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Corporations Have Consciences and Contraceptives Are Cheap: Hobby Lobby at the Supreme Court

By Sarah Posner

…ven if the company offered higher wages to its employees to purchase insurance through the ACA’s exchanges, it would still pay less than offering a plan. Although Chief Justice John Roberts asked whether offering health insurance to its employees was part of Hobby Lobby’s religious commitment, other justices were skeptical. Ginsburg shot back that “provision of health care is not a religious tenet,” and Kagan distinguished between “wanting to be…

Monsignor Lynn Convicted in Church Sex Abuse Trial

By Anthea Butler

…It certainly appeared as though it was their direction that allowed these incidences to occur. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Archdiocese issued a short statement, but it will continue to pay for it for years to come. Right now, the legal fees defending Lynn and Brennan are at $11 million, with the bill expected to come in at around $14-15 million when all is tallied. In addition, there are more cases to be adjudicated and, as noted in this searing p…

Our Failure To Understand Ferguson: A Cognitive Explanation

By Andrew Aghapour

…travel vouchers from a friendly customer service agent and apologized for inconveniencing her. “It’s no one’s fault,” I told Emmie. JetBlue wasn’t the kind of thing that we could call a “motherfucker.” It was incapable of the act—too abstract to be blamed or cursed. Recent findings in cognitive psychology indicate that we blame at an individual level, using mental systems adapted for life in small groups. It is psychologically difficult to blame l…

The Contested Religious Powers of Baseball on Display in Cuba

By Sean O'Neil

…asant smiles with his neighbor, President Raul Castro. If baseball can re-enchant our frenetic lives with a temporal frame that encourages deep reflection on the “blessings” of the American experience, what happens when the sport symbolically mediates an encounter with a country that supposedly fosters a very different way of life? Chris Archer, a 28-year-old pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays, and most voluble spokesman for this round of baseball dip…

Mormon Women Knock at the Door, Are Turned Away

By Holly Welker

…inghouse. The decision to make the telecast of the session public was announced after Ordain Women requested and was denied tickets in September. Although some media outlets referred to the action as a protest, Kelly, an international human rights attorney from Washington, D.C., said it should be more accurately understood as a conversation. “There isn’t a clear way to reach the prophet or the leaders. We can’t simply call them up and ask them to…

Blame Series Bonus: Why We Want That Dish For Free, an Uncut Interview with Bertram Malle

By Andrew Aghapour

…increase something akin to what scholars have called “procedural justice”—increase procedural confidence, procedural trust, trusting institutions, because we understand, “Oh, okay, that’s how it works, that’s what they’re trying to do that; it doesn’t always succeed, but they’re doing the best they can, they’re adjusting along the way, they’re improving.” If we had that knowledge, we would blame a lot less because we would recognize that many of t…

Paranormal Vodka, Exorcists and a Demonic Doll: Welcome to Paracon, Based on the Work of the Demon-Hunters Who Inspired the ‘Conjuring’ Series

By Eric Harrelson and Joseph P. Laycock

…wooden case.” The case lid even functions as a Ouija board and a Ouija planchette is included. (The Warrens taught that Oujia boards were a sure-fire way to attract demons.) The whole package costs $199 and can be shipped to your home. Vodka, of course, doesn’t need to be aged. So the appeal of this product seems to be the opportunity to drink some of Annabelle’s spirit—almost as a sort of communion with the legend. It is, quite literally, “commo…

Pope Praises ‘Complementarity’ & Resists Gay Ambassador; Irish Religious Leaders Spar Over Marriage; Colombian Atty Gen Cites ‘Bogus’ Study Opposing Adoption; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ce his hand. Last Wednesday, three days before Stéfanini’s meeting with Francis, the French president, François Hollande, had let it be known he was sticking by his first choice for the job. Usually, a country would not put a nominee forward to the Holy See if it knew following informal talks that the nominee might not be seen as acceptable. Since the row erupted, the Elysée palace has insisted that “Laurent Stefanini is the only candidate nominat…

At Moms for Liberty Summit, ‘Mama Bears’ Declare Spiritual War on the ‘Radical Left’

By Annika Brockschmidt

…he declared that “the Left” “wants to impose their sick creed of woke communism onto every man woman and child,” and roared in agreement, when he said, in response to accusations of domestic terrorism and incitement of violence: “You’re not a threat, you’re the best thing that’s ever happened to this country!” These warriors might call themselves “joyful,” but they can’t wait for the fight….

Catholic News We Missed Last Week While Stalking the Pope

By Mary E. Hunt

…d him. He accepted their sanctions for years until he could not longer reconcile his conscience with the cowardice of ecclesial officials. People were dying of AIDS and the Vatican, under the pen of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict XVI, was prattling on about the “intrinsic moral evil” of homosexual orientation. John had enough guts and good sense to stop colluding with such nonsense and got on with the ministry to which he was commi…