"A zygotic lump of tissue is not a person..."

Here's a fascinating little exchange between a writer named Leona Salazar and one of her readers on the issue of abortion.

This exchange occurred on Twitter, hence the abbreviated spelling.
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SOMEONE WHO OBVIOUSLY DOESN’T AGREE WITH ME: What does execution (murder of a person) have to so with abortion (removal of a zygote that is not a person)? What?

JEFF (Someone who agreed with me): That is ur opinion. Not mine and definitely not God’s. Bible is my authority n all matters of faith &practice

ME: I agree with you Jeff. Life begins at conception.

ME: Article was abt delays in executions but those who won’t support laws which provide abortion waiting periods.

ME: I’m guessing most abortions occur way past the zygote stage.

SOMEONE WHO OBVIOUSLY DOESN’T AGREE WITH ME: A zygotic lump of tissue is not a person, regardless of how much you pray to your make-believe gods for it to be one.

SOMEONE WHO OBVIOUSLY DOESN’T AGREE WITH ME: You’ve no epistemological principles. A ‘holy book’ & old men in costumes aren’t argument or evidence.

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Linked!

I'm shamefully behind in cross-linking a number of people who kindly posted something from my blog onto theirs, so here's the catch-up.

First and foremost, here's a writer named Leona Salazar who keeps a blog called I Don't Get It. She referenced one of my columns last year and I've borne a nasty guilt ever since for not cross-posting (I'm sorry, Leona!). This woman is a SCREAM. Witty, funny, and dead-on accurate. Her archives have her past articles. Go there, man, and immerse yourself in her brilliance.

Here's a brand-new start-up blog examining the importance of Constitutional Carry in Texas, which I think most folks reading this support and approve. Steve Haynes, the writer, referenced my Domestic Terrorist rant. He's fighting the good fight and needs our support!

Here's Rob at the PACNW Righty blog who referenced my Go West, Young Man post. Rob's observations are always razor-sharp.

And a new reader who runs a blog called the Orange Jeep Dad posted a piece on (gulp) castration. He looked up the particulars on YouTube and was horrified by the details. I would like to point Orange Jeep to my post on castrating our calf Thor 'cuz it's MUCH easier than the ol' yank-em-out version of castrating.

Remember folks, if you reference one of my blog posts on your blog, by all means let me know. The secret of the blogging world is links, links, links. Cross-linking posts is the way to grow!