According to this story, Jim Wallis, president of Sojourners, in conjunction with a few Democrat lawmakers, is proposing Christian support for a new bill ostensibly designed to reduce the number of abortions. “Helping young people to delay sexual activity, preventing the pregnancies that people don't want, economically supporting low-income women to give them real choice... Continue Reading →
More From Eugenic Soil
In my recent Nazi euthanasia lecture, I argued that it is not in our best interest to claim that certain actions and procedures are linked to Nazism because then the defending party would only need to demonstrate that his actions aren't the same as Nazi actions. In almost all cases, this would prove true. The... Continue Reading →
The Soil of Eugenics
Eugenics--the thought that we can improve the human race through genetic engineering--has been around since the 19th Century; it started by taking God out of the picture (naturalism). It quickly joined hands with Darwinian evolution and the modern penchant for progress. It came to full flower in Germany, of course; yet, it has been in... Continue Reading →
Blind Eyes for Threats to Women
I hope women's groups get access to this story out of Iran. I remember my surprise when women's rights groups supported Bill Clinton for President and, afterwards, supported him through the entire intern ordeal. I thought, at that point, their credibility was shot. I figured their on-going work would be no more effective than Jimmy... Continue Reading →
Globs of Tissue Remember
You may click here to read a fascinating story concerning research which shows that fetuses have memories. The researchers were able to test at 30 weeks gestation and demonstrate that the child in the womb was able to recall and respond and even learn to respond more quickly over the course of the experiment. The... Continue Reading →
Pro Choice?
One of the unintended consequences of the pro-choice movement may turn out to be the oppression of women. Ironic, isn't it? The liberation movement championed free choice for all women. The right to abortion became the right for the women to choose whether or not they would have the child. Now, however, a trend appears... Continue Reading →
Green with Frustration
For quite some time, California has produced no small collection of green-friendly laws, codes, and commandments. The situation appears to be completely out of hand now. Such confusion was inevitable, I think, because people have too many interests at stake to be objective about what is best for all (either for all people or all... Continue Reading →
Eugenics Alive, But Which Population
The blogosphere is lighting up with conversation and debate over Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's comments related to eugenics. In case you haven't heard, she said, Frankly I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don’t want to have... Continue Reading →
Neda May Have Been Christian
According to this report from Jihad Watch, Neda Soltani, symbol of the Iranian protests, was a Christian. There are many implications from this information. Apparently, the picture of her which circulated around the world originally cropped out the cross she wore around her neck. See the picture and a more complete discussion at Get Religion. ... Continue Reading →
Would You Like Universal Healthcare?
If you think you would like universal healthcare, check out this video! (The Lego figures are a bonus).
Organic Beware
According to this article, organic may not actually mean organic. Be aware.
The Moron Brothers
If you haven't seen the video below, you owe it to yourself to taste this little slice of Southern pie. If you ever wonder what it's like to live in Kentucky...
How Goofy Can the Greenies Get?
This article bemoans the fact that Obama's administration is not going to put a tax on cow burping. They attribute the lack of cow belching legislation to a powerful farmers lobby. First of all, it seems to me that it would have to be a ranchers lobby, rather than a farmers lobby. Nevertheless, the article... Continue Reading →
Too Good to Pass Up
Fantastic Advertisement! I haven’t seen an ad this good in a long time. This is classic. Nicely done. Wish I could go to the main event. http://www.visionforumministries.org/calvinvsdarwin/
Old-fashioned eye for an eye?
According to this story, Scott Roeder--the man who killed abortionists George Tiller--was “very religious” but in an Old Testament “eye-for-an-eye way.” A number of things could be said about such a statement; I will limit my comments to these two points. First, "very religious" means almost nothing. That phrase could describe anyone from Eckart Tolle to... Continue Reading →
Gregory C. Cochran 