Evelyn Birge Vitz and Paul C. Vitz write on Women, Abortion, and the Brain , examining the traumatized response of even some pro-choice who’ve had abortions. “For many women, their abortion turns out to have been a nightmare from which they cannot wake up.”
Also from Public Discourse , Carson Holloway’s reflection on The Sources of Liberal Intolerance . “It remains a vexing question why they [liberals] should so often succumb to the very illiberal spirit they claim to reject. The answer is to be found in three aspects of contemporary liberal ideology.” One of them, for example, is their belief in Progress. Public Discourse is published by the Witherspoon Institute .
William Saunders of Americans United for Life writes about Abortion and Military Facilities , in an article on “The Effect of the Burris Amendment in the Department of Defense Authorization Bill.”
The Daily Telegraph reports on India’s “Prostitutes of God” , or devadasi . ““Many devadasi are sold into the sex trade by their families,” says the subject of the story. “The parents know that they’re not really giving their children to be religious servants, but they turn a blind eye.” The women “see themselves as superior to non-religious prostitutes — and even though they often dress to look different, with distinctive jewellery and clothes — I don’t think the clients see much difference.”
The Calvinist theologian Douglas Wilson describes Sarah Palin and the Narrative Arc , while Doctor Zero discusses The Palin Card .
The actor Martin Sheen and director Emilio Estevez talk about their new movie The Way .
A Salon.com reviewer describes the haunting story of a once powerful Jewish family, The Hare With Amber Eyes .
The Catholic archbishop of Melbourne has declared that pop songs will not be played at funerals . “According to a recent study, the signature anthem for Australian Rules football team Collingwood is one of the most popular funeral songs in Melbourne, together with Frank Sinatra’s My Way and Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful World .”
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