The Road Less Traveled

I get it. It's tempting to stay out of politics and give both the Democrat Party and the Republican Party the well-deserved middle finger. Well, I hate to break it to you, but you cannot escape politics. Your very existence is political. Your boss cares about politics. Your landlord cares about politics. Your insurance company cares about politics. The Congress members who are legislating away your rights care about politics. And guess what? They're all perfectly willing to take advantage of your apathy and ignorance.  Also, newsflash—the world does not revolve around you. So even if a particular issue doesn't affect you, you should still care about your fellow humans. It's not about Democrats versus Republicans. It's about common sense and basic morality. You wonder why I take these things so personally. Why I can't take a joke, why certain issues are not up for debate. The reason is that you and I have completely different views on the nature of politic...

#1: I’m pro-choice because I understand biological reality. If a fertilized egg is a person, then every woman with a functioning reproductive system is a murderer. About 2/3 of embryos fail to implant, and of those that do implant, 25% are miscarried by the end of the first trimester. An embryo is not guaranteed to become a person, and sometimes it becomes two or more people (identical twins/triplets). Also, in the case of a molar pregnancy, the embryo has not developed into a person, but into a potentially life-threatening tumor. A fetus has no brain activity until the 24th week of pregnancy. Without consciousness, a body is not a person. (That’s why it’s legal to withdraw life support from those that are brain-dead.) Also, until the 24th week of pregnancy, the fetus is fully dependent on the mother and has no chance of survival outside her body. The fetus and the mother cannot be equal; no matter which side you’re on, the rights of one must outweigh the rights of the other. Eit...

**Note: This is NOT a criticism of transgender people. I do not hate you, “disagree with your lifestyle,” or any such nonsense. Although I disagree with the idea of transgenderism (and the harm it has caused), I do not blame transgender people for this in any way. In fact, I believe that many transgender people are victims of a society that punishes them for not conforming to gender roles.  In other words, if you are transgender, this is NOT a criticism of you. This is a criticism of those who have harmed you—those who have told you that your personality and interests are “wrong” for a man or a woman to have. First of all, transgender ideology is not logically sound. If you can’t be the wrong race, then how can you be the wrong sex? Both race and sex are observable, biological traits. But in fact, identifying as another race makes more sense than identifying as the opposite sex. Race is often less objective than sex. With the exception of a few rare cases, people tend to ...

I have a confession to make: I am pro-life. But I’m not anti-choice.  Okay, I know some of you are confused right now, but please hear me out. I believe that all people are created in the image of God. I believe that all lives are valuable. I believe that human dignity is worth fighting for. And if you’re a Christian, I’m assuming you believe those things too.  But the thing is, a lot of pro-life efforts center around controlling others’ bodies and restricting their healthcare options—which is the exact opposite of fighting for them.  So let me make something clear:  If your idea of “activism” is standing outside health clinics, screaming obscenities at girls and women you know nothing about, you are not pro-life.  If you want to force someone with a terminal disease to spend the last few months of their life in agony, rather than allowing them to die with dignity, you are not pro-life.  If you make derogatory “jokes” about someone's...