Reasonably Religious: believing in a secular world 
Science measures, but does not value – and yet the abortion debate often flees into facts and majorities instead of moral questions. Faith does belong at the table, provided it speaks with reasons and not with authority. Only in this way can we face the deepest question: what is a human being worth?
Fortunately, there was some attention in the news, or Adoption Day would go unnoticed. After all, there are so many 'days of', but I find this one particularly special. I have always thought about adoption with special feelings and it is worthwhile to reflect on it every year. This time I want to specifically highlight adoption as...
The majority parties have agreed that the life of a baby no longer needs to be protected by the criminal code. It is emphasized that little changes and that the conditions for abortion remain unchanged (so a maximum of 12 weeks and 6 days of mandatory reflection period, which I mentioned in a previous blog, remain). If then, according to the majority parties...
Today in Nieuwe Feiten I heard a piece about the fact that in Ireland they will probably remove the abortion ban from the constitution. Following this, Petra De Sutter, a politician for Groen, was interviewed about Belgian abortion legislation. She clearly indicated that she believes our legislation urgently needs to be relaxed. So it's time to send an email to Ms. De Sutter: ...
In recent days, there has been a lot of discussion about the following video: To clarify: in our country, a bill by Jean-Jacques De Gucht is about to be approved that allows euthanasia for minors. This would make us the first country in the world, and consequently, it has already received considerable attention in the foreign press. In Canada, this...
This image is a simple illustration of a consideration I made this week after seeing part of a TV report a few days ago about parents who had an abortion for one reason or another. Let me start by clearly stating that everyone has the right to their own opinion on this matter. Every parent who has found themselves in such a situation will have their own...
Reasonably Religious: believing in a secular world 