Summary A secular case for abortion starts from reality, not revelation: it asks what we owe to actual, sentient people here and now—not what a particular theology says about souls and sin. For decades, the Christian Right has tried to define the entire debate with one claim—“abortion is murder”—grounded in the belief that a full […]
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The Pro-Life Movement as a Weapon of Christian Supremacy
Summary The pro‑life movement in the United States is marketed as a moral crusade to protect unborn children, but its real function is to serve as a weapon for Christian supremacy. Since the 1970s, conservative Christian leaders have used abortion as a rallying cry to mobilize voters, reshape the Republican Party, and advance a Christian […]
Your Bible Doesn’t Get to Control My Pregnancy
In the United States, abortion law is not just about medicine or “life.” It’s about whether the Christian Right gets to crawl up inside everyone else’s body and stay there by force. The politicians pushing bans are not offering careful bioethics; they are offering obedience to a particular reading of a particular scripture, dressed up […]
The Opportunity Cost of Christianity in Contemporary America
Summary When Christianity dominates American public life, it doesn’t just shape values—it displaces alternatives. Time, money, and political will that could build a more equal, evidence‑based secular democracy are instead spent defending one religion’s priorities in schools, health care, and social policy. The question is not whether Christianity should be legal or free to flourish; […]
“Abortion Is Murder”? Then Why Don’t All Religions Agree — Or Even Believe the Same God?
Summary Abortion bans in America are not grounded in neutral facts. They are rooted in one contested religious interpretation of when “life” and “murder” begin, even though other Christians and other religions disagree. Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and secular ethics all reach different conclusions about abortion, personhood, and sin. In a pluralistic society, no single […]
Republicans Are Not Defending Life—They Are Betraying the American People
Summary The Republican Party’s obsessive focus on banning abortion is not about defending life. It is about enforcing a narrow religious morality on a public that largely rejects it. Polling consistently shows that most Americans want abortion to remain legal, at least in cases of rape, incest, or serious risk to the pregnant person’s health. […]
Beyond LGBT Rights: The Broader Struggle Against Christian Extremism in America
Summary The Christian Right likes to ask how a “small” minority like LGBTQ+ people can have such a big impact on national politics, as if it were all media manipulation or a secret agenda. What they miss—or hide—is that LGBTQ+ rights have become a frontline in a much larger fight against Christian nationalism and religious […]
Why It’s Necessary to Speak Up About Christian Encroachment
Summary Christian encroachment is not just a matter of Christians being visible in public life. It is a pattern of laws, policies, and cultural pressure that quietly push one group’s religious doctrines into the rules everyone has to live under. When that happens, people who don’t share those beliefs—especially women, LGBTQ+ people, and religious minorities—are […]