Today’s announcement has me thinking about matters of constitutional law. One of the matters I find most pressing is a little case called Roe v. Wade. While I rarely speak up in the Bloggernacle regarding my personal politics– mostly because my personal politics are quite diluted and hazy– this is an issue that I feel unabashedly strong about. And yes, I do think there’s a strong religious component in this sentiment, although I have no intention of demanding the same views of my co-religionists.

Anyway, for those of us who pray for the demise of Roe v. Wade, let us spend a minute today fantasizing about just such an event, in order to get us through the creeping ambivalence sparked by the President’s latest appointment.

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My place of employment (a military base) is a bit remote. The nearest town is 40 to 60 miles away (depending on where exactly you work), though a large number of employees live much farther than that (90 to 120 miles or more). Therefore, almost all the off-base people are in carpools or vanpools. It all works well, and helps keep the employees sane, but if one of the car/vanpool riders has to unexpectedly leave work early for some reason, transportation becomes an issue. There is no such thing as public transportation out here.

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The ongoing discussion under Elisabeth’s post on Harvard Stay-at-home-moms has taken an interesting turn. The recent comments parsing the meaning of the Proclamation on the Family reminded me of a post I wrote just over a year ago. Here it is. The original post, found at the unpronouncable blog, here, also had lots of worthwhile comments.

From the Proclamation on the Family: “By divine design, fathers are to preside over their famlies in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help ach other as equal partners.”

The proclamation sets up an interesting symmetry here that, if examined, is likely to cause difficulty for some of the more conservative-minded members of the church.

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I am struck by the different images we’ve had recently of people in search of a homeland. In a crowded and territorial world, displacement and disinheritance are the too-common results of disaster. I feel sympathy for the many different kinds of refugees spread out across the globe, some made homeless by weather catastrophes, some forced into exile by warlords and henchmen. And their troubles evoke a beautiful story in my mind, one that I’m surprised we do not verbalize more frequently.

A long time ago in an unknown land, a handful of missionaries visited a wicked people.

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John Roberts is a Mormon.

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