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On the Beauty of Each Wonderful Life
One of the most timeless Christmas stories of the past century is Frank Capra’s classic film It’s a Wonderful Life. Initially a box...
Feb 6, 20164 min read


Distorted Ethics: A Review of the China Mirage
The United States imposed an oil embargo in mid-1941 on Japan, then engaged in the military conquest of China and parts of Southeast...
Feb 6, 20169 min read


Life Lessons With Josh
Question: “One of the most common questions I get about being pro-life is ‘But what if the mother was raped?’ I stand for all life, even...
Feb 6, 20165 min read


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...
Oct 30, 20153 min read


Children of War: More Reasons Social Conservatives Should Oppose a Hawkish Foreign Policy
Social conservatives often express concern for children’s need for a stable and traditional home life, with both biological parents...
Oct 30, 20158 min read


Voting Matters: The Battle for the Soul of America
I don't think I know of a single person who would deny that voting matters. In our Democratic Republic, we have a chance to participate...
Oct 30, 20159 min read


Women in Need of Complete Information on the Pill
Life Matters Journal is collaborating with The Guiding Project to bring you this regular column. April Jaure is the Blog Coordinator at...
Oct 30, 20154 min read


Influences on the Vulnerable: Abortion and Assisted Suicide Decisions Are Not So “Private”
What do assisted suicide and abortion have in common? So many things. Like the death of an individual at the hand of a physician. They...
Oct 30, 20154 min read


Our Identity Remains the Same Throughout Our Entire Life
I have been heavily involved in the pro-life movement for about five years now. I have done outreach with a number of pro-life groups,...
Oct 30, 201513 min read
"Many That Live Deserve Death" - But The Fellowship Suggests Taking Courage Instead of Tak
The legendary story of The Lord of the Rings begins with The Fellowship of the Ring, in which all of Hobbiton is preparing to celebrate...
Oct 30, 20157 min read


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,...
Oct 30, 201512 min read


Women & Girls in The Wizard of Oz
The International L. Frank Baum & All Things Oz Historical Foundation held a fundraiser in August 2014 in connection with the house in...
Oct 30, 201512 min read


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...
Oct 30, 201510 min read


We Are Beloved
As I write, the United States is angry, anxious, saddened, and split over the shootings of unarmed black men by white police officers in...
Oct 30, 20157 min read


Rejecting Mass Murder: Looking Back on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States devastated the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on, respectively, August 6th and 9th, 1945, in what were—to...
Oct 30, 20154 min read


A Pro-Life Analysis of Obergefell v. Hodges
On June 4, Ryan Bomberger of the Radiance Foundation called out LGBT rights leaders for their hypocritical support of abortion. In...
Oct 30, 20155 min read
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No Planned Parenthood in Pittsburgh City Schools! [testimony 4]
TESTIMONY TO THE PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD June 22, 2015 Maggie Anderson, parent & resident of Pittsburgh Good evening. I’d like to...
Jun 22, 20152 min read
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No Planned Parenthood in Pittsburgh City Schools! [testimony 3]
TESTIMONY TO THE PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD June 22, 2015 Natalie Grabowski, RN Hello! My name is Natalie Grabowski, and I'm a...
Jun 22, 20153 min read
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No Planned Parenthood in Pittsburgh City Schools! [testimony 2]
The following is a brief testimony given at the June 22, 2015, Pittsburgh School Board public hearing -- Rachel is a friend and local...
Jun 22, 20152 min read
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No Planned Parenthood in Pittsburgh City Schools! [testimony 1]
The following is a brief testimony given by Aimee Murphy (LMJ's Executive Director) at the June 22, 2015 Pittsburgh City School Board...
Jun 22, 20153 min read
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