wife enough to not have sex her? That is one of the provocative questions raised by the book, Birth Control—a small volume of Ghandi’s collective teachings on the subject ... discuss
Vatican Insider reports:New scientific experiments carried out at the University of Padua have apparently confirmed that the Shroud Turin can be dated back to the 1st century AD. This makes its co ... discuss
Futile Care Theory claims that doctors and hospital bioethics committees should be empowered to refuse wanted life-sustaining treatment based on their beliefs that the patient’s life is not wort ... discuss
One of the things that I love most about Christmas is receiving gifts. I know that I ‘should’ say that the blessing is in giving gifts, but frankly I love to receive gifts more. I love ... discuss
The following is Part 11 of an open letter to Colonel Vaughn Doner and a critique of his 2012 book, Christian Jihad: Neo-Fundamentalists and the Polarization of America. Throughout the series, I addr ... discuss
"As this painful week unfolds, we can let it belong not to the killer, but to victims we mourn, and admire, and keep alive in our thoughts." My heart also breaks for this woman, and all those like her ... discuss
The following article was written by Sun Newspaper Columnist, Michele Mandel and published in the Toronto Sun on December 7, 2012 under the title: Sunnybrook doctors' ability to cut off life support g ... discuss
OTTAWA, December 7, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast told LifeSiteNews.com yesterday that the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) will be studying how Pop ... discuss
The following is Part 7 of an open letter to Colonel Vaughn Doner and a critique of his 2012 book, Christian Jihad: Neo-Fundamentalists and the Polarization of America. Throughout the series, I addre ... discuss
by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat At Live Action, Rebecca Frazer points out the ridiculousness of Planned Parenthood of Indiana promoting themselves as an adoption referrer: Yes, you rea ... discuss
Wesley Smith links to a Daily Mail article which discussing how doctors in the UK are dehydrating infants to death. The LCP was devised by the Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute in Liverpool for ca ... discuss
I can see both side of this issue. Honesty must be part of the equation. People whose loved ones are dying are owed the truth about the patient's condition and the treatment administered. Doctors s ... discuss
The following was submitted by frequent commenter Savrola. The opinions expressed are his and do not necessarily represent the views of Conservative Heritage Times. How Conservative Third Parties Can ... discuss
An actual TV show in the UK. Sex on TV is all free; it never results in pregnancy or STDs. Real life is very different. We are living in a cess pool and we will have to work even harder to protect our ... discuss
Trende Notes Key Fact: White Turnout Was Low By Patrick Cleburne, VDare, November 8, 2012 As Peter Brimelow has said, we at VDARE.com greatly value the work of election analyst Sean Trende – not lea ... discuss
So, as Socon or Bust readers know, Fr. Tom Rosica has responded to Michael Voris’s rather compelling and revealing video exposé on Fr. Rosica’s interview with Gregory Baum. You’ll ... discuss
There is a hurricane bearing down on us. Even though it isn't going to hit us directly, we're likely to get a lot of rain and wind, and they're telling us that we'll probably lose power. A ... discuss
Futile Care Theory (aka medical futility) permits doctors and/or hospital bioethics committees to unilaterally withdraw wanted life-sustaining treatment based on cost and/or quality of life. This isn& ... discuss
What will conservatives and libertarians do once persuasion has proven futile and the electoral process has been exhausted? What if President Obama wins re-election? Of course, nothing here should im ... discuss
Explaining the title of the LectureFor the lecture’s title I have used a phrase which appears in T.S.Eliot’s Four Quartets – the second of which is called East Coker. East Coker is a villa ... discuss
Mr. President, you have 2 months to end your presidency in honor. Otherwise, history will remember you unfavorably. Do the right thing and save the Americans out there. That will be ... discuss
It's not because of "tribalism". It has to do with the nature of the membership of each party. We tend to categorize Liberals and Dippers as "leftists" as if that makes them members of the same spec ... discuss
9-9-9 An Army of Davids offers fresh and unique solutions to our current economic crisis. By Herman Cain: As someone who has spent a long career in the business world, confronting problems and sol ... discuss
When I did the video series on Sasha Fierce, God showed me how a car often symbolized going from one spiritual place to another. Well, three days ago, I had a dream about being in a car that I a ... discuss
Phil Kerpen Phil Kerpen, Contributing Author: The Democratic convention took place in an alternative universe in which Mitt Romney wanted a very ominous “bankruptcy” for General Motors and Chr ... discuss
In the crazy world of politics, and in the crazier world of presidential primary politics, there were few things more quixotic than Jon Huntsman’s futile bid for the presidency. Huntsman behaved ... discuss
Click here to subscribe to The Social Conservative Review. Dear Friends, We hear much these days about “tolerance” and “acceptance.” Too often, when used by the Left, these te ... discuss
I have read Jerry Bridges’ books all out of order, undoubtedly not the best way to read an author’s works. However, doing this has shown me something I find interesting: Throughout his wri ... discuss
by Rachel Bohannon | LifeNews.com | 8/29/12 10:21 AMUntil last week, a 12-year-old gunshot victim’s life was endangered more by his doctor than his injury. Zach McDaniel of Abilene was shot in the ... discuss
"Conservative pragmatism" has brought us to a conclusion that will probably shock our readers -- it would be better for Barack Hussein Obama to be reelected and face what is expected to be an enlarge ... discuss
Well, here it is almost a week later, and I’m preparing to wrap up this extensive outline. First, let’s recap the ground covered so far: Part I: Marriage isn’t simply a special relati ... discuss
New Audio Surfaces of Obama Defending Infanticide in Illinois That President Barack Obama was the only member of the Illinois legislature to not support a bill to provide medical care for newborn ... discuss
This is another one of those heart-wrenching stories of food and water being withheld from a patient - essentially being condemned to death by dehydration and starvation: Spero News reports: [... ... discuss
Texas has an awful futile care law. It permits hospital bioethics committees to impose members/doctors’ values that a patient’s life is not worth living based on quality of life. A story just out ... discuss
Texas has an awful futile care law. It permits hospital bioethics committees to impose members/doctors’ values that a patient’s life is not worth living based on quality of life. A story ... discuss
Click here to subscribe to The Social Conservative Review. Dear Friends, There are times when the power of the moment crowds lesser things off the page. Last Wednesday, my colleague Leo Johnson got b ... discuss
I haven’t had time to write on the story that Thomas Kidd of World Magazine broke earlier this month about Thomas Nelson Publishers’ decision to pull David Barton’s new book The Jefferson Lies: ... discuss
We report in our current issue—and plan to report again in our next—about a controversy between two groups of Christian conservatives. On one side are David Barton and his many readers. Barton ha ... discuss
I have noticed that my writing seems to flow in patterns. Much of that is caused by the flow of news, but I think some of it has to do with certain stories getting my attention, after which I conne ... discuss
The issue of when to cease life-supporting medical treatment–and whether it should be done over the objections of patients/families (Futile Care Theory)–are among the most important bioeth ... discuss
Ron Panzer Ron Panzer is the founder and head of the U.S. based Hospice Patients Alliance. Below is Part 2 of Mr. Panzer's excellent essay Stairway of Life. MDP _______________ Stairw ... discuss
Today, there are two court decisions from two countries both dealing with a similar question, that being, who has the right to decide when to withdraw medical treatment. The first case, decid ... discuss
First thing in the morning I get an email from one close family member informing me what another close family member said to her about me last night. Moments later, the originating family member happe ... discuss
I am reading The Technological Society and Propaganda by Jacques Ellul I had to get Propaganda on interlibrary loan and I can’t renew it, and of course, it came before I finished TTS. Who Am I ... discuss
Penn State Nittany Lions hit with $60 million fine, 4-year bowl ban, wins dating to 1998 – ESPN. The NCAA has acted on the report from Louis Freeh, which outlines the role of Joe Paterno and oth ... discuss
The following article was written by Michael Cook and published on July 22 on Mercator.net under the title: Doubts emerge about Dutch guidelines for terminal sedation.By Michael CookDeath by dehydrati ... discuss
"Although our efforts may at times seem futile, we must never give up the fight. The unborn are counting on us to fight for them. Let us move forward with the assurances that we are fighting for the L ... discuss
Disturbing Pictures and Civil Rights in the American South:Roots author Alex Haley says Martin Luther King “… decided to create a crisis in 1963 to ‘dramatize the Negro plight and galvanize the ... discuss
TweetNicholas McLeod, June 6, 2012I was talking to a woman in Edmonton and she said that she was pro-choice. I stated that all we wanted was for this child to be treated like you and me and for the sa ... discuss
Wesley J. Smith Wesley J. Smith wrote an article called "That Unrepentent Bigotry" for the most recent edition of Human Life Review (New York). It was republished by the Discovery Institute (Seatt ... discuss
by Lord AltonThe so-called consultation on the Falconer proposals is intended to provide a cloak of respectability for a Bill which will lead to doctors being required to take the lives of some patien ... discuss
An article written by Steve Doughty and published in the Daily Mail in the UK on June 19. The article reports on a research by Professor Patrick Pullicino that found that approximately 29% of all deat ... discuss
Atheist Leah Libresco Announces Conversion to Catholicism | TheBlaze.com. The Patheos Blogger, Lea Libresco has announced that she is turning Catholic. In short, she has found that the morality and t ... discuss
“There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing” (Proverbs 12:18). I am good at sword thrusts and not so good at healing. That is because I have p ... discuss
The Liberal Quebec government announced yesterday that it is creating a committee of legal experts to examine how euthanasia and assisted suicide could be allowed in Quebec, despite the fact that they ... discuss
A dear friend responded to my column last week, “To vote or not?”: “I agree with everything you said about getting out and voting. … I have heard people say they were sitting this one out. … ... discuss
A Filipino boxer is banned from a shopping mall because of his public statements about biblical teaching on marriage. A lesbian parishioner demands the removal of a priest who denied her communion at ... discuss
A new drug that will soon be requested for approval to the FDA appears to delay serious symptoms and perhaps, extends the lives of women with breast cancer. From the NYT story: T-DM1 delayed the worse ... discuss
Dr. Iona HeathMichael Cook reported in Bioedge.org (June 1) on the article by Iona Heath, the President of the Royal College of General Practitioners in the UK, that was published in the British Medic ... discuss
The political left just does not get the concept of “death panels,” and/or intentionally conflate it with ethical approaches to refusing treatment in order to confuse people for politica ... discuss
As the executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition I have had the opportunity to read stories of despair and other stories of hope. The story that I am writing about today is one of ... discuss
Proud to share my birthday with a man of noble character: American Minute with Bill Federer May 26 - The Duke - John Wayne Oscar winning actor Marion Michael Morrison, better known as Jo ... discuss
The Globe and Mail, one of Canada's national newspapers, published an editorial today entitled: The Supreme Court is right to hear life-support case.The Rasouli familyThe Rasouli case asks the questio ... discuss
Richard Dawkins, a renowned evolutionary biologist and no friend of Christianity, wants people to read the King James Bible but for different reasons than you might think. In his article entitled Why ... discuss
By Seton Motley: Has General Motors (GM) forgotten We the Taxpayers are still out $30+ billion on the $82 billion auto bailout? Apparently so. General Motors Co. — which owned the auto and mor ... discuss
On May 19, 1858, Mrs. Amelia Weber died at the home of Dr. Charles Cobel in Brooklyn. "[F]rom the privacy of the burial and other mysterious circumstances surrounding the case, the body, six days aft ... discuss
On May 17, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against a motion from the Rasouli family asking the Supreme Court to Quash the Rasouli case, a case that seeks to determine whether or not physicians have ... discuss
1992 was a year of disappointing setbacks for pro-life Americans. When most observers thought the Supreme Court was on the verge of overruling its 1973 decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, a ... discuss
That’s the title of a post by Wesley Smith. http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke/2012/05/12/the-trouble-with-futile-care-theory/ The post and another comment by Smith (to which h ... discuss
I was pretty teed off about the Canadian doctors trying to force Hassan Rasouli off of wanted life-sustaining treatment. Then, when I found out that even though they were absolutely wrong in their &# ... discuss
This article was written by Wesley Smith and originally printed in The Daily Caller Opinion on May 11, 2012.When a Canadian man named Hassan Rasouli suffered complications after brain surgery, his doc ... discuss
The British Medical Journal reports that Canadian doctors are seeking Canadian Supreme Court authority to withdraw wanted life-extending treatment. From the May 10, 2012 story (abstract only): Can ... discuss
I warned in Culture of Death: The Assault on Medial Ethics in America that the bioethics movement had ambitions to influence life and public policy well beyond its sphere of influence in medicine an ... discuss
Activity from January 1 through May 4, 2012 OVERVIEW While many states continue their 2012 legislative sessions, 2012 has already seen significant victories for Life throughout the United States. ... discuss
On May 8, 1928, 27-year-old Margaret Barnts died from a criminal abortion perpetrated by Pauline Zickerman or Nickelman. (The name is given two different ways in the source, perhaps due to illegible ... discuss
SHSer Don Nelson emails me a quote from the May 4 Kiplinger Newsletter. (No link): A severe doctor shortage is looming: Over the next decade, a 45,000 deficit of primary care physicians and a similar ... discuss
An Oregon jury recently ruled that a child born with Down syndrome was wrongfully born because her mother would have destroyed her had the prenatal testing been properly performed. Now, Bioedge repo ... discuss
Dr Halliday G. Sutherland Top stories:Sheffield pro-lifers hold roadside vigilPro-lifers have held a roadside vigil in Sheffield highlighting the truth about abortion. 30 members of SPUC from ... discuss
The Medical Intelligentsia is bound and determined to devolve medicine into a technocracy. A professional practices medicine, providing optimal care to each patient as individuals. A technocrat is ... discuss
Georgia has banned abortion after the 20th week based on research indicating that fetuses may be able to feel pain after that time. From the Reuters story: The abortion measure passed by the Republica ... discuss
“13 million kids will be bullied in the US this year.”So we learn in the documentary movie Bully, directed by Sundance and Emmy-award winning filmmaker, Lee Hirsch, and showing in theaters since t ... discuss
The wonderful lady who cuts and styles my hair is having a big birthday next week. It’s the big 50 and I want to do something nice for her. I was thinking about sending her a birthday cake. It s ... discuss
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Today is National Sign an Advance Directive Day, or something like that. And the stories are out trying to stimulate us to action. As I have noticed when proposals to legalize assisted suicide are r ... discuss
Roots author Alex Haley says Martin Luther King “… decided to create a crisis in 1963 to ‘dramatize the Negro plight and galvanize the national conscience.’” He used shocking photos to ... discuss
Get religion: It’s good for you. Like eating spinach. New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof this past weekend noticed that atheistic writers such as Alain de Botton and Edward O. Wilson are sayi ... discuss
By Jimmy Akin. Received by Email: St. Paul is adamant about the importance of Jesus' Resurrection to the Christian faith. He tells us: "If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you ar ... discuss
This is a post I wrote last year for the Great Sabbath rest of Holy Saturday. After having pondered the depths of Christ's Passion, I thought it would also good to ponder God's entire providence ... discuss
Every year, the secular press has stories about how Christ's resurrection did not really occur. Today on FoxNews is a story about an art historian's take on the Shroud of Turin.An art historian. Note: ... discuss
The event that Christians around the world commemorate today – the crucifixion of Jesus Christ – would be meaningless if it were not for Sunday. The tomb would still be sealed. Death would sti ... discuss
Reading something Justin Taylor wrote a few days ago that quote G.K. Chesterton in his book Orthodoxy, reminded me of a blog post I wrote 2 1/2 years ago that I thought I’d rehash with a couple of c ... discuss
Diane Coleman and Stephen Drake have co-wrote this article that was published in the Wall Street Journal today titled: Second Thoughts Grow on Assisted Suicide. The article is reprinted belo ... discuss
ABSTRACT: Religion is an important element of end-of-life care on the paediatric intensive care unit with religious belief providing support for many families, as well as for some staff. However, no ... discuss
Back when the ICU was the big profit center, people complained that they were often ”hooked up to machines” until death, even when they just wanted to stop or go home to die. Then, when t ... discuss
The MSM is deeply invested in cutting medical costs by reducing the levels of expensive medical treatments provided to the elderly and very ill unlikely to improve or be cured. Persuasion is one as ... discuss
They keep wanting to force very sick patients off of wanted life-extending treatment. Known as futile care theory, medical futility, “inappropriate care,” and a few other names, the idea ... discuss
Democrat's Solution To High Gas Prices - Raise Taxes On Producers - Thus Increasing Gas Prices Even MORE! Today in Washington, D.C. - March 29, 2012: The Senate resumed consideration of the motion ... discuss
The Washington Times reports: If the pope called for the destruction of all the mosques in Europe, the uproar would be cataclysmic. Pundits would lambaste the church, the White House would rush out a ... discuss
The Saint of the Day for March 22 is St. Lea.St. Lea was a widow who lived in fourth century Rome and died around the year 384. After the death of her husband, she retired from the world to a monaster ... discuss
The saint of the day for March 22 is St. Lea of Rome.St. Lea was a widow who lived in fourth century Rome and died around the year 384. After the death of her husband, she retired from the world to a ... discuss
A hospital is now actively killing a patient whose family called me at the 11th hour yesterday, pleading to save their father's life. Despite the family's desperation to protect their father’s life ... discuss
We know that Ismael Ozanne, Dane County District Attorney, and his staff have an anti-Scott Walker, Leftist agenda.It took forever for Ozanne to charge Katherine Windels. She confessed to crimes weeks ... discuss
For those who have been long-time readers (or started reading with Adoption Disruption: the Down and Dirty), I just wanted to offer a quick update for encouragement.What I feared most since posting my ... discuss
Kally Yanta has some words for Cecile Richards in her own “I Have a Say” video. An extra treat….. a left side angle view of the new St Paul, MN Planned Unparenthood Mega Mill which ... discuss
In all the screaming about “after-birth abortion,” another radical bioethics paper was published in the journal Bioethics. Rather than the benefit of doubt going to life in cases of diagn ... discuss
“And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and ... discuss
Kirk Cameron, former teen star of Growing Pains, a sitcom that ran from 1985 to 1992, became a Christian while on the show. In 2002, he co-founded a ministry called The Way of the Master (the on-the-s ... discuss
... when it all seems so futile.Today is one of those days. Between: the depressing headlines of the world's most free and prosperous nation rushing headlong -- and accelerating -- towards econo ... discuss
You asked for an answer, Chris. This is your answer: The great theological argument amongst Protestants during the Reformation, was whether there is such a thing as "predestination". In other words, ... discuss
This is a great story of democratic governance. Awhile ago, I was informed that Idaho was poised to pass a bill explicitly permitting futile care impositions based on quality of life. It had passe ... discuss
It's not something that we like to talk about, but doctors die, too. What's unusual about them is not how much treatment they get compared with most Americans, but how little. They know exactly what i ... discuss
This priest's entertaining rant against President Obama's infamous Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate that forces religious institutions to provide funding for sterilizations, chemi ... discuss
History teaches us, that one man's unbridled Ego, has oftentimes been the downfall of his people and the ruin of his country. One such instance was when one Senator John McCain fancied himself "Presi ... discuss
In the world of the near future Tito Perdue creates in The Node, there is much the reader will recognize, but little that makes sense. And that’s the point. The environment is wrecked. Sulfide cloud ... discuss
Bonhoeffer warned Germans not to slip into the cult of Führer (leader) worship, as he could turn out to be a Verführer (mis-leader, seducer). http://harrolds.blogspot.com/2012/02/faith-life-values- ... discuss
Each week, Abort73 receives new testimonies from women who have had an abortion. About ninety-five percent of their stories communicate misery and remorse. The other five percent are “celebrations ... discuss
Each week, Abort73 receives new testimonies from women who have had an abortion. About ninety-five percent of their stories communicate misery and remorse. The other five percent are “celebrations ... discuss
My Excellent and Eminent Fathers,It is, I understand, not up to the sheep to lead the shepherds. That said, it seems my good angel is niggling me to offer, most humbly, a few words of caution...or, re ... discuss
One of my dear friends is struggling hard right now with the issue of Salvation. He's been a Christian for years, but lately he is struggling with the thought of the fact that he brings nothing to his ... discuss
From: jrp Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 Subject: Land of "The Sound of Music"Wake up!! What you read below is gradually what is happening to our country! Note that everything that happened to Austr ... discuss
To the chagrin of Romney-lovers and the political establishment that insists that conservative Americans shove Romney down their collective throats as inevitable, voters in Colorado, Missouri, and Min ... discuss
This is a re-post, with a few emendations, of something I put up a year and a half ago. Things have changed in that time. For one thing, I no longer have access to any regular Extrao ... discuss
Disgusting. Jesus was not saying we should allow our secular government to grow out of control, taxing us more and more to provide layers of bureaucracy concerned with sending relief to poor pe ... discuss
p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; }a:link { } It's a sad day for the Archdioceses of New York and Philadelphia as employees are charged with stealing millions from the Church to maintain their li ... discuss
The Gulf Times is reporting that at a workshop in Doha organized by the Qatar Foundation for Child and Women Protection (QFCWP) that parents of newborns with disabilities stated that euthanasia needs ... discuss
Liberals love substituting the word “choice” for abortion in their futile attempt to render it bloodless. Liberals despise when those they consider allies “choose” to reconside ... discuss
I have already opined about the Obama Administration’s ordering all health insurance companies to cover free birth control and other “reproductive” services–some of which are n ... discuss
In order to (futilely) combat the recent restrictions on their access to federal funds (thus far, nine states have stripped tens of millions of dollars from the abortion giant), Planned Parenthood has ... discuss
Yes, Planned Parenthood. Women ARE watching... YOU. In order to (futilely) combat the recent restrictions on their access to federal funds (thus far, nine states have stripped tens of millions of doll ... discuss
Yes, Planned Parenthood. Women ARE watching... YOU. In order to (futilely) combat the recent restrictions on their access to federal funds (thus far, nine states have stripped tens of millions of doll ... discuss
The Journal of the American Medical Association published an article by Douglas B. White, MD and law professor Thaddeus M. Pope, arguing that intractable futile care disputes belong in court. (In a ... discuss
Recently, Live Action bloggers Kristen Walker and Kristi Burton Brown delved into a few common and misleading pro-abortion rights arguments and phrases. We hear vapid slogans from these activists al ... discuss
Recently, Live Action bloggers Kristen Walker and Kristi Burton Brown delved into a few common and misleading pro-abortion rights arguments and phrases. We hear vapid slogans from these activists al ... discuss
Who does the doctor serve? When we lived in a society with common values, the answer was easy–the patient. Today, not so easy. Now, doctors sometimes are asked to take lives, not just save ... discuss
In his piece at Cato titled "Playing Politics with the Constitution and the Law," Cato Vice President for Legal Affairs Roger Pilon weighs-in on whether or not Obama had the authority to make the Cord ... discuss
I re-read an old book, among many, over the Christmas break,Cover via Amazon God in the Pits by Mark A. Ritchie. I highly recommend it. The section I want to transcribe here is the same argument I mad ... discuss
How Do You Begin Your Day? - Rick Holland reflects on how he begins his day. “So what is the first thing you do when you wake up? Here’s my problem. I find it easy to grab my iPhone and ch ... discuss
"If thou knowest the gift of God..." John 4:10God's Christmas gift is Jesus Christ.Lord teach me to know thy gift.I am weary of the demands of life. I know that Thou hast a right to make d ... discuss
Despite the current war on Christmas, with futile efforts like trying to substitute “Happy Holidays” for “Merry Christmas” and the rampant commercialization even in an economic downturn, what ... discuss
Image Courtesy of The Christmas Station EuropeWhen asking people what Christmas is all about, you can be sure that there would be a variety of answers. Some would say that it is about family a ... discuss
In Harper Magazine’s “The accidental universe: Science’s crisis of faith,” physicist/novelist Alan Lightman, writing for Harper’s Magazine, explains the dilemma that string theory, which pos ... discuss
I understand the point of hospitalists. They are employees or contractors that manage the care and plan the discharge of hospitalized patients. The point is to save money without compromising qualit ... discuss
Several years ago I received the criticism from a parishioner that I was a ‘Lazy Christian.’ They gave me this label in regards to my views on the doctrine of sanctification, the living ... discuss
My candidate dropped out and I’m very disappointed how everything came down for Mr. Cain. I feel a lot of things happened that were wrong. I still haven’t had the heart to remove the bum ... discuss
I have such exciting news! My friend Christi just finished (yes hot off the press) her newest book entitled Advent Journey with Mary and Joseph. She has it available for immediate download ... discuss
Today marked not only the beginning of the new liturgical year, but also the date the new English translation of the Roman Missal takes effect in the United States. Now what we are hearing at Ma ... discuss
Contact: Shane Idleman, 661-713-2669, saidleman@gmail.com LANCASTER, Calif., Nov. 23, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- There is a dangerous trend in the evangelical church today. A futile attempt is bei ... discuss
From Chronicles MagazineBy Clyde N. Wilson Scandalously, Thomas Jefferson once wrote to James Madison, “I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and is as necessary in the p ... discuss
I recently read a Reuters story on Yahoo! News that is headlined: “‘Wife-sharing’ haunts Indian villages as girls decline.” The article is another startling reminder that abortion’s gl ... discuss
I recently read a Reuters story on Yahoo! News that is headlined: “‘Wife-sharing’ haunts Indian villages as girls decline.” The article is another startling reminder that abortion’s gl ... discuss
So we have to write critiques of different studies for my Alcohol & Chemical Dependency class (social work elective) so I've somehow managed to involve religion & abortion in my first 3 critiques, pah ... discuss
Two weeks ago we saw God make a covenant with thepeople that He brought out of Egypt.The physical descendants of Abraham, through his son Isaac, through the twelvesons of Isaac’s son Jacob. God has ... discuss
State of Kansas Destroyed Documents Related to First Ever Criminal Prosecution of Planned Parenthood
State of Kansas Destroyed Documents Related to First Ever Criminal Prosecution of Planned Parenthood
The latest news from the Land of Oz (not the wizard), is that Dr. Oz, aka Dr. Mehmet Cengiz Oz, will host an upcoming episode on assisted suicide, on his Dr. OZ Show. The main focus will be on ... discuss
by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat A UK woman is claiming she overheard her husband on the phone telling a friend that he had drugged her with an abortion pill. The drugging apparently led ... discuss
The Williamette Week has an interview with Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards. There was one question which wasn't a toss-up.In the efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, a lot was made of yo ... discuss
The AMA News has an article out about how Obamacare is looking increasingly to bust the bank. It gets into the supposed need to restrict access to treatments based on ”evidence based” m ... discuss
From Shawn Carney, Campaign Director, 40 Days for Life Yesterday I prayed at the 40 Days for Life campaign ata Planned Parenthood facility in Dover, Delaware.You will see frequent references to Planne ... discuss
“THE CROSS “ by Dr. Robert Gladstone Die. Lose your life. Crucify the flesh with its lusts and evil desires. Nail all of it to the bloody, violent finality of Jesus’ cross. Murder the passi ... discuss
40 Days for Life is about being a light in the darkness. Today is the first Lord’s Day of the campaign so let’s pray we can continue to shine the light of Christ into the areas of our com ... discuss
article source: New 180 film changes opinions on abortionhttp://www.prolifeblogs.com/articles/archives/2011/09/new_180_film_ch.phpDALLAS, Sept. 26, 2011 /Christian Newswire -- ... discuss
Rasouli familyThe following is my response to the Toronto Star article written by Hilary Young concerning the unanimous decision by a three judge panel by the Ontario Court of Appeal. The doctors have ... discuss
Definitions matter. That point hit me hard as I read an article that wants doctors to be given the right to stop treatment from a man diagnosed to be in a persistent unconscious condition. From &# ... discuss
DALLAS, Sept. 26, 2011 /Christian Newswire -- What would you do if...? Thus begins the question being asked by author and film producer Ray Comfort in his new documentary, 180. Titled to reflect the ... discuss
Yesterday, my husband and I were trudging through the almost surreal and certainly horrific events of September 11th, explaining it to our son for the first time. We realized that the only way we co ... discuss
Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love. Jonah 2:8So, last week was tough. I made it through each day by the skin of my teeth. Being respo ... discuss
… consists of just four words: “Thy Will be done.” I’ve had a lot of time to reflect on the truth of this as my younger brother, Bob, struggles with his own body to live just a bit longer, as ... discuss
This issue is a barn-burner you won't want to miss! Download Iowa RTL News-September 2011 Here Planned Parenthood of the Heartland Medical Director Jill Meadows Dismembered Babies Without Letha ... discuss
Donald Miller makes me laugh frequently. His word also habitually make me think. So he has this blog on flaws here. I've got plenty, so he real me in. I read. And I watch this video that Don includes. ... discuss
Since I wrote about the altar girl flap in Phoenix yesterday, a couple more articles have come to my attention that demonstrate something wrong with certain liberal Catholics. First, we have a quick ... discuss
Last week we began reading through John Stott’s classic work The Cross of Christ. The book began by pointing out the centrality of the cross. This week’s reading was chapter 2 which asks a ... discuss
Jean Echlin, the founding Vice President of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and a nurse consultant in palliative care and gerontology wrote an article concerning the Rasouli case that was publishe ... discuss
I'm laughing out loud over this article! Thank God for a country like Poland where real men still live. One of them, Krzysztof Rutkowski, is a polish private eye who's making news for ... discuss
warren Buffet is aching to pay more tax. I doubt many of his rich friends are so inclined. Higher tax rates in the United Kingdom, Sweden and other high tax areas has led to the flight of capital and ... discuss
Originally published at Townhall.com on April 3, 2007 Chastity is a misunderstood virtue. It is more than simply refraining from premarital sex. It’s an attitude, a way of life, and open rebell ... discuss
In response to the debate about homosexuality that is currently going on in the OCA, there is now an "Open letter to OCA Holy Synod from college students and young adults" that has been sent to th ... discuss
I was supposed to write about this a couple of weeks ago, but a terrorist and a downgrading came in the way and I’ve been focusing my writings on those subjects. Now, however, at least for tonig ... discuss
We are Christians. We aim to abolish the most vicious act of dehumanization ever practiced; Human abortion. We believe that abortion is far more than just another moral, political, or legal ... discuss
New Jersey is creating a new end of life commission to recommend public policy around end-of-life care. From the legislation: 3. The purpose of the advisory council shall be to conduct a thor ... discuss
Recently I was at a park with some of my grandchildren. Another grandparent arrived with a couple of her grandchildren. We started talking. At one point in our discussion, she revealed that she lost a ... discuss
Obamacare seizes control of health care and centralizes control over benefits and prices into an unaccountable centralized bureaucracy. That turns health care into a source of special interest larding ... discuss
A High Court in the UK has decided to withdraw fluids from a woman who is believed to be in a PVS state. This woman, (54) only known as "M" is a different case than the other debated case of a woman k ... discuss
In an earlier post, I lamented how economists are no longer dismal and realistic like they used to be, instead today they’re usually overoptimistic. I blamed this on the new “precise” ... discuss
John MacArthur is in the midst of penning a series of articles that will address (and encourage and scold) the Young, Restless, Reformed movement—this thing they call the New Calvinism. I have o ... discuss
