Reproductive Control & Anti-Abortion

Bobby Franklin on the tornado victims’ idolatry.

House will vote on H.R. 3 tomorrow.

Republicans attack Planned Parenthood over sex and contraception, but their base may care to differ.

Anti-choice agenda of the Tea Party is not like a Coco Chanel accessory.

Taking aim at Democratic senators.

The religious zealotry behind the push to defund Planned Parenthood means the budget deal is not the end of the Republican effort.

The real strategy behind the Planned Parenthood/UNFPA riders.

How issue is playing in media shows success of religious right campaign against Planned Parenthood.

At the first anniversary of health care reform legislation, an unprecedented attack is spreading across the nation to restrict or even ban insurance coverage of abortion for millions of women.

There are various levels of nuance to the message that LGBT people are unacceptable to God, and these often pass under the guise of tolerance. One of the most pervasive is the notion of “ welcoming but not affirming.” It is the pinnacle of the soul-destroying practice of theologized tolerance that says, “You are welcome to exist among us, but we cannot affirm the goodness, value or worth of your life( style).” This is a particularly popular discourse among “moderates” who rest proud that they aren’t like Westboro and for whom tolerance seems virtuous.