April 12, 2008
by Chris Arsenault
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or Illumination of Ideas This is a continuation of my last post Adam Hamilton’s Color Theory. I want to be fair to Adam, because in my prior post I stated he’s assuming both sides can agree on 7 points: Legitimate … Continue reading
April 9, 2008
by Chris Arsenault
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or there’s more to gray than meets the eye Steve Wagner of Stand to Reason is soliciting comments regarding Adam Hamilton’s interview in Newsweek, which Adam discusses on his own blog. Steve’s a very thoughtful and considerate guy, so when … Continue reading
April 3, 2008
by Chris Arsenault
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Refuting Thomson’s Violinist Argument (AKA Parasite Pregnancies) Lileigh Lehnen was an 8-1/2 month developed unborn child who suffered an injury prior to birth, was born via c-section, then died. Technically, the judge ruled her death a non-homocide because she wasn’t … Continue reading
March 26, 2008
by Chris Arsenault
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As a pro-life advocate, I’ve long been frustrated with not having a central “bank” with regard to arguments and evidence to “point” to. I’ve often re-written the same arguments to different people with little change, because the abortion-choice arguments come … Continue reading
March 24, 2008
by Chris Arsenault
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In the abortion debate there is a line of argument that goes like this: The fetus is not a moral sentient being because it doesn’t think, therefore it’s not a person and can be killed. Such arguments are known as … Continue reading
March 1, 2008
by Chris Arsenault
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Sometimes meetings happen that are completely unexpected. Jill Stanek had just such an experience with Steve Trombley, the CEO of the newly consolidated Planned Parenthood of Illinois. Though Jill and Steve couldn’t be further apart on the issue of abortion, … Continue reading
February 28, 2008
by Chris Arsenault
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Lately I’ve been grappling with the idea of “intrinsic value” which seems to be, well, essential, to most thought provoking pro-life human value arguments. This idea escapes so many people – in argument after argument I’ve noticed that few seem … Continue reading