Controversial? Kelly is new Notre Dame Football Coach

Apparently, it's official now. Brian Kelly, currently head coach at the University of Cincinnati, is going to be the next head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

I mention this because there had been controversy within the higher-ups at Notre Dame over the fact that Kelly is apparently pro-choice, which is naturally a big deal considering this is the largest Catholic university in the country.

Personally, I don't see where a person's abortion beliefs determine how good of a football coach they are going to be, but I understand where the university might have had a place to take issue, since the Catholic church is so against abortion.

Congrats to Coach Kelly, he did a masterful job turning Cincinnati into a top-5 football team, let's see if he can return the Fighting Irish to glory, as well.

Stem Cell Revelation: Human Embryos Not Needed

Well, this bit of news certainly should kill the left-wings calls for embryonic stem cell research using human embryos, which means that the Dems lose on this one. When those who opposed it said "there have to be other ways to create stem cells, and we should pursue those ways", they weren't just blowing anti-abortion smoke.

Professor Ian Wilmut, famous for leading the team that successfully cloned sheep and gave us "Dolly" back in 1997, has decided not to pursue a license to clone human embryos.

Why? Simple, they're no longer needed.

Professor Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University in Japan has discovered a way to create human embryo stem cells without the need to create life for the purpose of eventually destroying it. They have discovered a way to revert adult cells back to embryonic form.

Wilmut believes that this is the future of stem cell research, and Wilmut has decided to support this. The greatest thing about this is that this method of creating stems cells is actually easier and more efficient than fertilizing a human egg just to get the embryo and destroying it.

It is believed that cures for many diseases, as well as methods of repairing damaged tissue from heart attacks, can be found through this stem cell research.

That is research I think we can ALL get behind.

Caught In The Act

The latest "Vent" with Michelle Malkin reveals an employee of Planned Parenthood going beyond their limits and encourages an underage teen to lie about her age to get an abortion.

I'm not a fan of abortion, but I do recognize that it is currently part of our society. However, what occurred in that video clip is wrong, and there should be serious repercussions. I think that even the most ardent pro-abortion supporter would agree that to attempt to persuade a teenager into lying about their age to get an abortion is wrong.

Just Because I'm Fair...

An anonymous comment was left on my abortion post from Friday. I accidentally deleted it, but I felt it wouldn't be fair to just say "oh well" and let it be, even though the person did not agree with me. Unfortunately, I'm unable to retrieve the text.

They made a pretty good argument about the medical benefits of a partial-birth abortion. There were a few "you're ignorant to the subject" and "you're just spewing rhetoric" comments sprinkled in there, but about 60-70% of the comment was informative to varying degrees.

I do want to say to this anonymous poster that the procedure does not make me squeamish, it makes me sick, and I have a strong stomach for watching these things. I simply believe in a certain level of humanity when it comes to these types of procedures. I need not speak to a doctor about the procedure when I'm simply talking how the procedure is performed, and whether or not it is a humane act.

I particularly don't care if this act of partial-birth abortion were to cure cancer, AIDS, altzheimer's, Parkinson's, and contribute to world peace...there has to be a better and more humane way, and I believe better ways can be found through research.

Simply put, that's my moral belief. You're free to disagree, "anonymous", but I'm pretty well set on this one.

A Thought on Partial-Birth Abortion

Many libs and feminists are mad that the ban on partial-birth abortions has been upheld as constitutional. Some subscribe to the theory that upholding this ban injects "rigid Catholicism" into the Constitution. Of course, that's pretty typical...if you take a moral stand against something, liberals turn it into a religious stand. There is a difference between having a moral base and a religious base.

This atrocious procedure is supported by people who believe that torturing terrorists for interrogation purposes is inhumane, but killing a partially-born infant is not. Even Democratic politicians have considered the procedure to be "close to infanticide"...but still support it as a political position.

Abortion is really not a "hot button" issue for me, although it is an issue for other conservatives. However, I believe that there is a place where a line has to be drawn, a place where the practices of abortion go to far. Partial-birth abortion is part of that line.

A woman has a right to choose...but I personally believe that there are so many options out there, abortion should be the exception and not the rule. There are other options, like giving the baby up for adoption, morning-after pills, giving the baby up for adoption, early-term abortions, giving the baby up for adoption...you see what I'm getting at?

Did I mention that they could give the baby up for adoption?

Of course, that would mean a complete overhaul of social services, but that's a subject all it's own...

Click here to see a video about celebrating a life that a partial-birth abortion would've taken away. This clip hits close-to-home with me, especially because I have a toddler at home, and he is the greatest thing I've ever done with my life.

h/t to Mason Conservative for the clip.