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Decadence, Sickness, and Death: Mourning and the Israel-Hamas War

By Shaul Magid

…ing in many more deaths than there otherwise might have been. And many Israelis felt that they were no longer safe within the borders of their own country—precisely what Zionism sought to address. No doubt Israel will continue to respond with terrifying force. But that force will not reinstate Israel’s invincibility. That, I’m afraid, has been lost. There’s no moral equivalency here: Hamas attacked Israel. But the result of that attack changed bot…

How the Religious (and ‘Nones’) Vote May Tip 6 Swing States

By Daniel Schultz

…p, probably along with white mainliners (52%) and white Catholics (51%). A better bet would be to connect with Hispanic Catholics (35%) and the sizable religiously unaffiliated (34%). Spotlight the Catholic congregations assisting Puerto Rican refugees and highlight Mike Pence’s threat to reproductive rights and education. Pennsylvania: With its highly religious—and highly conservative—central region balancing Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, Pennsylv…

Nancy Hardesty, Founding Mother of Biblical Feminist Movement (1941-2011)

By Julie Ingersoll

…like working with the children. It seems that no part of who she knows herself to be is welcome in this world, or for that matter by God, because, after all, the Bible is clear about the status of women. Right? I still remember when I first discovered that the text in Ephesians that tells wives to be submissive is immediately preceded by a command that Christians be subject to one another with no reference to gender at all Not only is this text ex…

How Much is a (Progressive) Pastor Worth?

By Preston Davis

…etnam War came from the Riverside pulpit, and the home has played host to Nelson Mandela and recently Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The church’s own history and nostalgia for those figures sets a high bar for any incoming leader. The most recent news sought to undercut that tradition, and questioned Braxton’s commitment to his predecessors/tradition. So leading up to Sunday, the question remained: can a church professing a mission of social justice pay…

Vatican Official Challenges Excommunication in Brazil

By Frances Kissling

…of action that tries to save both. While this has a certain philosophical elegance, it is a death sentence for the woman. Fisichella understands and seems to accept this position. He reaffirms that abortion is an “intrinsically wicked act” but suggests that under certain circumstances it might be the lesser of two evils. He accepts that the girl’s life was in danger and asks the important ethical question: how are we to act in such a case? It is,…

The Man in the Red Dress: My Unlikely Friendship with Cardinal Francis George

By Cathleen Falsani

…eciated that, and I appreciated him for recognizing it. Dogmatically we likely agreed on little else beyond Jesus himself. But Frannie G didn’t inquire about specifics and he never gave me cause to suspect he presumed we were ideological comrades or adversaries. An introvert in an extrovert’s job, Cardinal George was deeply caring, something that wouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone had his public persona more accurately reflected the actual man….

The End of Trust: YouTube, Lies and Videotape

By Trey Lyon

…or across the street. It doesn’t have anything to do with Jesus or the Gospel.” The looks were a mix of shock and relief — I may be the young kid in their eyes, but I’ve got enough learning to be somewhat authoritative. No one said any different and I followed up with the Grandmother who brought it up. “I didn’t mean to say anything.” I stammered. “I just got the same thing from my Great Aunt and I did some digging…I just couldn’t let you and othe…

Who’s Accusing Who of Mormon-Baiting?

By Joanna Brooks

…he fate of the nation’s first major party presidential candidate. But I’ll bet you a twelve pack of caffeine-free Diet Coke and a dozen pink-frosted sugar cookies that there is no anti-Mormon phonebanking script in use by Catholics for Obama. Anywhere. Is anti-Mormonism real? Yes. But even if one poorly-trained rogue phonebanker veered off script into an anti-Mormon ad lib, it does not make for a concerted anti-Mormon effort. (Leave that to ortho…

Pagan Soccer Mom Wins Blog Contest Despite “Biblical Womanhood” Opposition

By Julie Ingersoll

…What was supposed to be a competition over quality work turned into a race between the Christians and the Pagans. But what happened next might be even funnier. A number of the Christian bloggers, appalled at what their “sisters in Christ” were saying, started posting supportive comments and even apologies on the Pagan blogs, and voting for them in the competition. In the end, Mrs. B came in first; six of the top ten blogs were Pagan/Wicccan; sever…

‘Soul Murder’ in the American Workplace

By Peter Laarman

…view of what work is—a view that in its outlier status among the views widely held by civilized people almost matches the outlier status of our obsession with owning guns and our delight in locking people up and throwing away the key. Great to hear from you, bishops—but we’re not having that conversation yet Last week it was good to have the US Catholic Bishops weigh in with an appropriate and urgent commentary on the state of working America. Ca…