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All content by Claire Chretien

Embrace greatness, not comfort

Claire Chretien April 21, 2014

I graduated from high school a staunch abortion supporter, unaware of how radically my life would change thanks to a simple willingness to consider new ideas and information. Confronted with the reality...

How the University arbitrarily silenced free speech for students

Claire Chretien February 17, 2014

Last week, The University of Alabama recently displayed a chilling willingness to completely disregard students’ rights to free speech just because some UA students found Bama Students for Life’s display...

Our campus needs La Lola Loca Bama back

Claire Chretien February 10, 2014

I miss Lola. Lola, formally known as La Lola Loca Bama, was the colorful food truck who graced campus with mobile Latin cuisine last year. Lola sold tasty food for reasonable prices. She provided students...

Court decision to threaten religious liberty

Claire Chretien January 8, 2014

Like most Americans, I’m a supporter of the Constitution and the freedoms it guarantees us, especially the freedom to force people to violate their religion. Oh, that’s not constitutional? The Obama...

Obamacare’s victims illustrate its critical failures

Claire Chretien December 3, 2013

The name Hunter Alford might not mean anything to you, but it should. Hunter is a young child in Texas who was born with a rare type of cancer and lost his health insurance when Obamacare went into effect....

Social issues are winning issues

Claire Chretien November 19, 2013

I want to like the Republican Party. I really do. Last week, Regan Williams’ article, “Republican Party must sever tea party connections,” claimed that the tea party candidates are “too extreme”...

Tuscaloosa, UA should support young mothers

Claire Chretien November 5, 2013

The Guttmacher Institute reported that more than half of all abortions in the United States are obtained by women in their 20s. The Alabama Department of Public Health reported that Louis Payne at the...

Problematic Obamacare unfair to young people, married couples

Claire Chretien October 7, 2013

The following opinion column is part of a student discussion on the recent government shutdown.   Much has been made of the current government shutdown. The root of this problem isn’t lack of bipartisanship,...

Organizations foster civic leadership

Claire Chretien September 9, 2013

I’m writing in response to John Speer’s “Organizations foster chaos, not potential” with student leaders. Mr. Speer wrote, “Uninformed groups such as the Bama Students for Life, who create high-profile...

Same-sex unions not equal

Claire Chretien August 26, 2013

The left has done a phenomenal job framing the marriage debate as one about “marriage equality.” This is an appealing slogan, but it implies that same-sex unions are the same as those between a man...

Pope Francis’ remarks only affirm Catholic doctrine

Claire Chretien August 21, 2013

I’m writing in response to Nathan James’ column, “Pope Francis, nontraditional stances may preserve Catholic Church’s future.” Mr. James made several assertions about Pope Francis and the Catholic...

Women deserve better than Gosnell, sub-par abortion clinic standards

Claire Chretien July 9, 2013

I’m writing in response to “Sexual justice a civil rights issue, regardless of politics, gender, sexual orientation,” by Joey Gamble. Mr. Gamble expressed his opposition to a Texas bill that would...

Government can’t force employers to violate religious beliefs

Claire Chretien March 7, 2013

I am writing in response to Matt Greenemeier’s “Deciphering state’s proposed Religious Liberty Act of 2013.” Mr. Greenemeier is disappointed in the Alabama House of Representative’s advancement...

Be loyal to country, not government

Be loyal to country, not government

Claire Chretien February 4, 2013

In her article, “How far has the South really come? Too few here celebrate inauguration,” Lucy Cheseldine lamented the fact that The University of Alabama did not celebrate President Obama’s second...

In response to, ‘Real reason Mitt Romney, GOP lost; party must adapt to evolving society’

Claire Chretien November 12, 2012

Many factors will contribute to the Republican Party’s success or defeat in the 2014 midterm and 2016 presidential elections. However, Mr. James’ assertion that Mitt Romney lost the election because...

Difference of opinion doesn’t equate to hate

Claire Chretien August 26, 2012

By Claire Chretien Instead of condemning the gunman who attacked the Family Research Council, he attacked the group for its traditional, mainstream beliefs on marriage. Leftists are quick to label any...

Birth control shouldn’t be an issue in the religious ring

Claire Chretien April 17, 2012

I’m writing in response to Sophia Fazal’s column “Birth Control should not be considered a controversial issue.” The title of Ms. Fazal’s column is correct; birth control should not be considered...