Women are (Still) Fleeing the Church — And the Cause is (Still) Pretty Clear
Eight years ago here at RD I noted that women were fleeing organized religion—as measured…
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George Weigel’s Revisionist History Casts Vatican II as a Christian Nationalist Handbook
The upcoming 60th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, better known as Vatican II, will…
Read MoreAnti-Choice Groups Prove It’s Not Just About Abortion Anymore
Anti-choice groups are highly critical after learning that one of their own has agreed to contraception referral in order to qualify for Title X funding.
Read MoreCatholic Bishops Fund Anti-Choice ‘Clinics’ Set to Receive Trump Title X Funding
The Trump administration is funneling $5.1 million in federal Title X family planning funding to a chain of faith-based anti-abortion medical clinics called Obria. Turns out that the Catholic Church has funded them too.
Read MoreCatholic Bishops’ Religious Liberty Fight Enables Anti-Jewish Discrimination (Updated)
It’s not hard to extend the bishops’ logic on discrimination against LGBTQ foster parents to the assertion that Christian social services agencies shouldn’t be “discriminated” against for refusing to work with Jews and Muslims.
Read MoreDC Attorney General Goes ‘Religious Freedom’ Route to Investigate Catholic Church
Any felony activity the DC attorney general discovers in the course of his investigation could be forwarded to the U.S. attorney.
Read MoreIs This Finally the Reckoning for the Catholic Church on Sexual Abuse?
A Justice Department investigation marks a major turning point in the decades-long sexual abuse crisis, but there are indications the Church will not surrender without a fight.
Read More‘Son Worry’ and the Hypocrisy of the ‘Purity’ Movement
Those in the throes of “son panic” contend that the greatest danger regarding sexual assault is to the reputations of innocent men. But there’s a problem here.
Read MoreThis Radical Religious Freedom Dissent Reveals Kavanaugh’s Views on Sex and Power
Both the sweeping religious liberty claims defended by Kavanaugh and the assertions of his defenders come from the same place: a desire to reassert traditional, patriarchal sexual mores.
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The Story Behind the Catholic Church’s Stunning Contraception Reversal
Behind the official explanation for the continued ban on birth control was the need to maintain the link between sex and procreation, which was essential to the maintenance of the traditional, subordinate role of women, a key concern of the Catholic Church.
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