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Remembering Olga Fairfax
Pictured: Olga Fairfax and Jack Ames By Judie Brown Paul and I first met Olga at a pro-life conference in 1981. She was, as my mother-in-law would say, an “odd duck.” She wore hats and never introduced herself as a Methodist minister; instead, she proudly stated her pro-life credentials, even if you never asked about them. She was one of the most energetic defenders of life I have ever known....
BILGE FOR THE MODERN WORLD: Abortionists, Pope Francis, and Cardinal Wuerl
By Judie Brown Bilge: stale or worthless remarks or ideas When I first read Bill O’Reilly’s comments about what it takes to make a phrase or a term bilge, I was heartened because he too sees the fallacy in the abuse of language devoid of facts. O’Reilly opines: One of...
Women and THE Woman
By Judie Brown Some women view abortion as a “key part of women’s liberty, equality, and economic security.” In fact, some women carry their advocacy of aborting their own children to extremes, as witnessed during the recent confirmation hearings for now Justice Brett...
Lofty Rhetoric Versus Nonnegotiable Truth
By Judie Brown Last week, Maine senator Susan Collins (R) delivered a speech the day before Judge Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed. It seems that this speech defined the crux of the debate between the two sides. If that is the case, then we can be assured that the entire...
The System of Death
By Judie Brown In a recent e-mail discussing the problems associated with the abuse of palliative care, Paul Byrne, MD made a statement that, I believe, defines the foundational problem in our culture today. Dr. Byrne called what is happening a “System of Death,”...
Humpty Dumpty Would Be Proud
By Judie Brown In the Lewis Carroll classic Through the Looking-Glass, readers see a dialogue between Humpty Dumpty and Alice. Here are the words that I find so fitting for what is happening today: “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it...
Namby-Pamby Politicians and Preborn Babies
By Judie Brown This week has been a lulu for preborn babies! Just days ago the US Department of Health and Human Services announced the cancellation of the Food and Drug Administration’s $15,900 contract with Advanced Bioscience Resources to provide fresh “human fetal...