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
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
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
I remembered something. . . .Back when this blog was at its old site, when it was still with WORLD, a full three years ago, I wrote this, in a post about how Tommy Thompson, for all of his accomplishments, didn’t have a chance at
I would like to propose to the American Idol contestants, nearly all of whom are trying to do that jazzed-up, R&B, improvisational sort of vocal styling, to just listen to Aretha Franklin. Either learn from her or stop even trying. Here she is, performing at
Anne Applebaum sees the crash of Flight 1549, with the marvel that everyone survived thanks to cool work from the pilot and passengers, as a metaphor for our times, indeed, as the undoing of 9/11: If one were searching for an appropriate metaphor — and,
The British newspaper “The Independent” reminds us of an adage that both conservatives and liberals would do well to remember: “An old American aphorism has it that politicians campaign in poetry, but govern in prose. We can be sure that the poetry will continue to
This is an important day, the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States. This is the place to talk about it.
The feeling in the air is palpable, the sense that the inauguration of Barack Obama will herald a new era of some kind. What that era will consist of is uncertain. Most Americans, even many conservatives, are optimistic, feeling that President Obama will usher in
. . .in an Obama administration?
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