Marginal Christianity

I’m pro-life. But many people describe me based on what I’m against, not what I’m for. By  Charles C. Camosy Mr. Camosy is a board member of Democrats for Life of America         Jan. 9, 2019 The struggle in the abortion debate is, in many ways, a struggle over language. For example, I am pro-life. I strongly support rights and protections for mothers and children, including prenatal children, and other vulnerable populations. I want to see the laws of this country protect these people as well. In my view, this makes me pro-life. That’s why I use the phrase “prenatal child” where other people would say “fetus.” In the view of those people, and of mainstream news outlets, I am not pro-life; I am anti-abortion. This language allows critics to dismiss me and fellow pro-lifers as single-issue obsessives, which we are not. In recent years abortion-rights supporters moved from using neutral language like “autonomy” and “choice” toward using ...

December 12, 2016 by Jag Bhalla 1. It is in our nature to need stories. We arrive “biologically prepared” for them. They were evolutionarily crucial. We feel and think in story-logic (story-causality configures our reaction-biology). 2. Like our language instinct, a story drive—inborn hunger to hear and make stories—emerges untutored (=“biologically prepared”). 3. “Every culture bathes its children in stories " (to explain how the world works, to educate their emotions). . . Read more at http://bigthink.com/errors-we-live-by/how-stories-configure-human-nature