Abortion
AL State Rep. on Abortion: “Some kids are unwanted, so you kill them now or you kill them later” by James Silberman
Alabama Democrat Admits Abortion Is Killing Children by Madeline Osburn
John Rogers Only Tip of the Iceberg by Bradley Mattes
Abortion is not the Proper Response to Rape by Michael Robinson
Trump Administration Guarantees Conscience Protections for Doctors Who Won’t Perform Abortions by Mairead Mcardle
Father, Forgive Them: Protestors Chant “When I Say Aborted, You Say Fetuses” by Peter Heck
CNN Contributor Insanely Claims Unborn Babies Aren’t Even Human by Madeline Osburn
Why Women Can Never Have A Constitutional Right To An Abortion by Timothy M. Jackson – “An understanding of rights that does not allow them all to be obtained simultaneously is incoherent.”
End-of-Life
Nine Elderly Couples Were Euthanized in the Netherlands by Wesley J. Smith
Family Living
“The Noblest and Most Precious Work” – Honoring and Encouraging Motherhood by John Stonestreet & G. Shane Morris — “On Mother’s Day, most of us take intentional time and effort to show our moms how much we love and appreciate them, and how much we’re thankful for their love and sacrifice. I’m not always as intentional as I should be about honoring the moms in my life, especially the one who gave me life and the one who’s currently doing the really heavy lifting caring for our kids.”
Dear Wives: Publicly Criticizing Your Husband Makes You Look Horrible by Melissa Langsam Braunstein – “After reading the latest installment in the ‘my husband disappoints me’ genre in The New York Times last weekend—this one penned by a clinical psychologist—I’d say we have a trend.”
Fetal Development
Ultrasound of Abby Johnson’s baby broadcast in Times Square
UK’s smallest baby home from hospital
Medical Research Finds A Way To Treat Babies With Spina Bifida In The Womb by Moira Gaul – “Promising new medical technologies are providing new hope to parents who were previously told their options were abortion or a painful life for their baby.”
Sexual Purity
Ladies, Stop Trying to Have Sex Like Men by Suzanne Venker – “From college campuses to our nation’s boardrooms, women try to pursue sex the way men often do: no commitment necessary. And they’re getting burned.”
Eros Isn’t Enough – We Need All Four Loves by John Stonestreet & G. Shane Morris
Video: Reaching Your LGBT Friends with Truth and Compassion by Alan Shlemon
Worldview and Culture
Trans Children and Parental Rights – How the Government Might Take Your Kids by John Stonestreet & G. Shane Morris – “Imagine if tomorrow, a judge in the most liberal state in the country announced children no longer belong to their parents, they’re no longer under their parents’ authority. From henceforth, says the decree, kids belong to the state. Outraged parents would take to the streets! Angry and refusing to capitulate. Well, that’s not how it goes. Instead, parental rights are taken a little at a time. The outrage is avoided, and the state usurpation of parents is largely non-controversial. The same desired results using this strategy are not only possible, but inevitable …”
Audio: Abbot Tryphon Accosted on April 16, 2019 – I read his devotionals and often appreciate what he has to say. This interview is well worth your time.
The Beast That Failed – An Unnecessary Story of Poor Boy by James M. Kushiner
The Banality of the F-Bomb by Heather Wilhelm – “Once taboo, the word has become an unfortunate national habit in need of breaking.”