The Creativity Within

"[T]he chief sources of variation in metrical composition reside within the norm itself. Indeed, modulation is possible only so long as the meter is respected. Only by adhering to the basic structure of the line can the poet achieve, within it, arresting or pleasing rhythms that point meaning and tone."

- T. Steele, All the Fun’s in How You Say a Thing (Athens: Ohio University Press, 1999) 39.

It’s within boundaries that we are most beautiful, creative and fulfilled, and, in a sense, most free. This is true in poetry, dance, music – and life. We have been made to live life under God and within his boundaries, and that is a beautiful way to live. It’s when we think that we will be happier free of his boundaries that we lose these things. It’s a discordant, degrading sort of freedom.

You Can Be Anti-Abortion and Pro-Women

Anti-abortionists are sometimes accused of persecuting troubled women. It's true that we do want abortion to be made a criminal act. This is because we think that aborting foetuses is killing new baby boys and girls. But it's about way more than criminalisation. We'd love to see Australia (and other countries) be the sort of place where newly conceived babies are actually treasured and protected; where Mums in crisis receive good support; where overseas travel, career advancement or buying a house aren't prioritised over children's lives.

People are against abortion because they care for the vulnerable. So the assumption that people who are against abortion don't care about distressed, confused, vulnerable Mums makes no sense. Of course, so much energy can be spent protecting babies that none is left for their Mums. This is bad and I'm sorry for it. But I don't think the answer is to forget the kids and focus only on their Mums, especially as having an abortion is often a profoundly traumatic and distressing experience for women.