Conservative Christians Promote What They Hate

Valerie Terico has written an article in the Daily Kos on the irony that most abortions in the USA are being caused by Conservative Christians.

What Is A Person?

Valerie Tarico has writtten an article in the Huffington Post addressing the concept of personhood, adding more light than heat to this emotional topic.

The Millennial Generation, Gay Marriage And Abortion

Hemant Mehta has posted on gay marriage, abortion and the millennial generation.

As a former Catholic, I have to smile at the following:

But you have to wonder about the 29% of Catholics and 13% of evangelicals who support abortions in all circumstances. I’m glad they feel that way, but how can they still be part of those churches?

68 percent of Catholics surveyed also said they believe it’s possible to disagree with their church’s teachings on abortion and still be a good Catholic.

“The reality,” [family and pro-life director for the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City Veola] Burchett said, “is if you are a practicing Catholic and call yourself a committed Catholic, you cannot disagree with the church’s viewpoint on abortion.”

She’s right. You can’t. I don’t understand why the people who think otherwise continue to attend (and support) a church that goes against their own principles. The church would either change its ways or start to slide into obscurity if the people who knew they were wrong left the institution for good.

Ethics vs Legality

The Rationally Speaking blog recently had a post by Michael De Dora discussing the nuances involved with determining if something is unethical and/or illegal.

Abortion: Any Middle Ground?

No issue is more contentious than abortion. There seems to be no room for compromise, with conflicting opinions seemingly set in stone. This blogger will attempt to at least clarify the issues and rights involved with this subject by Presenting a website that discussed this topic at length.