Category Archives: Morality

Hat tip to Mark Shea for pointing out the problem that lying causes for those who support man-made global warming. He links to Megan McArdle’s blog entry on The Atlantic magazine’s web site. Megan McArdle writes: After you have convinced … Continue reading →

“Truly, truly, I say to you, every one who commits sin is a slave to sin” (Jn 8:34) In one of those sadistic ironic twists, The Boston Phoenix published an article about sex trafficking. For those who don’t know, The … Continue reading →

Many liberal Catholics have questioned why the issues of war or poverty have to take a second seat to the abortion issue. They question why others like me are “single issue” voters who disqualify Senator Kerry because of his pro-abortion … Continue reading →

There’s no such thing as pro-choice. A person may have a choice of whom they are to marry, of what they will do with their time, of what’s the best way to raise one’s own kids. This is a legitimate … Continue reading →

Domenico Bettinelli points out there is more to this story than what’s reported. * We’re talking about babies who are anacephalic (i.e. have not developed most of their brain), and have no chance of living outside the womb. * They’re … Continue reading →

Mark Shea complains about our Robed Masters ruling on PBA. I decided to use a different tack in his comments box: Lemme see here. There’s these Partial Birth Abortion bans which are deemed unconstitutional cause there’s no exception for the … Continue reading →

I’m currently reading Janet E. Smith’s Humanae Vitae: A Generation Later. I was hoping to finish it by tomorrow, but it’s a tough slog. It’s not that it’s a poorly written book — it certainly is a very good book … Continue reading →

This latest Soapbox is a recycling of a long standing theme of mine. Here, I have an old usenet post on this theme from 1994 (some ideas carried over, but this is a complete re-write).