by Kelli Life Site News columnist and speaker Jonathon Van Maren took heat from both Christians and non-Christians when he voiced his opposition to Fifty Shades of Grey, a book that romanticizes domination, bondage, and sadomasochism. Planned Parenthood was even caught on tape encouraging teens to read the book and to view pornography in order […]

by Carder It’s rarely a straightforward pro-choice or pro-life anthem. The best songs that take on the subject explore the painful decision. But subtle or direct, be warned. These aren’t songs for your commute if you’re not into public crying. ~ Ashley Hoffman introducing the “Ten Most Powerful Songs About Abortion,” including Nicki Minaj’s single, […]

Good morning, and Happy Sunday! Here were my top five favorite political cartoons for the week. Be sure to vote for your fav in the poll at the bottom of this post!

by Michael Ramirez at Townhall.com…

 by Glenn McCoy at Townhall.com…

The abolitionist story behind treasured Christmas hymns, Wk 1 of 4…

“Go Tell It on the Mountain”

John Wesley Work, Jr., an African-American professor at Fisk University in Nashville, first published the lyrics and music to this slave spiritual in 1907.

Writes Ace Collins in his book, Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas:

The song had come from the fields of the South, born from the inspiration of a slave’s Christmas, and it was unique in that, in the hundreds of Negro spirituals the work family saved from extinction, few had been written about Christmas. Most, as would seem only natural, centered on earthly pain and suffering, and the joy and happiness that only heaven seemed to offer.

This beauty of a photoshopped graphic accompanied a Think Progress article on December 12, with an equally beautiful title: “Inside the highly sophisticated group that’s quietly making it much harder to get an abortion.” Click to enlarge….

Rock singer Ted Nugent took heat for wondering why those outraged about the grand jury’s decision in Ferguson, Missouri, not to indict a white policeman for killing a black “thug” aren’t equally outraged over black genocide via abortion:

And dont claim that “black lives matter” when you ignore the millions you abort & slaughter each & every day by other blacks. Those of us with a soul do indeed believe black lives matter, as all lives matter. So quit killin each other you f*ckin idiots.

Billboard’s Joe Lynch wrote in response:

If you really think that my sole consideration for whether I should bring a life into this world was based on how my body would look afterwards, then I am sorry for your lack of logical reasoning skills. ~ Plus-size supermodel Robyn Lawley, clarifying on Facebook her reasoning for carrying her surprise pregnancy to term. […]

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

• Big Blue Wave discusses a Finnish study on reducing suicide risk following abortion. While most in the pro-choice camp deny there is any link at all to an increased risk of suicide, this study recommends a mental health checkup two to three weeks following an abortion. However, the study also noted that while this intervention may have been beneficial, the rate of reduction was not statistically significant.