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July 2006

Communique – Jul. 14, 2006

in this issue: abortion: ROE VERSUS REALITYactivism: BANNED IN MUNDELEINchastity: PURE LOVE CLUBmiracles: TERRY WALLISmorning-after abortion pill: LYINGscholarships: AVE MARIA LAW SCHOOLstem cell research / unethical: MALE INFERTILITYwisdom: C. S. LEWISzinger: PUBLIC OPINION RULESreflection… 

Tactics And Strategy

In a recent column, Father Frank Pavone, director of Priests for Life, told his readers: “If we want to rouse the public to action and change public policy, we must keep the primary focus where we have the psychological and pedagogical advantage – partial-birth abortion – and move from there to the less obvious issues.”

Michael Kinsley’s true dilemma

Last Friday, Washington Post columnist Michael Kinsley, who is generally regarded as one of the smartest liberal pundits around, wrote a column promoting human embryonic stem cell research and castigating pro-lifers for the inconsistency of their views.

Fuzzy Thinking …

One of the most interesting messages in a recent Dallas Morning News story came from Dr. Matthew Wilson, associate professor of political science at SMU.

Defeat At The Hands Of Our Friends

The sad news was reported July 10 that the Michigan Citizens for Life petition drive had fallen short of the 317,000 signatures needed to put a totally pro-life proposed state constitutional amendment on the November ballot.

NRLC Emulates Judas?!

That’s according to Dr. Patrick Johnston, who practices family medicine in Zanesville, Ohio. Dr. Johnston wrote a column about the political situation regarding the pro-life movement in Ohio and he makes this point

A perfect child

A tragedy has unfolded in Pekin, Illinois, where a 3-year old girl was suffocated by a woman who put a plastic trash bag over the child”s head. Dr. Karen McCarron, a certified pathologist, now sits in jail, facing charges of first-degree murder.

Some murder is OK with us?

Well, at least that seems to be the message coming forth from National Right to Life and its affiliates. The most recent example comes from a news report in the Dallas Morning News.