SPLASH needs volunteers

The Society for Pro-Life Agnostics and Secular Humanists currently is only a Facebook page. However, ockraz wants...

This is what I'd like to see in the future:
-first, the stand alone webpage with info about being prolife as a secular position and media bias as well as updates on relevant news and 'actions' like writing to your representative when appropriate
-an FB pg with some actual traffic
-a discussion board and a blog
-letting all the atheist forums know that we're out there so as not to miss anyone
-polls of the members (to counter arguments such as: pro-lifers support the death penalty and oppose condoms)
-a core group that goes on liberal leaning blogs to make their presence known and which can help one another not to get "shouted down" by pro-choicers
-members writing essays or even editorials to papers
-web based campaigns which would include illustrations and even online videos targeting people who would typically view pro-lifers as fundamentalist nutjobs (one possibility might be an anti-domestic violence campaign that included abortion as another form of domestic violence)

I'll do what I can, but I'm not that good at web design, and I'm having some technical difficulties and technological restrictions.

It's a mad, mad world.

This should never have been necessary.

Today

Given the date, you're probably expecting me to say something about what was said about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happinefs.

However, something important has come up.

Obama clarified that he supports concience protections, and removed Bush's protections because they were hasty last-minute shove-throughs.

Lets hope the repeal or the Dornan amendment, if it passes, has a similar explanation.

Contests

The contests ended over 24 hours ago. No submissions.

I gave you over a month.

I still have readers, right?

Google

Google is disallowing ads for abortuaries in seemingly random countries.

I guess their slogan is "Don't be evil.".

This post is not short because I'm lazy (okay, not entirely because I'm lazy); today is the deadline for both the slogan and the logo contests. Your time is precious.

I'm all for freedom of speech, but a company has no obligation to help the soliciting of killers-for-hire.

A few notices

Greetings all,

I've called Rep. Charlie Gonzalez about an hour ago and they were
not aware of this situation yet. Please call your congressperson
and request a follow-up!

"Cynthia McKinney & Spirit of Humanity Crew captured at sea!"
Cynthia McKinney, former Congresswoman and Green Party Presidential
Candidate along with the Free Gaza mission is captured and kidnapped
by Israel on the high seas!
Press Release here w/details:
http://www.freegaza.org/en/home/hope-fleet-news/976-israel-attacks-j
ustice-boat-kidnaps-human-rights-workers-confiscates-medicine-toys-a
nd-olive-trees

The media is not covering this yet either. If you have contacts at
any media outlet, please pass this along.

202-224-3121 is the general switch board for the US Congress.

Please call/write to help the immediate release of all 21 members of
the Free Gaza mission.

President Obama told Israel to allow humanitarian and reconstruction
aid to enter the country and this is how Israel responds?

Update: Associated Press is reporting that Israel took the boat,
cargo, and passengers to Israel for searching and plan on releasing
the people to immigration. How can Israel capture people in
international waters and search them? Where is the enforcement of
international maritime law?

Sincerely,

kat swift
210-471-1791
kat@voteswift.org
former candidate Green Party Presidential Nomination

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Abortion is Not Health Care

July 1, 2009 Dear subscruer, I need you to act now to stop the biggest attempt to force taxpayer funded abortion on-demand on the American people. Please write your Representatives today and tell them to respect your conscience and explicitly prohibit taxpayer-funded abortion as a part of health care reform! All Pro-Life Americans must act today to save the lives of thousands of unborn boys and girls who will fall prey to abortions courtesy of our pro-abortion Congress and President. Lives that will be lost using your very own hard-earned tax dollars. President Obama has clearly stated that he supports taxpayer-funded abortions as part of his health care reform. In his speech to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund in July of 2008, President Obama stated that in his mind "reproductive care is essential care, basic care, so it is at the center, the heart of the [health care] plan that I propose." When asked for clarification later, an Obama spokesman said that “reproductive care included abortion." In the current House health care reform bill, Nancy Pelosi and her pro-abortion friends have left the door open for Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and her unelected pro-abortion bureaucrats to define abortion as part of “reproductive care,” just as Hillary Clinton has already done at the State Department. We cannot allow pro-abortion legislators to leave this door open. Click here to tell your Representatives to explicitly ban taxpayer-funding of abortion as part of health care reform. Tell them you don't want your tax dollars to pay for abortions! And make sure you forward this e-mail to all your friends and family. We need to make sure every voice is heard in this fight. Thank you for all you do in the fight to protect unborn boys and girls. For Life, Marjorie Dannenfelser Susan B. Anthony List President 703-875-3370 www.sba-list.org P.S. Please consider supporting the work of the Susan B. Anthony List with a donation today. Click here to help us fight for Life on Capitol Hill! P.P.S. For the latest in Pro-Life News follow the SBA List on Twittertwitter.com/SbaList and on YouTube www.youtube.com/user/sbalist.

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Also, Friday is the deadline for all contests is Thursday at noon EST.

Please Join Me in Saying Thanks

Defending Those Who Defend Life

June 29, 2009 Dear reader, This past week 19 pro-life Democrats, including Pro-Life Women’s Caucus member Kathy Dahlkemper (D-PA), sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to call for an explicit ban on taxpayer funding for abortion in health care reform legislation. These pro-life leaders need our support and gratitude. Please write them today and thank them for standing up for the cause of Life, against their own party leadership. With a pro-abortion majority in the House and Senate, we need the votes and voices of every pro-life Member of Congress, regardless of party. Their leadership is needed in the debate over health care reform to ensure that our tax dollars do not pay for abortions through government-run health care. Protecting women and the unborn should not be a partisan issue – it’s a matter of basic human rights. That’s why its so important to support those pro-life leaders who boldly place principle before politics. Please join me in thanking the Pro-Life Democrats who are leading the fight to protect unborn boys and girls from Nancy Pelosi’s pro-abortion agenda. Thank you for all your efforts on behalf of the unborn boys and girls! For Life, Marjorie Dannenfelser Susan B. Anthony List President 703-875-3370 www.sba-list.org P.S. Please consider supporting the work of the Susan B. Anthony List with a donation today. Click here to help us fight for Life on Capitol Hill! P.P.S. For the latest in Pro-Life News follow the SBA List on Twittertwitter.com/SbaList and on YouTube www.youtube.com/user/sbalist.

A pro-life ______? Who knew!

All political and/or moral philosophies have a common thread of pacifism. This states that it is generally wrong to harm another person. "Person" here refers to a member of your moral community.

Some philosophies have a small moral community, often restricted to one race, creed, nationality, or religion. Others expand their moral community to all living things (though they often ignore the fact that a living thing can be a non-animal). Another philosophy falls somewhere in between, stating that each species is its own moral community, and that every organism has a moral obligation towards its own kind.

Another thing that makes moral philosophies is how lax they are on the "generally wrong to harm another person". Sometimes, violence is allowed if it supports some kind of greater good. Sometimes, violence is never justified.

Sometimes, "harm" is defined very narrowly to physical harm. Sometimes, emotional abuse is thrown in. Still other ideologies (such as communism) see economic exploitation and/or denial of basic services (police, fire station, health care) as a form of harm.

Whichever one of these you subscribe to, the common thread of "do no harm" is there. But what defines a philosophy such as left/right, libertarian/authoritarian is not the scope of the moral community, but the scope of "generally wrong" and "harm". The definition of "person" is more or less up to the individual. Whatever the scope of the moral community, that determines the definition of "person". The definition of "person", combined with the scope of "generally wrong" and "harm", is then plugged into the combining thread of pacifism to determine the application of a belief system.

Because of this, the anti-prenaticide position is compatible with any belief system. This is why you see such groups as Democrats for Life of America, Libertarians for Life, Feminists for Life, the Society of Pro-Life Agnostics and Secular Humanists, the Atheist and Agnostic Pro-Life League, the Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians, and others.

Safford v. Redding

We've seen all too many stupid actions by schools.

The Supreme Court ruled the strip search of the 13-year-old girl based on hearsay that she had Advil unconstitutional. This is truly a historic day.

Now, what shall we do about Thomas?...

Attention, news stations!

Okay. We get it. Michael's dead. Now STFU about that and get back to the actual news!

Pro-Life Laws Save Lives

Keep Taxpayer Funded Abortions out of D.C.!

June 25, 2009 Dear chris, Taxpayer-funding for abortion in the District of Columbia is one step closer to reality today. Just a few hours ago, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government approved President Obama’s decision to weaken the Dornan Amendment, a long-standing prohibition against the use of your tax dollars to pay for abortions in the District of Columbia. Fortunately there is still time to make a change. Click here and contact your Representatives today. Tell them to restore the Dornan Amendment before the full House votes on this bill. Why does this matter? Put simply, laws save lives. When the government isn’t subsidizing abortion on demand, we see fewer abortions. Even the other side recognizes this. The Alan Guttmacher Institute, the research arm of Planned Parenthood, routinely issues reports showing that when public funding is not available, we see 30% fewer abortions among women who are eligible for Medicaid. That means at least 30% of babies whose mothers receive government subsidized health care survive because of abortion funding restrictions like the Dornan Amendment. This is why it is so important that you act now to oppose today’s weakening of the Dornan Amendment! We can still save the lives of the precious unborn children of the District of Columbia. Conservative estimates say repealing the Dornan Amendment will result in 1,000 more abortions each year. Please act now! Click here and tell your Representatives to protect laws that save lives! I urge you to consider forwarding this e-mail to as many friends and family members you can. Thank you all that you do for the unborn boys and girls! For Life, Marjorie Dannenfelser Susan B. Anthony List President 703-875-3370 www.sba-list.org P.S. Please consider supporting the work of the Susan B. Anthony List with a donation today. Click here to help us fight for Life on Capitol Hill! P.P.S. For the latest in Pro-Life News follow the SBA List on Twittertwitter.com/SbaList and on YouTube www.youtube.com/user/sbalist.

NYRA SEFL

The Nationa Youth Rights Association of Southeast Florida is suing Palm Beach, Florida to have the curfew overturned. WIN!

Go here and vote "Yes" on the poll.