This juxtaposition of Memorial Day and Ascension Sunday is apt to give us pause. Is there something wrong, after all, with the swelling pride of patriotism, with the veneration of martyrs to national honor, in a world in which the reign of Christ has relativized all national loyalties and in which the only martyrs who finally matter are those who bear Christ’s banner? Christians have asked such questions for centuries. Today, a rising chorus is prepared to dismiss observances like Memorial Day as jingoistic nationalism, a glorification of violence that Christians should oppose. But this is terribly shortsighted.
Erika Bachiochi appeared on The Ezra Klein Show to discuss the likely overturn of Roe v. Wade, her vision for “dignitarian feminism,” and a policy agenda that combines abortion restrictions with a robust slate of family policies.
On June 14, EPPC President Ryan T. Anderson will moderate a panel at the Heritage Foundation: The Effect of Access to Puberty Blockers and Cross-Sex Hormones on Youth Suicide Rates. The expert panel will explore a new study that found that easing minors’ access to cross-sex medical interventions is associated with a significant increase in the adolescent suicide rate.
Join us for a discussion about these important findings and their implications for children, teachers, counselors, doctors, and parents.
In the new podcast series Life After Dobbs, brought to you by the Ethics and Public Policy Center, hosts Ryan T. Anderson and Alexandra DeSanctis explore how the pro-life movement arrived at the cusp of overturning Roe v. Wade—and what happens next. Anderson and DeSanctis are the coauthors of the new book Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing.
