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Amicus Curiae
A Physician at a women's clinic in the daylight, A Hit Man by night, Tells clients other options exist But sees money and accepts it....
Jun 9, 20151 min read


Dystopian Utopia: The Giver and the Sanctity of Human Life
At just under 200 pages, The Giver by Lois Lowry is about a one- or two-day read. The novel tells of a society that seeks perfection at...
Jan 12, 20154 min read


Five Great Anti-War Movies
Movies can be a valuable resource for consistent life ethic activists. A movie that touches on one of the life issues can engage...
Jan 12, 20154 min read
Sexual Assault on Campus, and Why the Accused Should Still Have Justice
Sexual assault is a serious issue, especially on college campuses. The White House’s “It’s On Us” Campaign, launched in September, is...
Jan 12, 20155 min read


The Imago Dei, or "Why should secularists care about human life?"
I’ve had a few Christian pro-life friends of mine (kindly) tell me they don’t really understand how a secularist can defend the pro-life...
Jan 12, 20153 min read


After Abortion: The Hard Questions
Contemporary “pro-life” discourse often emphasizes—and rightly so—the goal of ending legal abortion. My criticism of much of it, however,...
Jan 12, 20158 min read


Argument From Bodily Rights
The Supreme Court’s momentous 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade was meant to settle the abortion issue once and for all. Instead, the debate...
Jan 12, 20156 min read


Increasingly Isolated: States’ Misguided Attempts to Preserve the Death Penalty
When an ill-conceived yet deeply entrenched practice loses popularity and becomes less common, it does not always fade away quietly....
Jan 12, 20157 min read


Preventing a New Cold War: A Proposal for Resolving the Ukraine Crisis
A new Cold War is rapidly taking shape. Relations between the United States and Russia have deteriorated dramatically this past year as...
Jan 12, 201512 min read


A Migrant's Right to Life and the War Against the Weak
Unaccompanied children from Central and South America have entered the United States by the tens of thousands, and more are on their way....
Jan 12, 20153 min read


Scalia Wrong on Torture
Federal Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, when interviewed by Radio Television Suisse on December 10, reportedly invoked the ticking...
Jan 12, 20153 min read


The Greatest Civil Rights Issue of the 21st Century
On January 22nd I jumped into a vehicle with 5 other people at 4 AM and headed to DC for the March for Life. I had not been to the march...
May 11, 20144 min read
Choice, So Cruel And Vial
It was my body and his choice I had a heart; then I had none There was no crime yet I was jailed; Mourning without a grave, alone You...
May 11, 20141 min read


The Encounter: A Way Forward For Peace & Life
The encounter. This is what brought us together. On a rainy spring day, Saturday, March 29, in Philadelphia on the campus of Villanova...
May 11, 20146 min read


War's Impact on Individuals
Conflict is not always a bad thing. It is, at times, even necessary to use conflict effectively to bring internal tensions to the surface...
May 11, 20144 min read


As the Consistent Life Ethic Grows, So Does Opposition to the Death Penalty
At the inaugural Life/Peace/Justice Conference in Philadelphia this past March, I had the opportunity as a representative of...
May 11, 20143 min read


Renewing the Peace Movement
One part of promoting a consistent ethic of life is a cause very dear to my heart, namely, the pursuit of peace, of finding ways for...
May 11, 20148 min read


Liberalism Without Its Soul
Purdue University hosted a joltingly eye-opening debate March 3 on the resolution “Is Abortion a Human Rights Injustice?” Arguing the...
May 11, 20144 min read
Why My Lai?- What Caused American Soldiers to Commit Atrocities in Vietnam?
When most Americans think of war atrocities, they usually think of Nazi concentration camps or “ethnic cleansing” in Bosnia, Uganda, and...
May 11, 201410 min read


The Emergence of Fourth-Wave Feminism
Fourth Wave Feminism reflects the emerging phase in the evolution of true feminist thought. The First Wave of feminism (1840-1920) was...
May 11, 20144 min read
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