Secular Pro-Life does not take an official position on what gun control measures are best suited to end the scourge of school shootings in America. We do, however, take an official position on ignorant bullshit memes: we are opposed. So when we saw this questionable meme comparing gun policy to abortion policy, we felt the […]
The adoption documentary I Lived On Parker Avenue will be released on March 8—less than three weeks away! I got a sneak peek, and it is an incredible film. In 30 minutes, I Lived On Parker Avenue traces the lives of 19-year-old David; his adoptive parents and grandparents; his biological mother, Melissa, and her family; and […]
Last week we asked our facebook fans: “Do you unfriend people who disagree with you about abortion? Why or why not?” The overwhelming majority answered no. A few said they would unfriend a pro-choicer under specific circumstances. No one gave an unqualified yes. Jennifer B.: No. For lots of reasons, including: (1) Those people are […]
The pro-life movement has science and logic on its side, but that’s not enough to persuade everyone; we mustn’t discount the power of storytelling. Life-affirming stories have always played a crucial role, and today, I want to highlight two organizations that focus on this area. (1) You may remember Pro-Life Champions as the organization that […]
Last week, we asked our facebook followers: “If a pro-lifer has little disposable income and lives in a remote or rural area (assume no nearby CPCs, abortion clinics, or pro-life-related events), what are some ways he or she could still contribute to pro-life work?” Here are some of our favorite answers. (You can read all […]
It’s that time of year, when I rave about the Wilberforce Fellowship and Stevens Fellowship offered through Students for Life of America (SFLA) and encourage you to apply. The Wilberforce Fellowship brings together a select group of pro-life college students—who are already leaders of their campus organizations—and trains them to take their leadership skills to […]
Switzerland has recently banned the practice of boiling lobsters alive, on the grounds that they might feel pain. And while we can easily accuse Switzerland of hypocrisy for being preoccupied with lobsters after they’ve deemed it okay to kill innocent humans through abortion and euthanasia, let’s not be dismissive. Fetal development at 20 weeks No […]
Last weekend, we traveled to San Francisco for the Walk for Life West Coast. California’s counterpart to the March for Life brought together people from all walks of life. Liberals and conservatives, atheists and Christians, and people of every race and nationality joined forces in support of children in the womb and their mothers. It […]
The Walk for Life West Coast, San Francisco’s answer to the March for Life, takes place this weekend. Here are some things to do. Friday, January 26 (tonight) Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust will display pro-life messages on light boards at Union Square, corner of Powell and Post, starting around 6:00 p.m. Then at 7:30, […]
Americans United for Life (AUL) just released its annual legislative guidebook, Defending Life, which tracks state laws, provides model legislation, and suggests priorities for legislators in each state. [Full disclosure: I once interned at AUL.] AUL also releases an annual ranking, the Life List, which is based on the degree of legal protection each state […]