What's In a Title?

Andy Kopsa writes about the awkward title of a fantastic and haunting article by Sarah Blustain at Mother Jones.  Blustain chronicles the work and activism of “pro-life” lawyer Harold Cassidy.  The article was first posted with the title A Pro-Choice Feminist’s Worst Nightmare which has since been changed to The Man Who Loved Women Too Much.

Pro-Life: adj. opposing abortion and euthanasia

Feminism: n. the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes

Absurd: adj. unsound, ridiculous, incongruous

Manipulate: v. control or influence someone in a clever or underhanded way

Pro-Life Feminism: The word you’ve entered isn’t in the dictionary.

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What’s In a Title?

Andy Kopsa writes about the awkward title of a fantastic and haunting article by Sarah Blustain at Mother Jones.  Blustain chronicles the work and activism of “pro-life” lawyer Harold Cassidy.  The article was first posted with the title A Pro-Choice Feminist’s Worst Nightmare which has since been changed to The Man Who Loved Women Too Much.

Pro-Life: adj. opposing abortion and euthanasia

Feminism: n. the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes

Absurd: adj. unsound, ridiculous, incongruous

Manipulate: v. control or influence someone in a clever or underhanded way

Pro-Life Feminism: The word you’ve entered isn’t in the dictionary.

Continue Reading →

Coming Into Existence

Yesterday the Pope followed up his condoms revelation with a more predictable point, one that emphasizes existing Catholic teaching and seems, at least linguistically, appropriate to the start of Advent:  protect “nascent life.”  From what?  “Selfishness and the willful darkening of conscience. Continue Reading →