[Today’s guest post by Shannon Morrow is part of our paid blogging program.] Today’s world is truly global. The past hundred years have seen incredible improvements in communication and transportation that have allowed us to interact with people all over the world, from different upbringings, backgrounds, religions, and cultures. We are interacting with people completely […]
[Today’s post by guest author Alycia Hartley is part of our paid blogging program.] As a resident of the Midwest, I have come to appreciate the seasons and seeing what was once dead or bare, come to life during the spring and summer. With some hesitancy, small financial investment (this means a lot for a […]
Some religious people suggest you can’t have morality without God, and therefore atheists have no reason to act morally. Some atheists respond by saying we shouldn’t need the threat of eternal damnation to inspire us to act decently. As an agnostic, I don’t see why a belief in God is necessary in order to want […]
In “Roe v. Wade: Still Controversial After All These Years,” the women’s magazine MORE features women who changed their positions on abortion. Reporter Melinda Dodd came to us looking for some diverse voices, and we delivered! Three of the ten stories come from Secular Pro-Life members. They’re reprinted below, with emphasis added. On page three, […]
[Today’s blog is re-posted from “Yeah, but…“] Even as Planned Parenthood moves away from the “Pro-choice” label, more Americans are adopting it. Again. According to Gallup 48% of Americans describe themselves as “pro-choice,” compared to 44% who describe themselves as “pro-life.” Yet only last year Gallup reported a record low number of self-described pro-choicers (41%, compared to 50% “pro-life”). That’s […]
(You should be able to click on the photos to see larger versions. See additional photos here.) Several SPL supporters and I attended San Francisco’s annual Walk for Life West Coast last Saturday. The WFLWC includes an hour long rally at the Civic Center before marching down Market St. through the center of San Francisco’s […]
Last week, Students for Life of America welcomed its third class of Wilberforce Fellows. The year-long fellowship trains promising pro-life college, law, and medical students in leadership skills. The goal, of course, is to ensure that the next generation of pro-life leadership is up to the task. But there is also another goal: the promotion […]
[From “I think, therefore I blog,” Jameson Graber considers the dynamics between Secular Pro-Life and a) religious pro-lifers and b) pro-choice secularists. Excerpts are reprinted with permission.] SPL’s blog regularly receives comments from people trying to “uncover” their secret religious affiliation. Their presence at the Reason Rally was not exactly well-received by all. Why is this? … Accusing […]
So apparently there’s this podcast called Ask an Atheist (AaA) that asked their listeners to provide non-religious reasons to oppose abortion. On June 17th, AaA discussed these responses and other abortion-related topics during their show entitled “The Other A-word.” Listen to the full show (or download it) here. Please note: the online audio clip displays […]
Since SPL’s presence at the American Atheists Convention, we have had multiple people accuse us of being a secretly religious/Christian group, and insist that there is no such thing as a non-religious pro-lifer. According to this recent Gallup report, 19% of atheists, agnostics, and those with no religious preference identify as “pro-life.” While Gallup’s findings […]
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