Life Matters

Brian Johnston speaks of the film, Judgement At Nuremberg (1961) and how it relates to the Battle of Ideas going on in today's world. Air Date: N/A

You are in a Battle of Ideas. It will be getting more intense and you will be immersed in it. How you decide to deal with those ideas will determine if you are successful and if the right ideas are successful. Lincoln fought in the realm of ideas and the issue of slavery is extremely parallel to the abortion issue. Lincoln is also our example for how we must deal with the Supreme Court's decision...

If an individual embraces 'Relativism', (the idea that truth is 'changeable' at different times and different places), then there are no objective facts, no definitive truths on which to agree. Air Date: N/A

Ideas have consequences. The need for clear and concise ideas is important when those ideas become laws. Judge Neil Gorsuch understands the basic idea of civilization, protection of the vulnerable. Air Date: N/A

"We hold these truths to be self-evident..." America's values and principles are built on objective facts, self-evident truths, not opinion or feelings. If an individual embraces 'relativism', (the idea that truth is 'changeable' at different times and different places), then there are no objective facts, no definitive truths on which to agree. If relativism is embraced as valid, there then would...

As the crowds begin to peacefully gather January 27th, 2017, Brian Johnston speaks on the reason why we March For Life in Washington D.C. every year since 1973. Air Date: N/A

Ideas have consequences. In 2016 the Oxford English Dictionary declared 'post-truth' to be the word of the year. It describes a situation where emotions are superior to facts in any given situation. In the Battle of Ideas, lives are truly at stake. Should emotions trump facts when it means taking human lives? Air Date: N/A

English Common Law protected children after 'quickening' because that was the most advanced and confirmable science. With the advancement in scientific medicine conception was confirmed as the start of human life when mammalian conception was witnessed under the modern microscope in 1836. The British Common Law followed in protecting children from the time of conception. American Dr. Horatio R. St...

Elizabeth Kubler Ross, author of "On Death and Dying," described the inevitable 5-Stages of Grief that every individual faces, as well as the emotions of their loved ones, when dealing with a pending death. The theme of her book that to surrender to those emotions rather than grow through them is a tragic mistake. Legalizing assisted suicide is not designed for those we care for; it is to deal wit...

The Roe v Wade decision struck down the law of all 50 states. In the decision Justice Blackmun admitted a right to an abortion was not to be found in the Constitution but instead 'emanated from a penumbra' (Latin: almost a shadow) of the Constitution. Judges who look to the Constitution will soon overturn the sweeping and controversial dismissal of human lives. Will you be ready for that? Air Date...

Commissioner Johnston explains his interest in language and the significance of language carrying ideas that can have great consequences. The importance of film, entertainment, and his commentary on the Oscar Nominated science-fiction film, Arrival (2016) and it's view on language. Air Date: N/A

January of 1973 with the Supreme Court's Roe v Wade and Doe v Bolton decisions overturned every abortion regulation in every state of the United States. There have been many demonstrations and lots of emotions (one of which we 'attend' at the beginning But what were the specifics of these decisions? Every state had passed their laws as a result of Dr. Horatio Storer's efforts. He is the founder of...

Medical ethics - the Hippocratic Oath and subsequent 'rules of conduct' have prohibited the powerful knowledge of human health and anatomy from being used to kill patients. 'Once a Doctor can determine who should live and die, they becomes the most dangerous man in the state.' Christof Huefland - 1789 The great danger of physician assisted suicide has only led to abuses. Air Date: N/A

It is often asserted that one would not want to die in pain. And they don't ... the pain management is available for even the most difficult of pain. Post mortem of those who commit suicide have shown that in fact 'pain' is rarely if ever invoked as a reason for a patient to take suicidal poison. Instead it is 'autonomy' - to control things and 'go out on my own terms is the most common reason, Th...

You are a unique member of mankind. Your gift of life, your incredible uniqueness is the message of the pro-life movement, And if you're worthy of consideration, every human being is. You can make a difference right where you are. You can affirm the Culture of Life. You can help blunt the Culture of Death. We'll be glad to help you and get you resources, so that you can make a difference. Air Date...

The right to life is  a "self-evident," observable truth. Honest, unbiased science is on the side of life. America's laws are based upon observable, self-evident truths. In order to be valid, science must exist in an ordered universe.  Roger Bacon, the fonder of 'modern science' beginning in the 1200's was indeed a Christian, but this simply gave him an affirmation that there is an order to the un...

Understanding the Right to Life. Equipping individuals to cut through the fog surrounding the issues of Life. How to be effective in understanding and presenting the issues. Confronting and dispelling the common errors in positioning the RTL. The RTL is a simple statement regarding the relationship of human beings to government, and government's responsibility to protect their lives. Government do...

Commissioner Johnston explains his interest in language and the significance of language, language carries ideas and ideas have great consequence. The importance of film, entertainment, social media and cultural 'clutter' is forming our ideas. Film commentary Arrival (2016). In 2017 China has announced a new and assertive round of propaganda campaign. Newspeak - the language of 1984. (PR 4:23) Air...

A glimpse of what's to come in every podcast. What is the 'Right to Life - to be alive, what does it mean? Brian's background as an advocate, How the implications of an absence of the Right to Life has impacted the law, medicine, science, the arts, relationships - all of culture. What does that mean? What can we do about it? Each podcast will examine a specific aspect of Life, culture and the ongo...