{"id":176,"date":"2009-05-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/communitynews\/2009\/05\/voices-speak-out.html"},"modified":"2009-05-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-23T00:00:00","slug":"voices-speak-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/communitynews\/2009\/05\/voices-speak-out.html","title":{"rendered":"Voices Speak Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Americans have always been well known to share their opinions on hot topics, and the recent news and events surrounding the issue of abortion is no acception. What are your thoughts on the issue? Was is right for President Obama to speak at Notre Dame last weekend? Should there be a law regarding women and the unborn?
\nCheck out what others are discussing in the Beliefnet community. See what individuals are saying about the Tennessee vote<\/a> on abortion.
\nThere are also groups to join where you can speak up and let your voice be heard. Interested in Pro-choice issues<\/a>? (Please note this group prefers to take a Christian approach on the issue). Or would you rather consider a Pro-life point of view<\/a>? Either way, abortion will continue to be a hot topic in the United States and all over the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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