Posts by Melanie Wade

J.D. Vance claims to be “100% prolife” and has often spoken well for the cause, but the recent softening of his prolife position is troubling. By: Sean Fitzpatrick, originally published July 18, 2024, Crisis Magazine/Opinion After surviving an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania and glowing in the dismissal of the Florida classified documents case, Donald Trump announced…

By: Christopher Devine, originally published July 18, 2024, Mercator The November presidential election is less than four months away, meaning Americans are deep in the throes of the veepstakes. You know, that favorite game of pundits, politicos and political junkies who, every four years, obsess over the presidential candidates’ choice for vice president. The Democratic…

By: Tyler Arnold, originally published July 18, 2024, National Catholic Register/CNA Vance’s comments come about a week and a half after Republican leadership voted to soften its official stance on abortion. 2024 U.S. Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance promised social conservatives that they will continue to have “a seat at the table” in the…

By: Ben Johnson, originally published July 18, 2024, The Washington Stand Republican vice presidential candidate Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) promised he and President Donald Trump would remember the forgotten, faithful Americans in small towns and overlooked areas nationwide, ushering in a national renewal “by God’s grace.” Yet, some supporters noted with disappointment, his speech at…

Can he be the spokesman we need for the unborn? By: Aubrey Gulick, originally published July 17, 2024, The American Spectator I’ve seen JD Vance in person just once. It was from about 200 yards away during a pro-life rally on the steps of the Ohio state capitol. He didn’t speak for long, but that…

By: Darrick Taylor, originally published on July 12, 2024, Crisis Magazine Devout Catholics and their Protestant allies need to recognize that they no longer represent “the people,” and approach politics more transactionally. Pro-lifers and other social conservatives have probably heard by now that the Trump campaign has insisted upon and apparently approved a party platform for…

By: Daniel Darling, originally published July 17, 2024, World Opinions/WNG Abortion and the GOP’s shifting coalitions Many pro-life activists were understandably upset at the new language proposed by the Republican Party’s platform committee for adoption at this week’s convention. The GOP’s wording offers a head nod toward the sanctity of human life but lacks the robust moral…

By: M.D. Kittle, originally published July 18, 2024, The Federalist What many heard was a guy who, despite being a millennial millionaire, shares an all-too-common upbringing in impoverished rural America MILWAUKEE — The man who would be vice president formally introduced himself to a jubilant Republican National Convention on Wednesday evening in Wisconsin — and…

Podcast Ep. 115, with Elizabeth Gillette and Joseph Backholm, originally posted July 16, 2024, The Washington Stand Life-threatening, deceitful, and traumatic, the abortion pill is ruining lives. Host Joseph Backholm is joined by pro-life speaker and author, Elizabeth Gillette, as she shares her story of being a victim of chemical abortion. Elizabeth shares how she…

Four days have passed, filled with lively debate between Christians, conservatives, abortion radicals and everyone in between. As the dust has settled, several prominent Christian and conservative leaders and organizations have released statements on the contentious platform, aiming to calm discourse and ease confusion. But what exactly have these leaders and groups been saying? We…