The Difference Three Percent Makes

by Betsy Childs Howard

According to the Planned Parenthood, just 3 percent of its services are abortion related. So why are so many clinics closing? Continue Reading »

15 Jul 2014

Autonomy’s Triumph in Canada

by David T. Koyzis

The autonomous person, liberated from the constraints of the past and free perhaps even from the stigma of social disapproval of his chosen lifestyle, has become the new god of the Canadian civil religion, almost totally eclipsing whatever communitarian elements have managed to survive the cultural shifts of recent decades. Continue Reading »

13 May 2014

Time for Pro-Lifers to Learn How to Talk About Rape

by Sarah Degner Riveros

Last month, a Swiss woman biking through India with her husband was gang raped by five attackers. In December, a female medical student, accompanied by a male friend, was riding a bus in Delhi, India, when she was brutally gang raped by eight passengers who then threw her off the moving bus… . Continue Reading »

11 Apr 2013

Life on the Divide

by Elizabeth C. Corey

On a typical afternoon, I drop off my eight-year-old daughter and her best friend at ballet lessons and return home to meet my five-year-old son’s friend for a “play date.” Their mothers and I appear to have everything in common. We all order our children’s clothes from the same upscale . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2012

Til ‘Lack of Consciousness’ Do Us Part

by Sarah J. Flashing

Last week, Pat Robertson told his viewers that he believes Alzheimer’s disease to be a “kind of death,” a basis for the un-afflicted spouse to seek divorce and move on with their life—so long as they act mercifully and provide a means for care of that spouse. This view . . . . Continue Reading »

20 Sep 2011

On Rejecting “Evangelical Feminism”

by Sarah J. Flashing

Our culture seems to be in a tug of war over who represents the truest form of feminism. The political landscape has no doubt opened up this can of worms with Bachman and Palin discussed as examples of “evangelical feminism.” Both of these women have proven that women are capable and . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2011

Rick Santorum’s Constituency of One

by Gayle Trotter

“Who would actually think they are able to do a job of this significance and this difficulty?” Gayle recently spoke with former Senator Rick Santorum about faith, politics, the presidency, and life.  Click here to listen to our fifteen minute discussion or read the . . . . Continue Reading »

24 May 2011

Planned Parenthood. The Beginning of the End?

by Sarah J. Flashing

“The behavior of our employee, as portrayed on the video, if accurate, violates PPCNJ policies, as well as our core values of protecting the welfare of minors and complying with the law, and appropriate action is being taken,”  Phyllis Kinsler, CEO of Planned Parenthood of . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 2011

Moral Blind Spots

by Amy K. Hall

The Washington Post has an interesting article in its archives: “What will future generations condemn us for?” The author, Kwame Anthony Appiah, notes that throughout history, societies have had moral blind spots:Looking back at such horrors [such as slavery and lynching], it is easy to . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Jan 2011

The Problem of Moral Revival

by Sarah J. Flashing

As a Christian and a conservative, I believe we have reached a crossroads where we need to seriously reconsider our approach to cultural engagement. The swift undercurrent of moral decay continues to take most Christians by surprise while our pragmatic approach to morality rooted in tradition and . . . . Continue Reading »

8 Sep 2010