sentient | \ ˈsen(t)-sh(ē-)ənt , ˈsen-tē-ənt\ 1: responsive to or conscious of sense impressions 2: aware 3: finely sensitive in perception or feeling You and I are sentient creatures…except when we’re not. Every 16 hours or so we become non-sentient… Continue reading
Neural pathways are developing at 5 weeks, Caroline, but the fetus has the neural capacity of a shrimp. I do think independent function and brain activity should be the rubric for when it… Continue reading
If you were suddenly transported out of earth’s atmosphere and onto the surface of the moon in only your birthday suit, how long do you think you’d survive? Not very, I think it’s… Continue reading
Contrary to what many believe, one can be a pro-life advocate yet not hold the position that the unborn enjoys full personhood from the moment of conception. Dr. Bernard Nathanson was one of… Continue reading
I tend to get a little bit testy when discussing or opining on the issue of abortion because most of the arguments for it are so illogical and/or self-serving and we’re talking about… Continue reading
It’s likely everyone who’s been engaged in the abortion debate has seen a meme or tweet with this sentiment or one similar, posted in support of abortion rights. Many of them include some… Continue reading
I’m going to put something out there that maybe you didn’t know about me. Here it is: I’m much too self-focused and inclined to resist doing hard things that will cause me discomfort… Continue reading
Nothing makes me sadder than knowing there are children who are not loved and cared for well by their parents. My heart hurts even now as I think about them flinching at verbal… Continue reading
Women will die from unsafe, illegal abortions. An unwanted child will suffer abuse and neglect. Poor families will be further deprived with one more mouth to feed. Caring for a child with physical… Continue reading
One of the most maddening things to me in this cultural conflict that is the abortion debate is the stubborn and willful ignorance of the opposition. So many of them intentionally ignore the… Continue reading
Would any of us consider a five-year-old as less than fully human because he can’t drive a car? Is a one-year-old less valuable than the five-year-old because she is unable to use the… Continue reading
If abortion is going to be morally justifiable, the victim of abortion must be either devalued or found guilty. Some abortion supporters go the “guilty” route, condemning the unborn as a parasite unjustly… Continue reading
Like virtually every important issue that polarizes people, the conflict over abortion is at its core a moral one. Though some may see it as morally one-sided such that only those who oppose… Continue reading
When I began blogging way back in 2012 my focus was on giving reasons to believe God exists and, in particular, that Christianity is true. Hence the title, A Reasonable Faith. But I… Continue reading
The United States of America is more than simply a land mass populated by millions of individual human beings. As a union of those individuals it is a societal organism with rights and… Continue reading
