Hobby Lobby Case Isn’t Really About Contraception
This "religious freedom" battle headed to the Supreme Court is largely about abortion, though it's based on the US Catholic Bishops' efforts to exploit a small gap in the science that's long past.
View ArticleObama’s Compromise With Catholic Bishops Was a Bad Idea
As Obama meets Francis it's a good time to remember that he gave an inch and the Bishops may just get their mile too.
View ArticleDubious Diversity at America Mag
Hires US Bishops; abortion and sexuality scold as newest columnist.
View ArticleReligious Leaders Urge Obama to Allow Abortion Funding in Foreign Aid
Religiously-based efforts to prevent girls from getting an education, like the kidnapping of Nigerian school...
View ArticleGambian President Threatens to Kill Asylum Seekers
Gambia: President Threatens to Kill Asylum Seekers Fiercely anti-gay President Yahya Jammeh, who has called...
View ArticleBishops Rile Up the Religious Right, Then and Now
There’s been a lot of discussion lately of the ideological roots of the Christian Right....
View ArticleCatholic Bishops Vote to Double Down on Culture War
The U.S. Catholic Bishops’ vote to maintain their politically aggressive Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty...
View ArticleObama Caves on (Another) Contraception Exemption
On Friday the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it would capitulate to...
View ArticleBishops More Welcoming To LGBT, But Not to Women
The surprisingly conciliatory tone regarding gay Catholics in the working document for the family synod...
View ArticleLouisville Diocese Throws Teacher Under the Bus Over Ebola Hysteria
Or: How to make Catholicism even less appealing.
View ArticleU.S. Bishops (Who Lit Religious Liberty Fuse) Urge Civility
With the flames still smoldering after Indiana’s bruising fight over the limits of “religious liberty,”...
View ArticleJews Violate Their Own Beliefs, Conservative Christians Say
A group of interdenominational conservative Christian clergy (plus professor) quietly released a statement on Passover/Good Friday titled,...
View ArticleSilence of Latino Religious Leaders Enable GOP Tolerance of Trump Spectacle
“[The] virtue of spectacle, which is to abolish all motives and all consequences: what...
View ArticleIs the Pope’s Concern for Immigration Just a “Numbers Game”?
Pope Francis may differ greatly in tone from Pope Benedict, but on many social issues...
View ArticleWe Shouldn’t Be Surprised Francis Met with Kim Davis
When Pope Francis came to New York last week traffic came to a standstill. But traffic...
View ArticleWho Will Catholic Bishops Turn to in Trump Era?
Many people are questioning whether Donald Trump’s dominance in the GOP nominating process, and his...
View ArticleWho Defines Religious Freedom?
In the United States, who defines religious freedom? The First Amendment? The courts? The legislature? Religious...
View ArticleU.S. Bishops’ Silence on Guns and Gays
The U.S. Catholic bishops met in Huntington Beach, California this week, just days after the...
View ArticleDisingenuous Pleas for “Common Ground” on Religious Liberty Aren’t Likely to...
If you were to skim John Gehring’s latest piece for Commonweal, you might think he’s...
View ArticleIt’s Not Me, It’s You: Catholic Values Dumping Trump
Evangelicals will seemingly overlook anything about Trump, but Catholics won't.
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