The Strange claims of Yusuf Estes
I’ve heard some very strange claims by Muslim apologists over the years, but this clip of Yusuf Estes is BONKERS!
Category: Apologetics
Biology and Bodily Autonomy
Last month, one of my friends posted an image of this Instagram conversation on her Facebook account:
No Straw Men Here
The point of the post is clear – you don’t get to call a child an abomination just because of the manner of his or her conception. However, a man named Sam responded by writing the following:
This is a straw man. Just because some people are rude does not mean you get to take away women’s choices
Sam on Facebook
Sam had clearly seen people use the phrase “straw man” in arguments before, but doesn’t understand what it means. The Straw Man Fallacy is when an argument is misrepresented or weakened in an attempt to make it more easily refuted. However, that’s not happening here… In the image, thewhistestguy called unborn children conceived in incest/rape an “abomination of nature”. The user albany_rose pointed out that, if he’s willing to apply this slur to the unborn, he’s implicitly applying this slur to those who are born.
Read moreSigns of life
This month was the pro-life month, with lots of walks and marches around the country. Here are some of my favourite signs at those demonstrations…
PP Payday Lending
Legality and Morality
Despite its obvious flaw, I’m often told that abortion is fine because it’s legal…
Pro-Choice Thanos
Personhood and Death Certificates
This past week was the March For Life in Washington DC, so I thought I’d do a post on the subject of abortion…
A couple of weeks ago, I published a brief post a blog post related to Martin Luther King. Earlier in the week, I had been speaking to someone on Facebook about abortion. The pro-choice advocate had been arguing against any legal restrictions against abortion. He said that ethical behaviour isn’t brought about by the law, it only cultivates fear of being caught. I responded with a quotation from Dr. King, to show why laws which protect people are necessary:
The other day I was looking at the management panel for the Restless Pilgrim Facebook Page and noticed that someone had left a response:
Read more“A clump of cells is not a person”
Facebook user