Awesome people at the last Life/Peace/Justice Conference It’s not too late to sign up for the Life/Peace/Justice Conference next weekend (Friday October 21 and Saturday October 22) at the University of Texas at Austin. Tickets are just $45 for adults and $35 students. Children under 12 attending with a parent/guardian are free! Life/Peace/Justice is organized by […]
I usually despise “awareness” campaigns. Like, we all know that breast cancer exists by now. I’m all for breast cancer research, but “awareness” is a waste of everybody’s time. I’ll make an exception for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, because miscarriages and stillbirths are astoundingly under-discussed in proportion to how common they are. Many […]
Today’s cover story in Slate is about the future of the pro-life movement, and Secular Pro-Life is prominently featured. Although the author is pro-choice, she is incredibly fair and the reporting is stellar. Check it out!
This Sunday, October 16, marks the 100th anniversary of Planned Parenthood. It’s a sordid history. Planned Parenthood began as a contraceptive provider… but for all the wrong reasons. In the words of its founder, Margaret Sanger: It has been conservatively estimated that no less than one quarter of the gross incomes of our states is […]
Voiceless being screened outside the Supreme Court last Sunday night How cool is this? The producers of a movie opening in theaters nationwide next weekend didn’t hold a red carpet premiere in New York or Los Angeles to celebrate the release of their film. Instead, they chose the sidewalk outside the Supreme Court. “Voiceless,” a […]
Above: results of a genetic test showing Klinefelter Syndrome Cracked.com recently published an interesting article about “Kevin,” a man with an intersex condition known as Klinefelter Syndrome. Men with Klinefelter Syndrome have an extra X chromosome—XXY rather than XY, which impedes testosterone production. The resulting hormonal imbalance can lead to poor development of secondary sexual […]
[Cross-posted from the #HelloHyde campaign] The #HelloHyde campaign has a three-part mission: to celebrate, preserve, and expand the Hyde Amendment. Part one, celebrate, was implemented last Friday, September 30: the 40th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment. We’re pleased to say that the celebration was successful! You’ll be scrolling quite a while to get through all […]
[Cross-posted from the #HelloHyde campaign] Today is the day we’ve all been waiting for: the 40th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment! It’s easy to be part of the celebration. Tweet using the hashtag #HelloHyde. Our mission is simple: demonstrate the life-saving power of the Hyde Amendment by putting the faces of Medicaid kids front and center. […]
Cross-posted from the #HelloHyde campaign. In recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment this Friday, the Charlotte Lozier Institute has released a new analysis of its life-saving impact. The Hyde Amendment is a federal budget rider that restricts taxpayer funding of abortion through the Medicaid program. It was first passed on September 30, […]
A new report by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) shows that religiously unaffiliated Americans now make up a quarter of the American population—making us, ironically, the largest “religious group” in the country. Consistent with previous surveys, PRRI found that Millennials are driving the trend (click to enlarge): To its credit, PRRI dug deeper than […]