On Abortion

The issue of abortion is one that I have, for the most part, ignored; but it appears that it is not an issue that is going to go away easily. Having given thought on this matter I would like to propose a solution that should address the claims on both sides and come up with...

Humanist Kurt dies and Republican hypocrisy on abortion

Paul Kurtz, who has been called the father of secular humanism, died this Sunday. He helped jumpstart the modern humanist movement. A movement that I can proudly say I am a part. A movement that works to ensure that society and public policy is reason based, and not...

Man illegally arrested for exercising freedom of speech rights

It disgusts me when the police actively violate the First Amendment rights of individuals, even if I don't agree with a darn thing they believe. For example, anti-abortion protestor Peter D'Attilio of Massachusetts, who I probably won't agree with on pretty much anything....

States prosecute women over miscarriages and Romney and marijuana

Rennie Gibbs, of Mississippi, became pregnant when she was 15 years old, lost the baby in a stillbirth 36 weeks into the pregnancy. When local prosecutors discovered that the young woman had a cocaine habit, they charged her with a criminal offense that carried up to a life...

Ellen DeGeneres fired because of anti gay group and masturbation

Ellen DeGeneres, a gay talk show host is a spokeswoman for the retailer J.C. Penny. Fine, right? Not if you are a rabidly anti-gay organization. An organization called One Million Moms, which also objected to Chaz Bono dancing on Dancing with the Stars, is demanding that...

Are Republicans willing to have young women die from back alley a

Eleanor Holmes Norton represents the city of Washington, D.C. in the halls of Congress. Well, kind of. She can't vote on legislation before the full House of Representatives, and she has only limited say in congressional committes. In fact, Republicans tried stripping her of...

Judgeship denied because man is gay and woman almost dies

Stories in the News: I. A man named Tracy Thorne-Begland’s was blocked from becoming a judge in Virginia, beause he is gay. Supposedly, anti-gay legislators were worried that he would not be impartial enough if he ruled on anti-gay unconstitutional legislation that might...

Special interest groups = downfall of America

Dad, bless his soul, used to state the title of this article quite frequently. What he was saying by that was: lobby groups for special interest groups manipulate American politics effectively ripping the country apart 'at the seams'. He also questioned the effectiveness of...

Murdered Abortion Doctor George Tiller's Clinic to Close

The abortion clinic of George Tiller, the abortion doctor who was shot to death on May 31, will be permanently closed leaving no abortion clinics in Wichita, Kansas. "George Tiller, 67, died in the foyer of his church, shot once in the face as he served as an usher at Sunday...