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“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...
Jun 9, 20154 min read
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...
Jun 9, 201511 min read
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...
Jun 9, 20151 min read


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...
Jun 9, 20156 min read


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...
Jun 9, 20154 min read


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...
Jun 9, 20156 min read


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,...
Jun 9, 20157 min read


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....
Jun 9, 20153 min read


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...
Jun 9, 20152 min read


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...
Jun 9, 201516 min read
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


HR36 is Imperfect - Can You Support it Anyway?
Tomorrow, May 13, 2015, the United State House of Representatives will bring up HR36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, for a...
May 12, 20154 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
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