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Abortion as a social good?
/500 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderOn October 13, Slate published a piece by Hannah Rosin called “Abortion is Great,” in which Rosin discusses the views of pro-choice author Katha Pollitt and explains why more pro-choicers should embrace abortion as a social good. My blog post here is my initial reactions as I read Rosin’s piece. Rosin points out that 6 […]
Appealing to Authorities
/500 Comments/in Uncategorized /by admin[Today’s guest post by Nate Sheets is the fourth of a series. The next post in the series will arrive sometime next week.] When we would rather trust another person’s opinion over any evidence presented, we may very well be appealing to authority. Again, remember that with logical fallacies, we are focusing on nothing more than […]
Check us out on the Friendly Atheist podcast
/2 Comments/in Religion, Speeches, Discussions, Presentations /by Kelsey HazzardSPL representative Monica Snyder appeared on the most recent episode of the Friendly Atheist podcast. Click here to listen, and let us know what you think!
How Do You Understand Someone’s Position on Abortion?
/226 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardIn the past week or two, an article entitled How Do You Change Someone’s Mind on Abortion? Tell Them You Had One has been making the rounds. The title is slightly misleading; the bulk of the article focuses on gay rights activism, specifically, the connection between personally knowing an LGBT person and increased support for […]
Brittany Maynard and the ethics of assisted suicide
/338 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardSeveral readers have asked me to discuss the Brittany Maynard story. Your wish is my command. For those who somehow aren’t aware, Brittany Maynard (right) is a young woman, only three years older than me, who has been diagnosed with a very aggressive form of brain cancer. Doctors informed her that she could not be […]
New Brochure: Why Should Non-Christians Care About Abortion?
/25 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardOnce upon a time, pretty much all that Secular Pro-Life did was create religiously neutral brochures for other pro-life groups to use. SPL’s founders were campus activists at the time and we saw a desperate need for handouts without Bible verses on them. Times have changed—we’ve gotten older, and Secular Pro-Life has extended its reach […]
Dismantling the argument that pro-life laws invite forced abortions
/500 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardProtestor’s sign reads “Choice is the American Way” Raise your hand if you’ve heard this argument in favor of Roe v. Wade: If a government can force women to gestate, it can also force them to abort. There’s some pathos here. It’s a nice, balanced sentence that sounds good to the ear. But strip the pathos […]
Saving babies, or killing them?
/102 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Sarah Terzo[Today’s blog post by Sarah Terzo is part of our paid blogging program. Sarah is a pro-life atheist, a frequent contributor to Live Action News, a board member of the Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians, and the force behind ClinicQuotes.com.] We live in a country where doctors can elect to kill an unborn baby […]
Join us in the Big Apple
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardDid you miss us the last time we were in NYC? Have no fear. We’re coming back in just two weeks! This time our host is Fordham University Respect for Life. Secular Pro-Life president Kelsey Hazzard will present at Fordham on Saturday, October 18 at 6:00 p.m. The students are still working on reserving a […]
Ad Hominem Fallacies Derail Conversations
/128 Comments/in Uncategorized /by admin[Today’s guest post by Nate Sheets in the third of a series. The next post in the series will arrive sometime next week.] Like the Straw Man last week, this week’s logical fallacy is one of the more commonly-known logical fallacies: the ad hominem. An ad hominem fallacy occurs when we attack our opponent for their […]