Posts by Melanie Wade

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published on July 12, 2024, Crisis Magazine Devout Catholics and their Protestant allies need to recognize that they no longer represent “the people,” and approach politics more transactionally.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…

Watch with discretion around children. This just released video caused the creator Laura Claussento be banned from Tik-Tok for TEN YEARS. Laura Klassen’s newest controversial animated short in the EXPOSED series released on July 2 with more than 1.6 million views across all platforms within a week. The landing page on the CHOICE42 site not only has the…

By Ryan Bomberger, originally published July 9, 2024, Townhall/Opinion Politicians pander. Platforms shouldn’t.  Each Party’s manifesto is an articulation of their firmly held beliefs. The Democratic Party will “oppose and will fight to overturn federal and state laws that create barriers” to abortion. We see this belief carried out in every federal and state law proposed and…