In a new article by Jill Filipovic titled "The Anti-Abortion Movement Could Reduce Abortions if It Wanted To" is stating that the pro-life movement is inordinately obsessed with being anti-contraceptive. These arguments dodge a big bullet, and needs alot of clarity. Listen to this podcast with Jay Watts as he clears some of the misconceptions, [...]
Emailed Question: I believe that children who die before the age of accountability will go straight to heaven and spend eternity with God. There can be no greater happiness and no greater 'good' than spending eternity in heaven. After the age of accountability, I believe one must ask forgiveness of sins and accept Jesus Christ [...]
Emailed question: Think about the life that a baby will most likely lead if born to a mother who was forced to carry the child to term because abortion was illegal. This mother wanted to kill the child, so isn't there a high likelihood that the unwanted child will suffer neglect and abuse at the hands of [...]
Is the RU-486 method of abortion any less cruel or "humane" than other forms of Abortion? Has abortion become safer and safer for women, undermining the point that abortion is dangerous? If abortion becomes increasingly private and less open to the charges of being gruesome and ugly, do these claims hold up to scrutiny? Does Jessica Valenti misunderstand or misrepresent the pro-life position?
If we have strong privately held convictions, but we do not allow those convictions to lead to any discernible action, then it's as good as meaningless. But yet, this is a praiseworthy "virtue" in our culture?
