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Track 11 on Switchfoot's new Forever Now! album contains a metaphor so simple and profound that we really need to talk about it. Without mentioning abortion, it testifies to the humanity of children in the womb. And without getting religious, it reveals how shortsighted it is to simply assume that nothing awaits us beyond the grave. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with...

The Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Frederica Mathewes-Green’s “Let’s Have More Teen Pregnancy,” and Sheldon Vanauken’s A Severe Mercy. Let’s talk about them all, and why the old vices were better than the new. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com

Pro-life luminaries Scott Klusendorf and Seth Gruber find themselves on opposite sides of the "Equal Protection" debate. Their respective arguments (and recent articles) leave us with a lot to consider. Does justice demand that we prosecute mothers for the crime of abortion, or does wisdom demand that we take the victories we can get? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this wit...

The existence of evil in a world made by a good God isn't all that hard to explain. But how can evil exist in a world where believers with even a modicum of belief are promised anything they ask for in prayer? Have you ever thought about why that is and what it says about our faith? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...

Massachusetts' reported abortion total for 2024 is shocking and unprecedented. It's double the reported total from 2023 and triple the total from 2020. Then there's this. The vast majority of Massachusetts' 2024 abortions occurred out of state on women who live out of state. How is that possible? Good question. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or g...

England's total fertility rate has fallen to an all-time low. An unsustainable low. Meanwhile, it pays to abort nearly a third of its unborn children. And almost all of those abortions now occur apart from any hospital, doctor’s office, or abortion clinic. They happen in the mother's own home, because it's now easier in Great Britain to have an abortion than it is to see a doctor. This is a public...

There is no shortage of people out there who reject virtually every tenet of the Christian faith but insist they know exactly what Jesus would or wouldn't do. Some of them recently descended upon a church in the Twin Cities. The divine command to "love your neighbor" has become the basis for all sorts of diabolical schemes, so we better give some serious thought to what Christ is and isn't calling...

Planned Parenthood asserts that over 80% of Americans support legal abortion. And plenty of people have taken them at their word. But anyone who bothers to examine the basis of their dubious claim will come to a very different conclusion. Since few people are willing to make that effort, we've done the legwork for you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscrib...

The era of virtual abortion clinics looks to have officially arrived. Which is very bad news. Because just as anonymity and ease of access vastly increased the market for pornography, virtual abortion clinics look to do the same in the realm of baby killing. God help us. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort7...

Why are there no gay couples on Dancing with the Stars?! And what does that tell us about the modern pretense that two men or two women can be wed? In an effort to better understand what all is covered by the Bible's condemnation of "sexual immorality," we offer this long and convoluted trip through Scripture. Starting in Genesis 1:1. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this wit...

During the late 1970's two of the biggest bands in the world were linked by a single abortion. The Eagles' Don Henley was the father and Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks was the mother. Nicks purportedly had the abortion to ensure that Fleetwood Mac would survive, but as things turned out, neither band would survive for long. Was their abortion at all to blame? This is a public episode. If you would l...

In 2021, Voddie Baucham and Charlie Kirk shared the stage—along with Eric Metaxas—at Salem Media's panel discussion on biblical justice vs. social justice. Voddie and Charlie both died within weeks of either other last month, making their remarks at this event even more worth hearing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes...

Charlie Kirk was hated by the world for the same reasons as Jesus. For testifying that its works are evil (John 7:7). And just like Christ before him, the world killed him for it. It's been six decades since an American icon was last assassinated, which makes this new ground for almost all of us. May God grant that we learn our lesson before it's too late. This is a public episode. If you would li...

Douglas Murray's latest book— On Democracies and Death Cults —is both compelling and heartbreaking. It also connects to abortion in some unexpected ways. And it is Murray himself who first makes that connection. Whatever your position on Israel or abortion, there is much to wrestle with here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...

As Americans dispute whether or not President Trump has the authority to “liberate our capital from bloodshed” by deploying the National Guard, new data from Guttmacher reveals that bloodshed on the streets of D.C. is as nothing to the bloodshed taking place behind closed doors. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visi...

While the new Superman movie was surprisingly dreadful, the new Fantastic Four was surprisingly good. And literally so. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com

If you had to stake your life on one truth about God, what would it be? What theological claim would you have the most confidence in? For R.C. Sproul, one of America's most influential 20th-century theologians, it was this. God hates abortion. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com

Joe Rogan has published more than 2,000 podcasts over the last 15 years. Some 332 have mentioned abortion. Consider this the definitive deep dive into everything Joe Rogan has so far said on the subject. It covers the things he gets right but mostly focuses on the things he gets wrong. Because Joe Rogan is by no means alone in his misconceptions about reproductive rights. This is a public episode....

JD Vance is well educated and well spoken. He's a good debater, and he's pro-life. But he's not particularly good at talking about abortion. This episode looks at what Vance said about abortion in the vice presidential debate and on Joe Rogan—and how, perhaps, he could have said it better. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epi...

No churches or charities are above reproof. And as more and more people wake up to the fact that global charities are among the most fraudulent and insidious entities in existence, an important question remains. How do we evaluate such institutions to determine whether our support should be given or withheld? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...

Last March, Guttmacher estimated that more than one million abortions took place in the United States in 2023—which would have been a historic year-over-year increase. But now that many state abortion totals have come in, that number looks to be a significant exaggeration. This episode also examines America's dwindling birth rate in a broader historic context. This is a public episode. If you woul...

Rural maternity wards are shutting down in Alabama. The culprits: too few babies and too little money. But a new article by Olivia Reingold at The Free Press places the blame on Alabama's pro-life politicians. Let's talk about that. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com

Abortion proponents have never cared more about abortion than they do right now. Abortion opponents have never cared less. Let's talk about why that is and what it portends for the future. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com

Guttmacher's 2023 abortion estimates are in and they're bleak. But are they accurate, and what do they mean? Do abortion bans not work? Or would the 2023 abortion totals have been even more grotesque were it not for the 13 states that have banned abortion? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abort73.substack.com

Kamala Harris is on the verge of becoming America's first female president. And that's a big deal. But in terms of her own demographic profile, her sex is by no means the most significant thing about her. Nor is her race. It's the fact that she has no children. Harris would be America's first childless president in more than 160 years, and that means something. The question is, what? This is a pub...