Seth Hedman

I've been seeing these Planned Parenthood ads going after Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst and all I can say is: she's got my vote.  That means that she is a threat, that she takes her pro-life position seriously.  Maybe it has something to do with the fact that  Planned Parenthood in Iowa has closed 11 clinics in last two years  and if Ernst is elected, they face even greater resistance and restrictions.  The abortion industry is big business.   In 2009, they performed 332,278 abortions and made just 977 adoption referrals.  That makes up 37% of their income, which has led to 500 million in profits over the last decade.  If you do the math, thats $185 million dollars in profit from killing the unborn.  They give few to no  mammograms.   They frequently recommend sadomasochism, bondage, and torture (and worse, like fecal play) to underage girls .  They have been found to encourage and cover up statutory rape and chi...

[ update] I am encouraged by pictures and reports coming out of Ferguson tonight.  From the reports I read, the Governor called off local police and instead sent in state highway patrol troopers who, in civility and without riot gear, joined their fellow citizens to peacefully march and protest.  This is a victory for freedom and an answer to prayer.  Now let's pray that other officers and prosecutors will do their job well and gather the evidence for seeing that justice is done. [ original story ] When the small St. Louis community of Ferguson witnessed the death of an young black man at the hands of the police, it is appropriate to respond like this to such a tragedy:

Me and other first year IV staff at staff training. Whenever I write one of these updates, I look back at my Google calender to help recall what I did and big events that happened. Looking back on June and July, it's hard to even pick a few events that stick out to write about. It was a busy, hectic, awesome, fun, and rewarding summer. I worked a ton, prayed a ton, traveled a ton, and enjoyed every minute because it was preparing me for this August and the beginning of the school year.  Here are a few highlights: 

The Same People Calling Slippery Slope Arguments A Fallacy Are Now Using Slippery Slope To Describe The Hobby Lobby Ruling Logic is not our generation's strong suit. Most University students walk around holding many inconsistent and illogical beliefs on a regular basis. For example, many students believe "There is no Truth" or some variation (no absolutes, it's all relative), ignoring the fact they have just made a truth claim they believe is True. They will believe that everyone should be tolerant except against intolerant people. I have had people look me in the eye and tell me they don't really know if 2+2=4 or not. If I point out the logical errors of their ways, that they have broken the law of non-contradiction and inherently contradicted themselves, they simply point out that logic is all a social construct and language is inherently meaningless anyway. Nevermind that statement must be meaningful to be true. It is at this point I feel like ripping...

The Law is reason free from passion. - Aristotle I was very disturbed by the aftermath of the Hobby Lobby ruling yesterday, both from my friends on social media, from bloggers online, and from politicians with real power and influence. After I read the case and wrote a basic outline , I kept hearing people, over and over again, say things that simply were not true. There was a lot of passionate rhetoric that had no substance in reality. At best, this response is proof that our political discourse has truly devolved into ignorant soundbites that get the most clicks and votes, where truth is an afterthought. At worst, politicians and pundits are deliberately deceiving people to rile up your base and smear political opponents. It's probably a little bit of both. Remember the narrative pushed by the left: the Republican war on women. It's not about Truth, it's about the narrative that helps re-election. I picked out a few of the deceptive untrue or irrelevent memes I ...

My legal mind really enjoyed reading the Hobby Lobby case today. Here are 8 keys to understanding the ruling, it actually makes a ton of sense. 1. Hobby Lobby already provided 16 of the 20 contraceptives mandated by the Affordable Care Act. They only objected to IUDs and morning after pills that may prevent implantation of a fertilized egg, thereby violating their religious beliefs that life begins at conception and should be protected. 2. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) was an act passed by a Democratic Congress in 1993 (and signed by Clinton) that reiterated religious protection of all "persons" by requiring that any law, even if applying to the general public, must not "substantially burden" one's religious convictions without being for a "compelling government interest" and using the "least restrictive means."