Life issues on podcasts
Colleagues engaged in podcasts may find the material on Josh Brahm’s site helpful regarding how to address the life issues through such media. His work can be found at http://prolifepodcast.net/.
Censorship at Carleton University
Students are apparently being censored at Carleton University in Ottawa. Officials say that the life-affirming positions of Carlton Lifeline conflict with an anti-discrimination passage in university policies which considers abortion only in terms of “a woman’s right.” Carleton Lifeline can exist only if the group’s constitution is altered to reflect the university’s compulsory perspective on […]
Feminist work on Jewish fathers needed
I need quality scholarly, not polemic, articles dealing with the role of the father in the abortion decisions of characters in contemporary Jewish fiction. Other literary theories are being addressed, but there is a paucity of work in the feminist area, most of the critical literature discussing the mother’s perspective. The anticipated date of presentation […]
African-American conference deadline extended
The National Association of African-American Studies has extended the deadline for submittal of abstracts through November 18, 2010. Please encourage persons interested in attending the conference in Baton Rouge in February 2011 to submit their abstracts by the new deadline. Further information can be found on the organization’s website: http://naaas.org/ .
Gingrichs to show new film in Columbus, Ohio 28 January 2011
Attention: History colleagues and students. Callista and Newt Gingrich will present their film about Pope John Paul II’s work in bringing about the demise of the Soviet Union. Tickets for the Friday, 28 January 2011 event (a fundraiser for the Ohio Right to Life Society) are available at http://anightofhopeandinspiration.weebly.com.
Infanticide article
This article concerns infanticide, the killing of the newborn, which some in academia are advocating http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke/2010/10/21/it-takes-a-long-time-to-starve-a-severely-disabled-infant-to-death-by-withdrawing-medically-supplied-nutrition/ Thanks to the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network for this information.
Student Essay Contest (March for Life)
Forms for the March for Life Education and Defense Fund’s annual student essay contest are now available at http://www.marchforlife.org/content/view/46/42/. Since the march will be held in Washington, DC on Monday, 24 January 2011, faculty colleagues should make plans now to request time off to attend this event.
LifeIssues.net requests articles
Jerry Novotny, editor of LifeIssues.net, is looking for articles for the website, which is nearing eight million viewers internationally. Please consult the site at http://lifeissues.net/. I recommend the site as an exemplary vehicle to share full-text scholarly research not only with colleagues, but also students (the vast majority of whom seek information and material online).
Democrats and euthanasia
A colleague has asked for information about the Democratic Party’s support of euthanasia. While my colleague knows that the party supports the current US law on abortion (legal throughout the nine months of pregnancy for any reason whatsoever), he is uncertain that the party’s support for what has come to be known as “death panels” […]
Life Decisions International boycott info available by email
Life Decisions International, the group that successfully defunds abortion groups like Planned Parenthood through corporate boycotts, now makes its Caleb Report and other special reports available to members by email. According to its website, at least 261 corporations have ceased funding Planned Parenthood for “more than $40 million.” Persons interested in monitoring such corporate boycott activity can […]