Here were my top five seven favorite cartoons this week, beginning with a twofer by Michael Ramirez at Townhall.com…

Some people have slipped in among you unnoticed. Not long ago they were condemned in writing for the following reason: They are people to whom God means nothing. They use God’s kindness as an excuse for sexual freedom and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. ~ Jude 4, God’s Word translation

When attending a pro-life conference several years ago I spotted an epiphanal poster, published by One More Soul. It helped me on my journey to understand that contraception is a root of abortion. Here’s the first half. Click to enlarge…

After all, contraception literally means “anti-conceive.” Behind the use of any mechanical methods to stop conception is an anti-baby mindset.

So it’s probably obvious that the use of contraception isn’t the root of abortion either. It starts with a mind hostile to the prospect of conceiving offspring.

And what is the root of that? I’ll write my own answer to that question as a comment on Sunday.

Here’s the other half of that poster, btw….

 Getting married means something to our kids. They want to see it happen…. We’ve had a family; we’ve raised the kids. I am surprised how much [marriage] meant to me once you had that. ~ Actor Brad Pitt on “the next step,” marriage, to actress Angelina Jolie, as quoted by People magazine, December 10 issue. […]