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How the Supreme Court Gave Us Gosnell

Clarke D. Forsythe

The conditions in Gosnell’s house of horrors clinic, far from being exceptional, are the logical outcome of the fine print in Roe v. Wade . As the growing controversy...

An Unnecessary Evil

Clarke D. Forsythe

When William Wilberforce rose in Parliament on the evening of May 11, 1789 to give his maiden speech against the slave trade, he argued that the trade was both...

Doing What Can Be Done

Clarke D. Forsythe

American social reform movements have typically sought guidance from theologically informed morality for their political action. But what actions theology and morality demand are not always clear. The anti-slavery...