My Little Tin Bucket

I wanted to write a quick something about the Kevin Williamson uproar, and then, Lord willing, write something later about the complicated nature of abortion laws and penology. Maybe Monday for that. When I write on Monday, I will be standing there, as per usual, my little tin bucket filled to overflowing with qualification and …

One More Smashmouth Round

The conversation on incrementalism with the American Vision guys continues, albeit not very fruitfully. Joel McDurmon has responded to my thought experiment here. What this amounts to, in my view, is not a breakdown in communication, but rather a breakdown of trust. John Mark deserted Paul at Pamphylia (Acts 13:13). My supposition in this is …

A Smashmouth Thought Experiment

I really appreciate John Reasnor’s demeanor and reasonability as he seeks to take me to task over my pro-life incrementalism. There are some back-benchers in his corner who are pretty surly (but enough about Boljidar), but I think Reasnor is going out of his way to have an actual discussion, and I do appreciate it. …

Smashmouth Incrementalism the Third

“But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the Lord all his days” (1 Kings 15:14). Not many people know this, but Asa was a pro-life Republican. I would like to thank John Reasnor for taking the time to engage with my comments and posts on incrementalism, and in this …

Smashmouth Incrementalism, Part Dos

So I wrote this piece a few days ago, and it has engendered some responses. The best one I have seen was offered up by Toby Sumpter, with which I entirely agree. In addition to what Toby said, allow me to make just a few additional, scattered observations. I have been ardently pro-life from the …

Smashmouth Incrementalism

A recent development within the pro-life movement has both a heartening and disheartening aspect. I am talking about the rise of the “abolish human abortion now” sentiment. This in one sense is the whole point of being pro-life, and so a clear reaffirmation of the entire raison d’être is always welcome. The other side of …

Announcing “Got No Beds”

When the appalling videos of Planned Parenthood’s ghoulish activities were first released, there was a truly encouraging reaction from many parts of the American public, particularly from the Christians. And while there is still a great deal of energy pent up from that moment, here we are, many months later, and our tax dollars are …

Mordor in Pale Pastels

Introduction: For those who have eyes to see, the most recent video released by CMP is striking, staggering, stupefying. One of the most remarkable things about this most recent episode is the fact that the pro-choice forces have officially abandoned argument, about which more below. Another is the fact that in the video, the people …

Abortion in the First Degree

So the following was occasioned by Donald Trump beclowning himself on the abortion issue, but it is not about that particularly. He said, remember, that women who get abortions should, were the practice to become illegal, receive some sort of punishment. He held to that position for about ten minutes, but it was long enough …