Marriage Matters: For Kids, for Parents, and for Religious Liberty
Marriage between a man and a woman is rooted in our nature–“in biology, not bigotry”–sex between men and women makes babies, society needs babies, and babies need a father as well as a mother. But the proponents of same-sex marriage want the government to declare in law that there is no difference between same-sex and opposite-sex unions, and anyone who thinks otherwise is promoting bigotry. This will have major ramifications for those who believe in marriage in the traditional sense–especially religious citizens and organizations.
Does Increased Welfare Spending or Pro-Life Legislation Reduce Abortion?
Catholics in Alliance recently released a study questioning the effectiveness of pro-life legislation and arguing that greater spending on welfare programs was a better strategy for reducing abortion. Unfortunately, their study is seriously flawed. Rigorous analysis of their own data indicates that increased welfare spending only has little to no impact on abortion. Public funding restrictions and informed-consent laws, however, are effective at reducing abortion rates.
A Dangerous Time to be a Black Baby
Nearly half of all African-American pregnancies end in abortion, and social inequality isn’t the only reason why.
Pro-Life Politicians Have Made a Difference, Pro-Life Laws Work
During the past 35 years, the pro-life movement has made real progress. The number of abortions has fallen in 12 out of the past 14 years and the total number of abortions has declined by 21 percent since 1990. These gains are largely due to pro-life political victories at the federal level in the 1980s and at the state level in the 1990s which have made it easier to pass pro-life legislation.
When is it Acceptable for a “Pro-Life” Voter to Vote for a “Pro-Choice” Candidate?
The Golden Rule should serve as a guide to those weighing a vote for “pro-choice” politicians.
Little Murders
In an address delivered on October 17, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput stated that ”Prof. Douglas Kmiec has a strong record of service to the Church and the nation in his past. But I think his activism for Senator Barack Obama, and the work of Democratic-friendly groups like Catholics United and Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, have done a disservice to the Church, confused the natural priorities of Catholic social teaching, undermined the progress pro-lifers have made, and provided an excuse for some Catholics to abandon the abortion issue instead of fighting within their parties and at the ballot box to protect the unborn.”
Thinking About Thinking About Greed
We must look beyond trust and greed and instead discover thrift. A response to Harold James.
The Scandal Beneath the Crisis
Kevin Jackson calls for moral cooperation instead of government regulation. A response to Harold James.
Forward to the Past
The current financial crisis may provide an opportunity to build stronger families and communities.
Obama and Infanticide
Obama’s latest excuse for opposing the Illinois Born-Alive Infants Protection Act is that the law was “unnecessary” because babies surviving abortions were already protected. It won’t fly.
Thinking About Greed
Beginning in the time of Aristotle and leading up to the current financial crisis, greed and trust have played important yet shifting roles in the structure of the world’s economies. One of the reasons we face the current crisis is our failure to deal with either properly.
Obama’s Abortion Extremism
Sen. Barack Obama’s views on life issues ranging from abortion to embryonic stem cell research mark him as not merely a pro-choice politician, but rather as the most extreme pro-abortion candidate to have ever run on a major party ticket.
Introducing Public Discourse
An introductory letter from the founder and editor of Public Discourse.
