Non-Issue's blog

Recently ABC news reported on a study by Robert Putnam, a Harvard political scientist, that showed that young Americans (age <30) are identifying themselves as non-religious in record numbers, as high as 30-40%.  Read More »

*Update 5/19/09: Apparently this story was a big fat misunderstanding on the part of the rape victims and local law enforcement, and the people who originally reported on this in Texas didn't do their research first.  Read More »

An article at the Wall Street Journal today describes Pres. Obama's efforts to find common ground among leaders from both sides of the abortion debate, in order to gain input to craft a comprehensive policy to decrease unwanted pregnancies and demand for abortions in the U.S. The groups, which include representatives from both anti-abortion and pro-choice organizations, have already begun meeting and will continue to meet for another two months. For the sake of reaching concrete solutions, the group members are not allowed to discuss whether they believe abortion should be legal.  Read More »

If any of you have you been watching the news, you hear a lot about Gov. Palin's pregnant teenage daughter and about her five children, including her infant son. They talk about whether having a pregnant teen reflects on who she is as a parent and a person and they question her ability to balance her commitment to her family and her job as VP or as President.  Read More »

A group called Colorado for Equal Rights obtained an estimated 103,000 signatures, much more than the 76,000 required, to put a measure on the Colorado November ballot that would legally define a fetilized egg as a person. The measure is now called Amendment 48 and would read as follows:  Read More »

How would you feel about publicly pledging your virginity to your dad?

All across the country girls from age 7 and above are getting all dolled up to go on dates with their dads to special dances called Purity Balls. There, they dance, eat cake, have fun and publicly pledge their sexual purity to their dads.  Read More »

In mid-October, the school board of a King Middle school in Portland, Maine voted 5 to 2 to approve the distribution of birth control prescriptions to students through the health clinic within the middle school.  Read More »

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