In the wake of the Irish abortion referendum that repealed the nation’s 8th Amendment protection of unborn children’s God-given right to life, First Things editor Matt Schmitz wrote an essay pinning the tragic repeal to democracy- and capitalism-gone-awry.

Rev. Ben Johnson of the Acton Institute disagrees with Schmitz’s analysis in this interview from episode 38 of the Stephen Herreid Show.

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Music Credit:
Electro Swing Republic feat. Howlin Wolf – Crying At Daybreak
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