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Defiance of Tyrants Must Be the New Republican Litmus Test
In The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis observed that “Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” Without courage, the other virtues are hardly relevant, as they will only be expressed when it is easy to express them. Reworking Lewis’ point for the political situation we…
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More Wack Analogies and Scripture-less Arguments From Scott Klusendorf
Scott Klusendorf has published another article defending pro-life incrementalism and criticizing abolitionism, this time at The Gospel Coalition (TGC). Let’s get right into it. 1) Rhetorical Demonizing In a previous article on the Southern Baptist Resolution on Abolishing Abortion, Klusendorf wrote that abolitionists will “wield it like a cudgel” against pro-life compromise. In the TGC…
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Responding to Klusendorf and Newman: Trading a Prophetic Voice for Cowardly Compromise
On Wednesday, Scott Klusendorf and Marc Newman published an article for Townhall defending pro-life incrementalism in response to the recently passed Southern Baptist Resolution on Abolishing Abortion. The resolution was a thoroughly biblical, decidedly abolitionist document that called for the “immediate abolition of abortion without exception or compromise.” Sounds great, right? Not to Klusendorf and…
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Refuting Dana Hall McCain’s Nonsensical Anti-Abolitionist Slander
Dana Hall McCain, a member of the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention Resolutions Committee, wrote an article opposing the Southern Baptist Resolution on Abolishing Abortion, which was passed by the convention last week. She makes six main arguments, none of which amount to a formidable refutation of abolitionism or the resolution. As will be demonstrated, her…
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Abolitionist Lawyer to File Amicus Brief in SCOTUS Abortion Case
In 2018, Mississippi enacted House Bill 1510 – also known as the “Gestational Age Act” – purportedly prohibiting abortions after 15 weeks gestation. The same day the act went into state law, the last remaining licensed abortion facility in the state challenged it in district court. Now, the case – Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health…
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Greg Treat’s Mind-Numbingly Ignorant Opposition to HB1236
Oklahoma House Bill 1236 by Charles McCall is a bill to recognize the right of Oklahoma to review certain actions of the federal government and declare them unconstitutional if appropriate. Yesterday, we explained that HB1236 is a good bill, but is in need of an amendment to include a recognition of Oklahoma’s right to declare…
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FTS Statement on HB1236 and a Suggested Amendment
Oklahoma House Bill 1236 by Speaker Charles McCall is an act recognizing that the State legislature possesses the right to review certain actions of the federal government for unconstitutionality, and to refuse to cooperate with them if the State finds them illegal. On Tuesday, April 19th, a rally is being held at the capitol to…
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Crimes Against Humanity Are Never Legally Binding
[UPDATE: Roe v. Wade has been overturned. Tragically, every state in the union obeyed orders to allow the murder of children for 49 years. All of this information remains relevant as it is possible that Congress or the executive branch may attempt to once again for child murder on the states. Should that happen, we…
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Abortion Can, Must, and Shall Be Abolished State-by-State
[UPDATE: Roe v. Wade has been overturned. Tragically, every state in the union obeyed orders to allow the murder of children for 49 years. All of this information remains relevant as it is possible that Congress or the executive branch may attempt to once again for child murder on the states. Should that happen, we…
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Pro-Life Idaho State Rep: “We all know nullification doesn’t happen in reality.”
Idaho State Representative Bryan Zollinger is the sponsor of Idaho House Bill 525 which would allow for government funding of the murder of babies conceived in rape or incest. Rep. Heather Scott is the author of Idaho House Bill 361 which would totally and immediately abolish abortion. At a committee hearing for HB525, Scott joined…
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