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Kagan, “Jewish Bolshevism,” and the Legacy of a Nomination

By Gordon D. Newby

…n a famous case from the Nixon years, US Senator Roman Hruska (Republican, Nebraska), defending Nixon’s nominee G. Harrold Carswell, stated, “Even if he were mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. They are entitled to a little representation, aren’t they, and a little chance? We can’t have all Brandeises, Frankfurters and Cardozos.” It should be noted that of the three justices mentioned by Hruska, two, Frankfurter an…

Dispatches from the Workplace: Bishops Lead the Cry to Stop Workplace Raids

By Kim Bobo

…ory, simultaneously descending upon six different small towns in Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, Utah, Iowa, and Minnesota, detaining 1,217 workers from Swift & Co. meatpacking plants. The churches and social services in these communities responded quickly and humanely by providing support for abandoned children and families and seeking legal assistance for workers. The religious community bore the brunt of the humanitarian response to the government’s…

DNC Platform, Thy Name is Esther

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…s. As professor of Hebrew Bible Sidnie White Crawford at the University of Nebraska writes: “God is on the side of the oppressed, but works through human instruments to achieve the divine purpose. Esther is a human heroine for a human situation and, as such, speaks powerfully to all oppressed people through the centuries.” What the DNC platform offers is love and compassion from the lowest level of our society to the highest. The platform envision…

Abortion Still Issue in Senate Health Care Reform Bill

By Sarah Posner

…ure Reid in order to get changes they want made to the bill. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, one of the anti-choice Democrats in the Senate, said plainly that “he is not happy with the current abortion language in the Senate bill. But then he turned around and said that if his opposition to the public option is satisfied, it could help mollify him on the abortion question.” (Here is a helpful comparison of the House (Stupak) and Senate versions of the abo…

The Journalist and the Bishops: CNS Editor Fired For Tweeting Opposition to LGBT Discrimination

By Patricia Miller

…one” and said that sex reassignment surgery was against the moral law. The Nebraska Catholic Conference criticized pro-transgender bathroom policies as “harmful and deceptive gender ideology.” San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone joked last year that he was sure more transgender identities “will be invented as time goes on” and said the acceptance of “gender ideology” threatens not only the faith, but the very foundation of human society,…

The Theology of Westboro: The “World’s Meanest Church” Is More Than Picket Signs

By Rebecca Barrett-Fox

…ms of assault, which is not infrequent. They did sue the city of Bellevue, Nebraska, for arresting a church member when she was exercising her right to desecrate the U.S. flag as part of a protest, an act that is protected by law. Before she was arrested, she let the officer know that he was violating Johnson v. Texas, which protected her right to stand on the flag. He arrested her anyway, to the irritation of the judge who later had to award her…

Can Democrats Question Amy Coney Barrett’s Faith? Yes! Should They? Well…

By Daniel Schultz

…ne. You could hear the same sentiment given in different vocabulary at any number of liberal schools, religious or otherwise. That being said, there are legitimate reasons to be concerned about Barrett’s religious views and how they might shape her time on the bench. As the Catholic scholar Massimo Faggioli points out at Politico, the secrecy surrounding groups like People of Praise means that there’s no way to evaluate to whom she has pledged obe…

‘A Slice of Heaven’: Lakota Look to Buy Back Stolen Sacred Lands

By Johnny P. Flynn

…ls, named for Raymond Yellow Thunder, an Oglala Lakota murdered in Gordon, Nebraska (a Pine Ridge border town) in 1972 after he was stripped naked, thrown into an American Legion hall, and told to “dance Indian.” It wasn’t until the American Indian Movement virtually occupied the town of Gordon that manslaughter charges were brought against his assailants. The camp lasted for a few years, though pilgrimages continue, conducted by the original occu…

White Supremacy and Orthodox Christianity: A Dangerous Connection Rears Its Head in Charlottesville

By Katherine Kelaidis

…thodoxy. While the Neo-Nazis and Neo-Confederates may be relatively few in number, there is increasing evidence that Orthodoxy has become an integral part of the ideological and recruitment apparatus within some segments of the white supremacist movement. Importantly, these ideas and the converts to them are being tolerated, and frequently exploited, by much more powerful voices. This growing attachment to Eastern Orthodox Christianity among a seg…

Waterboarding in the Living Room

By Sarah Sentilles

22-year-old Trevor Case has been sitting in a Nebraska jail since late last month for allegedly waterboarding his girlfriend. After accusing Danielle Stallworth of cheating on him, according to police reports, Case tied Stallworth to the couch, stuffed socks into her mouth, bound her wrists with belts and hair ties, placed a shirt over her face, and poured a pitcher of water over her head so she would believe she was drowning. Case’s decision to…