by Carder Various pagan authors describe children as being more like plants than human beings. And this had concrete consequences. Well-to-do parents typically did not interact with their children, leaving them up to the care of slaves. Children were rudely brought up, and very strong beatings were a normal part of education. In Rome, a […]

by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli

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• Secular Pro-Life has a well-written article delving into the art of analyzing polling data with a critical eye. Can pollsters manipulate emotions, and therefore results, by wording questions in a certain manner? The short answer is yes:
  

  By name? Roe v. Wade is popular. By effect? It’s toxic. The key is to make defenders own the toxicity. (Related: It’s also important to help Americans realize how many of them already oppose abortion, because media bias causes us to significantly over-estimate the popularity of the pro-choice movement.)

  And that’s really all you need to know about American opinion on abortion. When they see the facts, Americans still make the right choice.

Last night while researching my “Pro-life princess bride” post, I had an odd email exchange with blogger Marlene at Royal Musings.

Marlene had some pictures posted of Katie Walker’s wedding I thought I might like to use.

According to Fair Use trademark law I know I can post most photos, even copyrighted, as long as I give proper attribution and follow certain guidelines. I even have an ADF attorney on stand-by who specializes in trademark law, and who intervenes when I get emails ordering me to cease and desist, such as I did for the photos on this post, and this one.

But Marlene was so over-reactionary in the protection of her photos, I thought I would drop her courtesy request, particularly since she seemed to indicate she would grant permission if only asked. Marlene’s response to my request:

Jon Erwin, co-writer/director of October Baby, and actor John Schneider, who had a starring role in the film, appeared together this weekend at the Catholic Pro-Life Committee’s annual Bishop’s Dinner in Dallas.

As you can tell by the picture, I got to briefly meet John, who was very nice.

I’ve been curious about Schneider’s thought processes these days. The former Dukes of Hazzard heartthrob has been making some interesting film choices of late, such as pro-life bookends, Doonby and October Baby; the soon-to-be-released pro-family film, Hardflip; and the sex trafficking film, Not Today.

Hearts of fans of pro-life hero and Christian role model  Tim Tebow broke last night when the New England Patriots rolled over the Denver Broncos, 45-10, emphatically eliminating them from the play-offs. But as Tebow said after the game, “Regardless of whether I win, whether I lose, whether I’m the hero or goat, I still […]

I say, “RIP,” sadly thinking Christopher Hitchens is not. The renowned liberal author and journalist died yesterday at the age of 62 following a short battle against esophageal cancer, since summer 2010. Hitchens spent his latter years evangelizing atheism. So he wanted it known he would not convert to Christianity at the end, and if […]

by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN and Kelli As always, we welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jillstanek.com. Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life explains how a current legislative gap in MN could allow for human cloning at taxpayers’ expense.

by Kelli As always, we welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jillstanek.com. Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life posts information showing scientific consensus on when life begins has been reached – and it happened over 150 years ago.