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Hypocrisy on Human Life: Pro-lifers & The Death Penalty
Wendy Davis, a confirmed supporter of late-term abortion, has come in for severe criticism from Texas Republicans, who argue that...
Feb 13, 20142 min read
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Susan B. Anthony was Slut-Shamed, Too!
BY MARY KRANE DERR Have you ever been slut-shamed -- that is, cast as a sexually disordered, out-of-control woman? Take heart. You are...
Mar 30, 20125 min read
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"Love" Speaks Volumes
BY ANTHONY BEDOY Angels and Airwaves is a band not largely appreciated by the general public, mostly due to the whiny voice and poppy...
Mar 30, 20122 min read
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Polar-ized Language: A True Life Story
BY CAROL CROSSED Here is a conversation I had with a tourist guide in the country of Greenland. I went to the Arctic Circle for some R &...
Mar 30, 20123 min read
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Grave Concerns.
BY LISA GROVES Sixty-seven days ago I discovered the utility of making major life decisions in a cemetery. Ripe ground for an epiphany,...
Mar 30, 20122 min read
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Make it History: Life Society at National University of Ireland, Galway
BY EVELYN FENNELLY Ireland remains one of the only countries in the world without abortion, embryonic stem cell research, or the death...
Mar 30, 20125 min read
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"October Baby" Fails to Deliver
BY AIMEE BEDOY As an avid pro-life activist, I really wanted to love this film. I looked forward to it for months and months, and the...
Mar 30, 20123 min read
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Race, Abortion, and the Military: A Tragic Parallel
BY JULIA SMUCKER As explosive a combination of topics as the subject of this article appears to be, I am aiming here to address a...
Mar 30, 20123 min read
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Pragmatism vs. Idealism
BY AIMEE BEDOY Photo by Krystal T; some rights reserved. As you may know from reading my Letter from the Editor, I attended the...
Mar 30, 20124 min read
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Both Utmost Sanctuary
BY MARY KRANE DERR for the Consistent Life 25th Anniversary Conference Never mind and never heart the prearranged war that splits and...
Mar 30, 20121 min read
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Not Another War Based on Suspicion
BY NICHOLAS NEAL Before I make the case for why we should not attack Iran, I would at first like to apologize. When I was in high...
Mar 30, 20124 min read
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The Lives and Times of Marjorie Walker: A Short Story
BY SARAH TERZO It was a dull, gray morning when Marjorie Walker drove into the parking lot of North Ridge Women's Center and parked her...
Mar 30, 201213 min read
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The Noise That Won't Go Away: A True Life Story
BY NATHAN WILL SHEETS Photo by Ben Husmann; some rights reserved. The noise is what I remember the most. The noise itself was not...
Mar 30, 201210 min read
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Justice for Trayvon Martin and His Parents
BY JEN ROTH Most of the talk of reproductive rights in mainstream politics and media in the United States revolves around not bearing...
Mar 30, 20123 min read
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On Date Rape: Responding To and Decreasing Sexual Violence in Our Communities
BY MARY STROKA There's a problem that plagues many campuses across the nation and around the globe. It's not an issue of low-quality...
Mar 30, 20124 min read
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Family Planning Freedom is Pro-Life
BY MARY KRANE DERR The right to access the full range of voluntary family planning methods is often neglected or actively undermined in...
Sep 13, 20116 min read
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Sonnet -- At 40 Weeks
BY LILIANNA SERBICKI Swollen, a dream on its way to fruition; Nothing romantic. Lense (soft-focus) gone. Real fruit bruises; a real fruit...
Sep 13, 20111 min read
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Ten Years Later
BY AIMEE BEDOY I am writing this ten years to the day that those towers fell. And ten years later, I want us to discuss what we have...
Sep 13, 20115 min read
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The Abolition of Capital Punishment in Illinois
BY NICHOLAS NEAL The abolition of the death penalty in Illinois began when Governor George Ryan placed a moratorium on capital punishment...
Sep 13, 20112 min read
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Justice in the Face of Unknowing
BY AIMEE BEDOY & STEVEN OETJEN A quandary of major proportions faces our nation in this day and age. It could be a matter of life and...
Sep 13, 201113 min read
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