Opponents of abortion need to show people that you don't need God to see why it is wrong

The US state of Alabama has become the latest to pass a bill banning abortions in all cases except where the mother’s life is at serious risk. This is, of course, to be welcomed. Abortion is one of the most grave evils of our day, but it is hard to be an opponent of abortion. I think that is because the topic is so bound up with religion, and opposition to abortion is always assumed to be motivated by religious beliefs, and grounded in religious arguments.

A victory for gay marriage, but this was no victory for democratic politics

President Obama today said that the ruling of the US Supreme Court which asserts gay marriage as a right under the constitution, therefore legalising it throughout America was “a victory.” A victory for who, exactly?