June 14, 2024

The Way Forward for Pro-Lifers

The law is a teacher, and so is social experience.

Nathanael Blake, Public Discourse

For pro-lifers, victory consists of curtailing, reducing, and ultimately ending elective abortions. The difficulty is that the American people are not with us. Polling on abortion is notoriously tricky, but it seems that most Americans favor abortion on demand, at least through the first trimester. And while there is more polling support for restricting abortions later in pregnancy, voters have, when put to the test, consistently chosen to allow them. Most voters have preferred abortion laws they theoretically find too permissive over those they see as overly restrictive.

June 2024 marks 35 years of George Weigel’s scholarship at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Mr. Weigel served as EPPC’s president from 1989 to 1996, was a senior fellow from 1996 to 2007, and in November 2007 was named the organization’s first Distinguished Senior Fellow. He currently holds EPPC’s William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies.

READ THE HIGHLIGHTS OF GEORGE’S TIME AT EPPC

The Ethics and Public Policy Center and the Aspen Institute are pleased to announce that, effective Monday, June 17, 2024, EPPC’s Faith Angle Forum will become part of the Aspen Institute.

https://eppc.org/news/faith-angle-forum-to-join-aspen-institute/

In his column this week, George Weigel criticizes the pro-choice movement's longstanding dishonesty.

For World, Andrew T. Walker writes that “Homosexuality” is a construct that denies people’s humanity.

Andrew was quoted by Politico about his role in the Southern Baptist Convention’s vote to oppose in vitro fertilization.

Brad Littlejohn writes for Ad Fontes about how Protestants can understand pro-natalism theologically.

Carl R. Trueman writes for First Things about his personal encounter with Jürgen Moltmann, who died on June 3.

Francis X. Maier joined the Godsplaining podcast to discuss his new book, True Confessions, where the heart of the Church is in the United States, the role of femininity in the Church, and the role of laity.

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Richard John Neuhaus Fellowship

Applications are now open for the 2024–2025 Richard John Neuhaus Fellowship, a graduate-level program in Washington, D.C., for those working in government, journalism, think tanks, or other policy-relevant institutions, which explores the Judeo-Christian tradition and its role in shaping public policy and the mediating institutions of civil society.

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The Ethics and Public Policy Center is excited to present our 2023 annual report. As you’ll see, EPPC is flourishing, and our efforts to bring about renewal in American public life are bearing good fruit.

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