Today at lunch, right after I'd spilled my entire banana smoothie for a second time, a friend asked me if I'd turned in my graduation application yet.
John Rankin, president of the Theological Education Institute and Ann Stone, national director of Republicans for Choice, discussed the GOP's current platform on abortion in a debate last night. Rankin, focusing on political issues, took the affirmative position regarding "Should the Republican Party Keep Its Pro-Life Plank?" while Stone, who emphasized theological issues, argued against it. The debate ended in a draw. Rankin and Stone will most likely never agree, said Government Professor Tom Nichols, who was moderating the debate. The two Republican speakers said they recognized the need for change within the GOP platform regarding its antiabortion stance.