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Sunday, May 17, 2009 - Posts

  • Culture War Flashback


    Just when you thought the right was dead or dormant, and it was safe to say the word "abortion" on the campus of a Catholic university, reality hit back hard. In his commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame yesterday, President Obama said all the right things (clips of the speech are below). He acknowledged "admirable" convictions on all sides. He said abortion had heavy moral and spiritual consequences. He did not stop at the old tepid "safe, legal, and rare" but took it one step further, saying he wanted to work to reduce unintended pregnancies, and make adoption easier. Still, a woman outside called him... (To read the rest of this post, visit our new website DoubleX.com!)

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