What are the differences between the Eastern Christians and Eastern Orthodox Christians? How did they diverge?
Health Care Reform
President Obama is proposing a massive national health care reform (America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009), including a new nationwide insurance plan that could produce the greatest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade. During President...
Abortion & Hispanic Women
The U.S. abortion rate is the lowest since 1974, according the Alan Guttmacher Report (AGI,the former research branch of Planned Parenthood): 1,206,000 abortions were reported in 2005, a decrease from 1,222,000 in 2004. (Unfortunately, the government does not...
Violence, Abortion, and Civil Rights
Recently, late-term abortion doctor George Tiller was violently attacked and killed at his church. Although the individual accused of killing him was not associated with any organization, he was a self-professed Pro-Life activist. His actions disrespect...
U.S. Supreme Court Judicial Nominations
During the presidential campaigns, Barack Obama said that while “most of the time” conservative and liberal Supreme Court justices will arrive at “the same place.” He added: …what matters at the Supreme Court is those 5% of cases...
Prenatal Testing and Down Syndrome
Prenatal testing, whereby tests are performed in utero to ascertain the health of the child, is now considered standard prenatal care. Unborn children have been screened in the womb for Down Syndrome in women over age thirty-five for many years. However,...
U.S. Judicial Nominations
“Among the starkest contrasts between John McCain and Barack Obama is the dramatic difference in their promised approaches to judicial appointments, especially to the closely divided Supreme Court.” --Stuart Taylor, National Journal, July 26. One...
Terminal Sedation
What is Terminal Sedation? Terminal sedation (also known as deep sedation) is the medical practice of administering sufficient palliative drugs to render a patient unconscious. This type of sedation is usually used only when lesser pain management is...
Adult Stem Cell Research
Stem cells are the basic building blocks of physiological tissue: they are cells not yet differentiated into specific types of tissue. Adult stem cells are multipotent, meaning that they have the potential to become many types of tissue. Scientists believe...
Voting Pro-Life: Single-Issue Voting?
Pro-Lifers are often attacked because we vote on just one issue—Life. We are criticized for supporting or rejecting a candidate based on his or her commitment to defend innocent human life. This position, however, is defensible in several ways....