Opinion Forum

“Pro Life,” “Pro Choice,” and “Vagina Voting”

October 27th, 2012

By Dan Miller “Pro life” and “Pro Choice” are so broad as to be essentially meaningless unless defined. According to this article, entitled “Actual Huffington Post Headline: ‘Why Some Women Don’t Vote With Their Vaginas’,” Can you imagine the outrage if a conservative author wrote an article titled “Why Some Men Don’t Vote With Their Penises?” […]

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Tags: abortion, Constitution, contraception, pro-choice, pro-life, Roe v. Wade
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Agnosticism, Tolerance and Perceptions of Reality

August 29th, 2012

By Dan Miller Many who visit my blog are Christians or Jews. Although I have occasionally mentioned that I am an Agnostic, it seems appropriate to explain why and what that means to me. Nebraskaenergyobserver, one of my favorite bloggers who often reads my posts, has written much recently about his Lutheran religion and the […]

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Tags: abortion, agnostic, Christianity, gays, Islam, Mormon, racism, sharia
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Federal District Court Upholds Arizona Abortion Restrictions

July 31st, 2012

By Dan Miller Recognizing that prior to “viability” a fetus experiences pain during an abortion, and that the Arizona statute does not prohibit abortions necessary for the health of pregnant women, the court rejected a challenge to the law. By Order released on July 30th, Federal District Judge James A. Teilborg declined to hold an […]

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Tags: abortion, Arizona, decision, fetus, late term, pain, Roe v. Wade, viability
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What Are “Conservatives?”

January 2nd, 2012

By Dan Miller We have more agreements than disagreements and should make the most of our agreements. The label “Liberal” has been abused to the point that it no longer has the clear and rather inclusive meaning it once had, an open and reflective mind but not an empty head. The equally simple label “Conservative” […]

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Tags: abortion, conservative, Constitution, liberal, religion, spending, taxes
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Herman Cain Has Mumbled Too Much about Abortion

October 26th, 2011

By Dan Miller If he is not more careful, he may abort his candidacy. There has been much discussion about Herman Cain’s positions on abortion and, largely because of them, he is coming to be referred to as a flip-flopper and the flavor of the week. He disputes these contentions, but they appear to have […]

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Tags: abortion, Cain, Constitution, late term, partial birth, Roe v. Wade, states
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