The Calvinist International
An article from The Nation was recently making the rounds having to do with a putative “scare tactic” employed by Republicans in the debate over abortion, and particularly the abortion of babies who test positive for genetic disorders such as Down syndrome. The article lacks a good deal of argumentative cogency in my view, but that’s not […]
Given the prominence of the legacy of slavery and race at the 2016 Southern Baptist Convention and at the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America, it stands to reason that discussions over the legacy of race and slavery and their historical relationship with Evangelicalism will continue. Some of these discussions are helpful—one thinks […]
So this year’s presidential campaign has been nuts. That’s hardly profound to say. One of the things that caught my eye, however, was the very odd phenomenon of former Ron Paul supporters moving to Trump. On the face of it, this makes little sense. Ron Paul was a sort of libertarian purist, or at least […]
The recent shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs has generated a lot of media discussion, even though we know very little about the specifics of the situation at this time. The shooter may or may not have been motivated by pro-life activism, and he may or may not have been moved by overheated […]
It is not surprising that the conservative reaction to the recent Planned Parenthood scandal has been varied. Some are hopeful that these videos will have substantive effects. Others are more cynical. In either case, the footage is iconic– making plain what technocratic medical-speak really sounds like behind closed doors. One could reduce “It’s a baby” […]
I will try to compose myself and say something more thoughtful later, but for now these observations need to be made and shared regarding the latest Planned Parenthood video. At the 9minute mark PP’s Dr. Ginde says, “It’s a baby.” At the 10:30 mark, she says that it is “war-torn.” At 11:09 the medical assistant […]
Over at Reformation21, Collin Gargarino has an excellent post which reinforces some of my own thoughts about Planned Parenthood. He writes: In the video Dr. Deborah Nucatola, Planned Parenthood’s senior director of medical services, clearly dismisses the idea that the transaction is the sale of fetal tissue. She says that “this should not be seen […]
The recent set of sting videos on Planned Parenthood, put out by The Center for Medical Progress, have shaken up the abortion debate in important ways. While it had never actually gone away, abortion had more or less become an accepted constant of American political life with few looking for significant change. That has changed now, […]
This rather unimpressive opinion piece from the student newspaper of Calvin College was passed around my social circles last week. I have to admit that I once wrote some pretty awful letters to the editor in my undergraduate days (though I was always pro-life), and so I wouldn’t want anyone to ascribe too much significance […]
Ross Douthat had an intriguing article in the Sunday Review of the New York Times about the strong correlation between healthy families and personal economic success. He argues, I think rightly, that easier access to divorce and abortion has drastically hurt the family among America’s lower class, thus worsening the great divide. He also points […]