Today’s post is by guest author Michelle Zhang. I recently read this statement from several people on Twitter, “Today, the greatest sexual assault on women is the assault on her right to choose.” I’ve seen the comparison over and over again between rape and taking away abortion rights but that comment really hit me. In […]
Today’s post is by guest author Nulono. You’re probably very familiar with this graph by now. Many have been declaring this a success, and in early 2009 with a statistically significant (outside the margin of error) majority it appeared it was. The trend we’re seeing in youth is very promising. In 2010, however, […]
Today’s post is by guest author Nulono. Two interesting dilemmas are the Ship of Theseus paradox and the Loki’s Wager fallacy. Basically, the ship of Theseus was an important ship in ancient Greece (for reasons that aren’t important). This ship was so important that the Athenians decided it needed to be preserved. So, through the […]
Today’s post is by guest author Michelle Zhang. Saturday, September 25, 2010, marked the 30th Anniversary of the One-Child Policy in China. Lifenews.com featured an article that reminds of us the consequences of this law. For years we have heard horror stories of forced sterilization and even forced abortions. Family planning officials frequently jail couples […]
Editor’s note: As part of our new Secular Sidewalk program, Monday blog posts will be written by sidewalk counselors. This week, our guest blogger is Heather, an atheist from Virginia. It’s about 6:00 am, on a Saturday morning. I am packed with my lawn chair, pro-life literature, a diaper bag with everything from baby stuff […]