Bejon on Judges

Alastair Roberts interviews James Bejon on the book of Judges, but also discusses biblical theology and several other things that'd likely be interesting to Christians. (Note: It seems like there are a couple of technological glitches along the way.)

Roe, Roe, Roe your boat, gently down the radical left's progressively irrational dystopian dream

Here is an example of a pro-abortionist on the verge of an apoplectic fit against the possibility that Roe v. Wade will be overturned if Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed:

Human knowledge and technology have reached the point where the womb has become a sort of Pandora's Box. Whereas in the past, societies could gloss over the seemingly impossible details of the beginnings of human life and accompanying rights because it was all a mystery or an act of God, that's no longer an option for modern society.

The "life begins at conception" position is really the ultimate slippery slope. If we're going to afford full rights to a single cell, then we're going to have to:

• Establish some kind of monthly monitoring system of all womb-bearing humans to know when a new human enters the picture. This would be incredibly invasive. To the point where I doubt even the staunchest, most misogynistic supporter would be thrilled to have a government official probe his wife's vagina every month.

• Every natural, self-aborted pregnancy (something like 70-90% of all conceptions) would trigger an investigation and likely charges of involuntary manslaughter against the woman.

• It would open any women found to be pregnant up to criminal charges on the basis of any unhealthy behavior on her part that could potentially elevate the risk for miscarriage.

• The logical outcomes of making zygotes US citizens is either Handmaid's dystopia or the sterilization of all humans and the move to artificial wombs and test tube babies.

The alternative is education, contraception, and rights begin at birth.

Two Supreme Court Nominations To Be Decided Soon

If this story holds up, if there's significant potential that Clarence Thomas will retire soon, it should motivate Republicans to press even harder to get a presidential nominee other than Trump. There are a lot of ways to get rid of Trump, but none of them are easy, and none are likely to work. They're worth trying, though, and they should be pursued much more than they have been so far.

The Washington Examiner story doesn't have much substance to it yet, as far as I know. It gives us some reason, but not much, to think there's a good chance Thomas will retire soon. However, it's a matter of settled fact that a replacement for Scalia will be chosen soon and that Anthony Kennedy could easily die or retire in the near future. We could easily see three non-liberal justices replaced soon.

What Sort Of Judges Would Trump Appoint?

See here. Even if his comments cited by Ponnuru aren't representative of what Trump would do in office, why trust him? Why take the risk when such better presidential candidates are available?

Trump supporters often cite illegal immigration as a major, primary, or sole reason to vote for Trump. But think of all the steps needed to get to the point where Trump's position on illegal immigration would be implemented. You have to:

1.) Think he'll get elected, despite his big electability problems.

2.) Think Trump will do what he says he'll do, despite his character problems and long record of inconsistencies.

3.) Think the Republican Congress, who Trump supporters keep denouncing, will pass his immigration plan.

4.) Think the judiciary, including judges appointed by Trump in the future, will refrain from significantly altering his immigration plan once it's enacted.

Let's see if people like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity give prominent attention to the issue Ponnuru has raised, putting it at the top of their radio programs and denouncing Trump in strong terms, as they would if Ponnuru's post were about somebody like Jeb Bush or John Kasich instead. And let's see if Evangelicals and other people supporting Trump do enough research, and have enough discernment, to find information like what Ponnuru writes about and react appropriately to it. Or will they just keep following the lead of Limbaugh, Hannity, et al. so uncritically?