Truth Doesn't Always Change Minds About Abortion: 5 Strategies

Truth doesn't always change minds about abortion: 5 strategies

Even if you present the truth clearly and respectfully, you may still fail to change a person’s mind. Why is that? #Abortion #prolife #NewAtheism

You Don’t Have to be a Christian to Know Abortion Kills Babies

It is no secret that many pro-lifers are women and men of faith. Their faithfulness inspires me on a daily basis. What is not as well known—in spite of the presence of the very helpful secularprolife.org—is that our Movement has plenty of people who believe “You don’t have to be religious to have a problem with killing humans,” as Secular Pro-Life describes itself. It goes back a ways, but New York Times columnist  David French wrote a column en…

Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ morality

If you think about it, you’ll realize that, at bottom, all morality is based on people’s preferences. Despite the argument of Sam Harris that what alternative more “well being” is more moral, that, too, is a preference. (How, for example, do we balance the “well being” of animals and humans who eat them?)  Objectively, is abortion moral? I could go on and on, but won’t. And a God is not an objective arbiter of morality, either, as the Euthyphro …

Why Facts Don’t Change Minds in the Culture Wars—Structure Does

Why do facts bounce off some people? It’s not about logic; it’s about structure. Your worldview isn’t a list of opinions—it's a living network. And right now, it's at war.