Written by William Murchison
So, when the U.S. Supreme Court numbered abortion among our precious constitutional rights, we expected everlasting bliss? Anything but the present knock-down-drag-out over Roe v. Wade and its prospects for survival?
I mean, we’re stunned to see state legislatures moving to outlaw abortion? Why? On what grounds? America is presently absorbing a major political science lesson. To wit, a social revolution commenced and overseen by a coterie of philosopher kings — Platonic guardians, you could say — is a non-starter.… Continue Reading
Written by L. Brent Bozell III
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill on May 14 protecting unborn babies from the slaughter of abortion. The vote wasn’t close in the state legislature: 74-3 in the House, 25-6 in the Senate.
One more state has come to its senses.
There’s a wave of pro-life bills being passed in the Southern states. First came the “heartbeat” bills stopping abortions after a baby’s heartbeat can be detected (around six weeks).… Continue Reading
Tags: Alabama abortion ban, Alyssa Milano, Barbra Streisand, Bradley Whitford, Handmaid's Tale, heartbeat bill, Jameela Jamil, Jena Friedman, Kay Ivey, Lady Gaga, Lizz Winstead, Roe v. Wade, Samantha Bee, Sarah Silverman, The Good Place
Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | May 17, 2019 5:00 AM | Comments Off on The Hollywood Left Hates Alabama
Written by Abigail Ruth
There has been a significant amount of howling among Democrats and even some Republicans since IFA posted an article written by Teri Paulson last week that had to be retitled, “Why is Legalized Abortion Called a Holocaust?” Briefly, Illinois Family was accused of “hate speech,” “inappropriate behavior,” “trivializing the memory of Holocaust victims,” and “promoting violence,” to name a few.
No one who complained actually addressed the core issue of whether or not there really is a moral difference between killing people based on their ethnicity (e.g.,… Continue Reading
Written by Peter Heck
It’s one of the most curious approaches to a lopsided public policy battle I’ve seen, and yet it continues to work. The propensity of pro-abortion advocates to play the underdog is so frighteningly effective, I have to ask if the portion of the general population that falls for it has taken complete leave of their senses.
I understand this approach meets the “speak truth to power” mantra that the political left has adopted. … Continue Reading
Written by Jerry Newcombe
Does Planned Parenthood target blacks? That is what Dr. Martin Luther King’s niece thinks.
Recently, I spoke on my radio show with Evangelist Alveda King, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She is the Director of Civil Rights for the Unborn with the organization Priests for Life. The focus was on Planned Parenthood and the African-American community.
Her comments are relevant all year round, especially around this time of MLK day and the anniversary of the U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: Alveda King, Birth Control League, Civil Rights for the Unborn, Clarence J. Gamble, Dr. Martin Luther King, eugenics, George Grant, Jerry Newcombe, Jr., Ku Klux Klan, Margaret Sanger, Paul Kengor, Planned Parenthood, Priests for Life, Racism, Roe v. Wade
Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | January 25, 2019 5:00 AM | Comments Off on Planned Parenthood and the African-American Community
Written by Auguste Meyrat
Whether Americans like it or not, abortion has become the defining issue of the two main parties. A Democrat can be many things – a moderate; a corporatist; or a shrill, uninformed socialist – but he must be pro-choice, as shown in the recent move to repeal the pro-life Mexico City policy, which prevents foreign aid going to organizations that fund or encourage abortions. The same applies to the Republicans, who range from government-friendly “moderates” to staunch say-no-to-all-spending libertarians but who all must try to uphold the rights of the unborn – except Gov.… Continue Reading
Written by T.R. Clancy
Tucker Carlson pointed out a few days ago how the already insufferable leader of the Congressional Democrats has recently been “ordained….an archbishop in the church of progressive sanctimony.” For a while now, Nancy Pelosi’s been the country’s expert on morality (e.g., border wall: immoral; abortion on demand: moral). She’s now taken to telling the country how much she prays, and she’s urging others to do it, too – at least that old sinner, Donald Trump.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Barack Obama, Cardinal Egan, Catholic, Chuck Schumer, Donald Trump, George W. Bush, Kermit Gosnell, King Solomon, Little Sisters of the Poor, Meet the Press, MS-13, Nancy Pelosi, Pope Benedict, Roe v. Wade, Ross Douthat, Tom Brokaw, Tom Perez, Tucker Carlson
Faith & Religion, Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | December 20, 2018 7:00 AM | Comments Off on The Gospel According to Nancy: No Borders, Kill Babies
Written by David E. Smith
We start off our first Spotlight podcast of September with a timely conversation as Monte Larrick hosts Steve Karlen, North American Director of 40 Days for Life. This year’s 40 Days for Life campaign will run from September 26 through November 4.
The purpose of the campaign is “to access God’s power through prayer, fasting, and peaceful vigils outside abortion centers to end abortion.” Steve stresses that prayer is the foundation of 40 Days for Life and the means by which God’s people are able to “overturn Roe v.… Continue Reading
This week’s Spotlight conversation between Monte Larrick and Mary Hallan FioRito took place at the annual Lake County Right to Life Banquet, which was held July 27th in Mundelein, Illinois.
Ms. FioRito received her Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1993. Upon conferral of her degree, she was chosen by the late Joseph Cardinal Bernardin to serve as Director of Pro-life Activities for the Archdiocese of Chicago. She subsequently served the Archdiocese as its first female Vice-Chancellor and then as Executive Assistant to the late Francis Cardinal George, until his death in 2015.… Continue Reading
Tags: Archdiocese of Chicago, Brett Kavanaugh, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Francis Cardinal George, Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Lake County Right to Life, Mary Hallan Fiorito, NIFLA v. Becerra, Roe v. Wade
Faith & Religion, Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | August 14, 2018 4:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: Mary Hallan FioRito on Pro-Life Politics and Culture
Written by Dr. Michael Brown
The warning is bleak and dire. “People will die” we are told with gravitas and concern. And the warning comes from the academic elite, from students, faculty, and alumni of Yale University Law School. Yes, people will die if Justice Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed.
This is the latest example of apocalyptic fear-mongering associated with the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. To paraphrase the collective hysteria of the left, “Kavanaugh’s confirmation would mean the end of the world!”… Continue Reading