Be a Hero, Save A Whale - Feed the Homeless, Go to Jail
The homeless lump on the bench. It’s filthy. You can’t see a face -- this thing is covered up against the evening, only its feet sticking...
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- Oct 30, 2015
- 12 min
What's in it for the Born?
The Oxford English Dictionary defines “humanize” as 1) “to make more humane” and 2) “to give a human character to.” When we say,...
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- Oct 30, 2015
- 10 min
A Red State Ends the Death Penalty: How Conservatives in Nebraska Came to Reject Capital Punishment
On May 27, Nebraska became the first red state since North Dakota in the 1970s to repeal the death penalty. As the country has shifted...
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- May 11, 2014
- 4 min
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...
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- Feb 13, 2014
- 4 min
Pope Francis Talks Economics
The Argentinean pontiff has made it part of his papacy to speak out very vocally for the oppressed. He has spoken to the people about...
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- Feb 13, 2014
- 2 min
Hypocrisy on Human Life: Pro-lifers & The Death Penalty
Wendy Davis, a confirmed supporter of late-term abortion, has come in for severe criticism from Texas Republicans, who argue that...
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- Feb 13, 2014
- 4 min
Does Fetal Pain Matter?
When Gabby Gingras was a baby, she nearly scratched out both of her eyes with her fingers. As a toddler she chewed her tongue, gnawed at...
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- Feb 13, 2014
- 4 min
Belgium's Child Euthanasia Laws
The Jahi McMath legal battle at Children’s Hospital Oakland over a brain-dead 13-year-old provides a stark contrast to a law passed...
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- Sep 11, 2013
- 1 min
Human Trafficking Statistics
BY MARY STROKA Today we need to pray for our country, in remembrance of 9/11, and for Osama bin Laden, who orchestrated the devastating...
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- Feb 23, 2013
- 5 min
Human Rights: What Are They, and How Do We Know Them When We See Them?
BY ELIZABETH THOMSON An important thing worth remembering is that protecting life is not solely a religious or political issue -- it is a...
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- Feb 9, 2013
- 4 min
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Series, 1.0: Michael's Suicide & the Worth of One
BY ELIZABETH THOMSON Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a 1990s coming-of-age novel that covers every aspect of human...
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