January 23, 2009

According to another one of those studies, the job that scores highest on the happiness index for people who hold it is (believe it or not) being a pastor! Here are the top ten in order of happiness: 1. Clergy Job Description: Conduct religious worship

January 23, 2009

So says “The Washington Post.” From Bush’s ‘War’ On Terror Comes to a Sudden End: President Obama yesterday eliminated the most controversial tools employed by his predecessor against terrorism suspects. With the stroke of his pen, he effectively declared an end to the “war on

January 23, 2009

Here are this year’s Oscar nominations. You can click for the complete list, but here are the big ones: 1. Best Picture: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Frost/Nixon,” “Milk,” “The Reader,” “Slumdog Millionaire.” 2. Actor: Richard Jenkins, “The Visitor”; Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon”; Sean Penn,

January 23, 2009

New York governor David Paterson has appointed state congresswoman <a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/state/ny-stsena0124,0,6143131.story" Kirsten Gillibrand to fill Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s senate seat. Caroline Kennedy, who had seemed the most likely pick, withdrew her name after facing much criticism. Speaking of which, we have never really

January 22, 2009

On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade legalized abortion. Today is the opposite of a holiday; it is an unholy-day. But we need to mark this day nonetheless.

January 22, 2009

Can anyone deny these words from Mother Teresa? “America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men. It has

January 22, 2009

I know the usual arguments–that women should have the right to control their own bodies and no government should be able to force them to keep their babies, etc.–but these are not LIBERAL arguments, as such. It would make sense for an Ayn Rand, laissez

January 22, 2009

Relevant to the topic above, Al Mohler reminds us that many of the icons of the Democratic party were once pro-life: Most Americans would probably be surprised to know that Sen. Edward Kennedy, Jesse Jackson, and former Vice President Al Gore all were once solidly

January 22, 2009

One of the best books I’ve ever read about abortion is Abortion and the Early Church by Michael J. Gorman. It turns out that, far from being a modern medical procedure, abortion was rampant in the ancient world. Especially in Rome. And Christians, as well

January 22, 2009

On the mall of our nation’s Capitol, where two days earlier over a million people gathered to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama, pro-lifers will march today to commemorate and mourn the passage of Roe v. Wade, legalizing our national holocaust. Attend in your mind


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