
“Pro-Life” Has Officially Lost its Meaning
For anyone whose political memory dates back more than a decade or two, the term…
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Read MoreA reverend calls for other religious leaders to speak up and urge President Obama to stand for the reproductive rights of women.
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People who want to stop abortion are quick to publicly ask God’s aid in ending a practice they think is murder. It’s easy to find examples of their public prayers. But people who believe women ought to be in charge of when they bring life into the world are less apt to pray their cause publicly. Many of those people are acting out of religious faith that is every bit as deeply held.
Read MoreFour years later, the church doesn’t speak to the media about the murder. “They put that in the past,” an administrator told me, handing back my card. But they may be the only ones who can say that in Wichita, which for 20 years has been the epicenter of America’s fight over abortion.
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