Now I’m not taking any sides on this issue. I am merely a casual observer. But apparently there is a guy pitching an all-white basketball league. The All-American Basketball Alliance will only allow “players that are national born United States citizens with both parents of Caucasian race” to play in the league. Interesting.

Now once you get past your initial shock and outrage at such an idea, just think for a second. There are a whole host of institutions, scholarships, organizations, etc. that allow or deny participation based on race. Can critics of the AABA argue that an all-white basketball league is morally wrong while, say, an all-black college is not?

Once again, I am not taking a side here. It’s not that I am afraid of being labeled a racist or because I want to be politically correct. (I have a staunch personal and professional record of non-racism, so I am confident in saying what I believe to be true.) Instead, I am not taking a side because, to be quite honest, I haven’t thought this issue all the way through yet. Plus, I want to hear what you have to say.

So please comment below. Just try to be objective, fair, and respectful. I am interested in dialogue on this topic from any angle, whether religious, cultural, or legal. What say you?

Fox News reports:

The former director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in southeast Texas says she had a “change of heart” after watching an abortion last month — and she quit her job and joined a pro-life group in praying outside the facility.

Abby Johnson, 29, used to escort women from their cars to the clinic in the eight years she volunteered and worked for Planned Parenthood in Bryan, Texas. But she says she knew it was time to leave after she watched a fetus “crumple” as it was vacuumed out of a patient’s uterus in September.

This raises an interesting point. Given the current legality of abortion in the U.S., would it be unreasonable to mandate that women considering having an abortion watch a.) a video of an abortion procedure, and/or b.) a live ultrasound of the little life inside of her?

There is nothing more fascinating and miraculous than the first time you see your own little unborn baby on an ultrasound screen. Even as early as 10 weeks you can see little arms and legs moving around and a little heart beating at 170+ times a minute. It makes you wonder how many women, confronted with the beauty of a living fetus and/or the horrow of its termination, would still go through the procedure.

What do you think?

Finally, President Obama and I agree on something.

The Telegraph had an article yesterday contending that the best way to manage ‘global warming’ is through the use of contraception.

Contraception is almost five times cheaper as a means of preventing climate change than conventional green technologies, according to research by the London School of Economics.

The article’s main thesis is that by reducing the number of unintended pregnancies through contraception, the global population can be cut significantly enough to curb the elevation in the earth’s growing temperature.

I disagree with this thesis for two main reasons. First, I don’t believe in global warming. We’ve covered the so-called ‘green’ movement before. There is absolutely no sufficient scientific data that suggests any change in the earth’s core temperatures have anything to do with anything other than the normal cycles of the sun.

But more importantly, I don’t accept the view of children presented in the article. This suggests that children are less important than ‘Mother Earth’ — for the sake of the earth, let’s cut back on the number of babies that are born every year. Babies = bad. Does that not bother you?

If not, perhaps it is because you have become too caught up in the culture of death that we live in. I say culture of death because it is a culture that does not value life. I saw on Facebook the other day a friend of mine who was ‘disgusted’ that Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar were having another child, as if children are somehow an affront to human society. Here was the message: “*name* is feeling nauseous after finding out that the Duggars are having a 19th child…really, 19???…gross.” Then below a comment in response reads: “that’s just irresponsible. there’s not room for all of us on this planet.” What is so irresponsible about this? None of these children are going to be neglected or be left in need for anything. In fact, I would wager that every one of those children will turn out to be an outstanding person that will have much to contribute to society. But because our culture hates life, the concept of having more than 2-3 children is disgusting.

I almost want to tell these folks that if they’re so concerned about the population of earth then go live on the moon.

It’s no wonder abortion and gay marriage are so cherished today. Ours is a nihilistic culture that celebrates decisions that can only lead to death and scorn those that lead to life. I can only say that never in my household will my children feel as though the earth’s temperature is more valuable to me than their lives are.