by Timothy Kirchoff — In an interview with retired pastor Pat Kahnke, former pro-life leader Rob Schenck explained one of the experiences that ultimately reshaped his perspective on abortion. A number of years ago, after being arrested during a political protest, Schenck was briefly detained in Alabama, in the Montgomery County Jail (jails are usually temporary pre-trial holding facilities, while prisons are for holding people post-sentencing). Schenck found himself in the s

by Sarah Terzo — This post is a continuation of a series. Read Part I, Part II, and Part III. On August 6, 1945, the United States became the first and only nation to use nuclear weapons against another nation with the bombing of Hiroshima. Estimates on the exact number of people killed by the bombing of Hiroshima vary. One estimate was that 140,000 people died as a result of the bombing by the end of 1945. Many children were made orphans by the atomic bomb. This is the story

by Sarah Terzo — This post is a continuation of a series. Read Part I and Part II. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. Tens of thousands of people, mostly civilians, died in the initial blast, and many more succumbed to radiation poisoning in the weeks and months after the bombing. Many children were killed, and others were orphaned. The account in this article comes from a 1951 book by Arata Osada, PhD, called Children of Hiroshim

by Sarah Terzo — This is part II of a series. You can read part I here. On August 6, 1945, the United States became the first and, so far, only country to use nuclear weapons in wartime when our leaders dropped the atomic bomb on a civilian target, the city of Hiroshima. US assessments shortly after the bombing estimated that over 60,000 people were killed in Hiroshima. A later assessment estimated roughly 140,000 people died by the end of 1945 because of the bombing. While

by Sarah Terzo — The Bombing of Hiroshima This month is the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, which took place on August 6, 1945. Some children from Hiroshima became orphans. This article tells the stories of three of them. The accounts are from Arata Osada, PhD, Children of Hiroshima, originally published in 1951. Osada interviewed children who survived the bombing. The book was translated into English by Yoichi Fukushima. All quotes are from the 1980 edition. The thr

by Jason Jones — Originally published on The Jason Jones Show Substack. — Just this week, President Donald Trump and War Secretary Pete Hegseth stood by as four grieving families watched the remains of their children return home from the Iran war: 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, and Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton. Feehan was 25. Gonzales was just 19. Rampersad was 28. Swinton was 30. The same day, official War Department channels pu

by Miles Gloetzner — Note: Identifying details have been changed to protect the privacy of those involved and maintain confidentiality. —————— The family members stepped out of the room and paused by the door. Before they left, they told me they had spoken with Arthur about an "end-of-life option," and that he wanted to talk with me privately about his decision. I knew exactly what that meant, and a wave of mixed emotions hit me. My first thought was a pang of self-doubt: Had

by John Whitehead — Note: This article discusses suicide. — A decade ago, I wrote an article for Rehumanize in which I argued for a particular understanding of the Consistent Life Ethic. I proposed that Consistent Life Ethic activists focus their attention on four major forms of socially approved killing—abortion, assisted suicide/euthanasia, the death penalty, and war—and I offered a rationale for this focus. After a subsequent 10 years of activism and reflection, I would no

by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — In college, I had an interesting pair of minors: Geography and Management of Aging Services. In both disciplines, I learned about something I hadn’t really had exposure to before: demographics. In my Geography courses, which included Environmental Studies, the overwhelming sentiment was that the Earth’s population had stabilized fairly well overall, though there was concern for those living in countries where the population was not well balanced,

by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — My 4-year-old and I were laying in bed enjoying some early morning snuggles when he asked me if there was a war anywhere in the world. At first I deflected the question and just said I hoped there wasn’t. But then I thought better of it and realized if I didn’t give him straight (while age-appropriate) answers, who would? I told him sadly there is a war going on but emphasized that it is nowhere near where we live, and Mommy and Daddy will always

by John Whitehead — A group of activists known as a Meta Peace Team (MPT) traveled to the West Bank this autumn. These activists are committed to “creating a nonviolent alternative to militarism.” During their West Bank work, the MPT collaborated with the Palestinian-led International Solidarity Movement (ISM). The MPT and ISM’s joint mission includes “participating in Palestinian-led demonstrations, creatively disrupting activity by the Israeli occupation forces, [and] a

by Sarah Terzo — Many people claim that public assistance programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which assists people in buying food, allow lazy people to avoid working. They imagine a “welfare queen” who lives high on the hog on government benefits while refusing to work. They resent their tax dollars going to help such a person. People aren’t eating lobster and steak on SNAP, though. The monthly SNAP benefit varies , but the average amount pe

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by Sarah Terzo — On August 6, 1945, the United States became the only country ever to use nuclear weapons against another nation when our...

by Sarah Terzo — On August 6, 1945, the United States became the only country ever to use nuclear weapons in a war with the dropping of...

by Sarah Terzo — On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima. Two hundred forty-seven thousand people, over...

The Hiroshima bombing through the eyes of a child

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