Referendums to Reduce Poverty and Their Impact on Abortion & Euthanasia
See our Peace & Life Referendums website. Raising the Minimum Wage On ballot in 2022: Nebraska, Nevada Raising the minimum wage will help Pregnancy Resource Centers (PRCs) to have an easier time working with pregnant women for prenatal care and new mothers for women’s and children’s health care. The more women are…
What History Shows: The Consistent Life Ethic Works for the Pro-life Side in Referendums
This post is also a page on our Peace & Life Referendums site. by Rachel MacNair Before the Roe v. Wade decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, there were three referendums to legalize abortion in individual U.S. states: 1970- 56% voted yes 1972 – 61% voted no 1972…
Book Review – Rehumanize: A Vision to Secure Human Rights for All
by Lois Kerschen If you want to understand the theory behind the Consistent Life Ethic (CLE) as well as how to practice it, Aimee Murphy’s book, Rehumanize: A Vision to Secure Human Rights for All, is a vital resource. Remarkably, she manages to explain CLE with clarity and simplicity. Its multiple references to philosophers,…
Fallout at Home Base: Nuclear Testing within the United States
This month is the 30th anniversary of the last nuclear test, September 1992. by John Whitehead The United States conducted the world’s first test of a nuclear weapon in New Mexico on July 16, 1945. The test was followed in August by the use of nuclear weapons against Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Although the wartime…