Tag: alabama
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On abortion, red states are getting redder while blue states get bluer
Separated by the Mississippi River, Illinois and Missouri are in two different worlds when it comes to abortion. It’s a microcosm of much of the nation. As several states have passed new, strict laws on abortion, including Missouri, other states have passed legislation to further diminish the rights of the unborn. Last week, Missouri passed…
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Media treats being pro-life and pro capital punishment as moral paradox
On Wednesday, Alabama passed the most restrictive abortion law in America. On the same day, Alabama also executed a man who was a participant in a grizzly quadruple murder in 1997. It was interesting seeing how those two stories are being taken together in the media. The New York Times ran an article titled “a…
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Alabama senate passes what would be nation’s strictest abortion law
Last night, the state senate in Alabama overwhelmingly approved an abortion bill which would enact the strictest abortion laws in the nation. The bill passed the Alabama house earlier this month. The ball is now in governor Kay Ivey’s court. She has six days to sign or veto the bill. From the text of the…
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The day I met my wife
I talked to my wife for the first time two years ago today. As I reflect this year, the thing that still amazes me is that I woke up that Monday morning, and it was just a typical day. Took care of some stuff for work, went to the gym, helped some friends move. I…
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What the Alabama quarterbacks can teach us about life
If you can get Nick Saban chocked up, you must be a pretty special person. I love the life lessons that can come to us from the sporting world. This weekend, Alabama was playing Georgia in the SEC Championship Game. The Crimson Tide were trying to continue one of the most dominating seasons in college…
Josh Benner 