“The Crowning Savagery of War”: A Mormon Condemnation of the Atom Bomb
Many beliefs and practices of early Mormonism such as polygamy, theo-democracy, the Order of Enoch, and the hope for Zion were profoundly...
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- Jun 9, 2015
- 11 min
True Life: Choosing Life
Editor’s Note: In an article for the Daily Mail, Gillian Relf described her experience of caring for her 47-year-old son, Stephen, who...
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- Jun 9, 2015
- 1 min
In Memoriam: Rose Evans (1928-2015)
Rose Evans, an advocate for the consistent ethic of life and contributor to Life Matters Journal, passed away on April 13 at the age of...
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- Jun 9, 2015
- 6 min
Why the Campaign Against ISIS Must End: A Just War Analysis
The myriad atrocities committed by the organization known variously as the Islamic State, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, or...
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- Jun 9, 2015
- 4 min
Mercy as the Highest Form of Patriotism: Thoughts on the Tsarnaev Sentence
Krystle Marie Campbell, Lu Lingzi, and Martin William Richard, an 8-year-old boy, were killed by Tamerlan Tsarnaev, and his younger...
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- Jun 9, 2015
- 6 min
But God, He Did It First!
In war, there is not always a clear-cut bad guy and good guy. People fight for all kinds of reasons. In this story, there is an obvious...
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- Jun 9, 2015
- 7 min
Tricked: Documentary Film Shines Light on Human Trafficking in the U.S.
“I just knew that sex got me attention and attention got me something that I thought was close to love.” These are the words of Danielle,...
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- Jun 9, 2015
- 3 min
Being Pregnant in College Just Got Easier
Students for Life: Pregnant on Campus Initiative The girl touches a growing bump under her violet-colored shirt and furrows her eyebrows....
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- Jun 9, 2015
- 2 min
Physician-Assisted Suicide: Contrary to Human Dignity, Promises of Medicine
Brittany Maynard, an attractive and vivacious 29-year-old, spent the last few months of her life campaigning for the cause of “death with...
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- Jun 9, 2015
- 16 min
Moral Intuition, Logic, and the Abortion Debate
Moral principles must be based on pre-logical moral intuitions and laws should be based on those moral principles. (Of course, to say...
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- Jun 9, 2015
- 1 min
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....
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- Sep 13, 2011
- 6 min
Family Planning Freedom is Pro-Life
BY MARY KRANE DERR The right to access the full range of voluntary family planning methods is often neglected or actively undermined in...
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- Sep 13, 2011
- 1 min
Sonnet -- At 40 Weeks
BY LILIANNA SERBICKI Swollen, a dream on its way to fruition; Nothing romantic. Lense (soft-focus) gone. Real fruit bruises; a real fruit...
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- Sep 13, 2011
- 5 min
Ten Years Later
BY AIMEE BEDOY I am writing this ten years to the day that those towers fell. And ten years later, I want us to discuss what we have...
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- Sep 13, 2011
- 2 min
The Abolition of Capital Punishment in Illinois
BY NICHOLAS NEAL The abolition of the death penalty in Illinois began when Governor George Ryan placed a moratorium on capital punishment...
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- Sep 13, 2011
- 13 min
Justice in the Face of Unknowing
BY AIMEE BEDOY & STEVEN OETJEN A quandary of major proportions faces our nation in this day and age. It could be a matter of life and...
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- Sep 13, 2011
- 2 min
The Rebels Storming Tripoli
BY NICHOLAS NEAL & AIMEE BEDOY On Tuesday, August 23rd, the rebel forces in Libya stormed Gadhafi's capital of Tripoli, thus declaring...
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- Sep 13, 2011
- 8 min
Just War, Just Peace, Or What?
BY BILL SAMUEL What should our attitude -- as individuals, social movements and nations -- be toward war? When, if ever, is war...
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- Sep 13, 2011
- 1 min
Mother to Child
BY OLIVIA MELDRUM While I am mistress of my mind, You will sleep safely every hour. No morning will you wake to find My warmth turned...
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- Sep 13, 2011
- 4 min
A Terse Nonpartisan Assessment of Our Political Prospects
BY JULIA SMUCKER It's that time of year again -- or has been, since sometime last year. The mud is flying left and right as a motley...
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