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The oldest secular consistent life ethic org in the world! We are committed to the protection of life, which is threatened today by war, abortion, poverty, racism, capital punishment and euthanasia. https://linkin.bio/consistentlifenet/
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We have so much to be thankful for this year! Join us in reflecting on some of the year's blessings in this Thanksgiving edition of Peace & Life Connections.

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November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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The U.K. is weighing a law that would allow abortion up to birth. The effort and its potential impact on babies and their families is explored in this week's blog post.

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A purple-tinted image of Big Ben with a UK flag in front of it. White text superimposed in the center of the image reads: "'[T]he 24-week time limit that currently exists in the UK is exceptionally liberal by European standards – as Lord Alton notes, it is "double the average upper time limit for abortion among countries in the European Union, which is 12 weeks." Babies can in some cases survive outside of the womb at 22 weeks, meaning that under current UK law, viable babies can be aborted.' (Irfan Chowdhury, Writer and PhD student at the University of Brighton)".
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Our quarterly Vigil to End the Nuclear Danger was this past Sunday! We were joined by friends from the @rehumanizeintl.bsky.social Conference and @deathpenaltyaction.bsky.social.

We continue to stand against all state-sanctioned forms of violence, from nuclear threats to the death penalty.
A group of protesters stand and smile with signs outside the White House gates. Rachel MacNair, a white woman with short gray-white hair and a brown jacket, speaks into a microphone outside. Elise Ketch, a white woman with a sign that says "Execution is NOT the solution", stands in front of a group of people outside the White House gates. A protest outside the White House gates. In the foreground, flowers are placed on top of protest signs laid out on the concrete. The protestors can be seen in the distance.
November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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A new Netflix film, "A House of Dynamite", explores how the United States might respond to the threat of a nuclear attack. This week's blog reviews the film, and its potential to spark conversation about actions we can all take for peace.

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A pink-tinted still from the film "A House of Dynamite" (2025), featuring a distressed U.S. soldier kneeling on the ground in front of a military base and vehicle. White text superimposed in the center reads: "'Another Vital Wake-Up Call: 'A House of Dynamite' and the Nuclear Threat' by John Whitehead (Antiwar writer & activist, and former CLN Board Member and President)."
October 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Our next Vigil to End the Nuclear Danger is next week! Join us on Sunday, November 2 at 2:30pm outside the White House to stand up for peace.

Find more details in this week's Peace & Life Connections. www.consistentlifenetwork.org/single-post/...
A blurry photo of a protest with a scattered crowd of people. Left-aligned text on the photo reads: "Vigil to End the Nuclear Danger. Sunday, November 2, 2:30-3:30pm. 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington DC. Come join Consistent Life Network, Rehumanize International, the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House of Washington, DC, and more allied groups in remembering those lost to nuclear violence. We testify to the destruction of nuclear war, and advocate for a day when the threat is no longer posed to human life." The Consistent Life Network logo (a white infinity symbol with an extra-thick stroke in the middle) is in the lower right corner.
October 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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PayPal is among the many corporations that pay travel expenses for abortions for their employees. This week's blog explores the ramifications of such a policy for PayPal, its workers, and beyond.

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A blue-tinted image of a white person's hand holding a phone, which features the PayPal loading screen. White text centered in the image reads: "'Is [the abortion policy there] because PayPal knows that there is the cost of maternity leave and finding a person with the same skills, knowledge, and ability to fulfill the employee in their maternity leave, as well as that having a baby increases the health care plan for your employees?' (Fr. Jim Hewes, Founder, Diocese of Rochester Human Life Commission)".
October 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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A nuclear arms deal between the U.S. and Russia is running out of time. Both countries have the opportunity to preserve peace, but they must choose it together.

Read John Whitehead's assessment of the situation in this week's blog. consistent-life.org/blog/index.p...
A green-tinted image of an antiwar protest outside the White House. White text in the center of the image reads: "'Prevent a New Nuclear Arms Race: Replace the New START Treaty' by John Whitehead (Antiwar writer & activist, and former CLN Board Member and President)".
October 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Serious medical emergencies have been reported at a Planned Parenthood location in California. The way these have been handled by staff shows Planned Parenthood's priority of reputation over patient health & safety.

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A yellow-tinted picture of a speeding ambulance. Centered white text reads: "'Orange, California Planned Parenthood 9-1-1 Calls' by Sarah Terzo (CLN Board Member, writer, and researcher).
October 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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We signed onto a Joint Letter for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, which was presented to the United Nations yesterday.

Dive deeper into this initiative in this week's Peace & Life Connections. www.consistentlifenetwork.org/single-post/...
A white person (visible from the shoulders down) holds a yellow sign that reads "END THE NUCLEAR THREAT", with the symbol for a nuclear fallout shelter beneath it.
September 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Sometimes it's not enough to call out a violation of human rights. It needs to be shown.

This week's blog post explores the striking effect of using victim imagery in the abortion debate. consistent-life.org/blog/index.p...
An indigo-tinted image of nine prenatal ultrasounds in even rows. Superimposed white text in the center of the image reads: "'Like a boil that can never be cured so long as it is covered up but must be opened with all its ugliness to the natural medicines of air and light, injustice must be exposed, with all the tension exposure creates, to the light of human conscience and the air of national opinion before it can be cured.' (Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)".
September 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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This week's blog post explores the challenges of using the word "choice" in the abortion debate, especially when broadly applying it toward people's beliefs about the issue.

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A pink-tinted close-up of a dictionary page, centered on the word "choice". White centered text in the image reads: "'Choice': The Word's Meaning and (Mis)uses' by Ms. Boomer-ang, CLN contributing writer".
September 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Autumn is just around the corner. This year, it's jam-packed with CLE events near you! Find out the details in this week's Peace & Life Connections.

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August 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Did you miss last week's Peace & Life Connections? Catch up on our coverage of the Vigil to End the Nuclear Danger, updates to Problems at Planned Parenthood, and more!

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August 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Proponents claim that "abortion helps women". However, the causes that pressure people to choose abortion go ignored, including by abortion providers.

Read about real cases of this in this week's blog post. consistent-life.org/blog/index.p...
A blue-tinted image of a Black woman, caressing her pregnant belly. White text superimposed in the center of the image reads: "'How Abortion Doesn't Address Women's Real Problems' by Fr. Jim Hewes, Founder, Diocese of Rochester Human Life Commission."
August 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Our Vigil to End the Nuclear Danger gathered people from many walks of life, perspectives, and groups to stand up for peace. Read some of the perspectives shared in this week's blog. consistent-life.org/blog/index.p...
A green-tinted image of an older white woman in front of a crowd, reading aloud something into a microphone from a sheet of paper she's holding. Superimposed white text centered on the image reads: "'It is time to replace the logic of violence in which we are mired with a new logic of nonviolence, opening the space for creative, life-giving alternatives; training us for active love and healing rather than for fear and killing; providing solid ground for the abolition of nuclear weapons.' Marie Dennis, Senior Programme Director of the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative (CNI) and former co-president of Pax Christi International."
August 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Pics from this weekend's Vigil to End the Nuclear Danger! Thank you to everyone who joined us. May we continue to work toward the end of the nuclear threat - and the dawn of peace - together!

Photo credits: Maria Oswalt (1, 2,), Bill Samuel (3)
August 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Today is the 80th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, Japan.

As we remember these tragedies, we examine where the threat of nuclear weapons stands today, and how we can save lives from them.

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A yellow-tinted image of the mushroom cloud caused by the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, Japan in 1945. White text superimposed on the center of the image reads: "'Reasons to Fear, Reasons to Hope: The Nuclear Threat After 80 Years' by John Whitehead, Antiwar writer & activist, and former CLN Board Member and President".
August 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Next weekend is our quarterly Vigil to End the Nuclear Danger. In a special way, we are remembering the 80th anniversary of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.

Want to join us? Find out more in this week's Peace & Life Connections. www.consistentlifenetwork.org/single-post/...
A blurred image of people protesting in front of the White House. White text superimposed on the photo reads: "Vigil to End the Nuclear Danger. Saturday, August 9, 10:0am-12:00pm, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington DC. Come join Consistent Life Network, the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House of Washington, DC, and more allied groups in remembering those lost to nuclear violence. We testify to the destruction of nuclear war, and advocate for a day when the threat is no longer posed to human life." The Consistent Life Network logo (a white infinity symbol with a broad middle stroke and thinner end strokes) is in the bottom right corner.
August 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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How do we pass on the consistent life ethic to our kids? This week's blog offers a practical guide (and resources!) for parents, teachers, and youth-serving people on raising the next generation of CLE advocates.

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A pink-tinted image of a a Latine family - a father, mother, and two daughters - hugging on the beach. Superimposed on the image is the following white text: "'If we want to raise kids who are more than activists — who are advocates with a moral compass—we need to help them understand life issues not as isolated controversies, but as a deeply connected moral vision.' (Nathanial John, guest writer)”.
July 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Taking part in any social cause comes with its own problems. But what if these problems could be chances for growth? Read about these opportunities in this week's blog.

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A turquoise-tinted image of a Black woman and an Asian man excitedly discussing something while sitting at a table. The woman is writing something down on a notepad. Superimposed on the image is the text: "'Turning Problems into Potential: Positive Social Movement Dynamics', by Rachel MacNair, CLN Board Member and Director of the Institute for Integrated Social Analysis".
July 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Did you know we have a podcast? Or that we have curated CLE resources for kids and teens? Find out more through this week's Peace & Life Connections!

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July 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Our Board deconstructed Vance's use of "ordo amoris" to the immigration issue. Is it a sensible conclusion, or misappropriation?

Read more in this week's blog post. consistent-life.org/blog/index.p...
A green-tinted image of an older woman, dressed in a veil and dress, treading barefoot through a muddy UNICEF camp. Superimposed white text on the image reads: "Vance was explicitly defending... 'America first,' specifically as reflected in domestic policy in open hostility to immigrants, and in foreign policy in the abrupt cutoff of existing humanitarian aid programs without so much as a phase-out... [This is] a moral defense of that kind of mass-scale callousness." (Julia Smucker, CLN Board Member)."
July 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Israel and the United States are pushing the threat of war against Iran, positing a "regime change" for the country. Regardless of outcome, war would be catastrophic for all nations involved. Read John Whitehead's assessment in this week's blog.

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A pink-tinted photo of a veiled woman, back turned to the camera, sitting in front of an Iranian mosque. Text in the center of the image reads: "'We have no reason to believe that a US war of regime change against Iran would be any less difficult or costly [than earlier American attempts to overthrow other governments]. Such a war against Iran may even be far worse than these earlier wars, for simple reasons of scale.' - John Whitehead, antiwar writer & activist, and former CLN Board Member and President".
July 2, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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The attempted "intervention" by the United States in bombing Iran adds to an already-deadly situation. Read more about the risks this poses to well-being at home & abroad in this week's blog.

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A light-teal-tinted photo of a protest sign that reads, "WE SAY NO TO WAR". In the center of the image, text reads: "The Huge Mistake: The U.S. Joins Israel in Bombing Iran, by John Whitehead, antiwar writer & activist, and former CLN Board Member & President".
June 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Good news: the American Medical Association (AMA) reaffirmed their stance against euthanasia! Read this and more positive updates in this week's Peace & Life Connections.

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June 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM