Religious Exceptions Not So Exceptional According to New Study
One of the assumptions behind those seeking a religious exception to the contraceptive mandate in…
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Pope Francis Dismisses Condoms in AIDS Fight
Apparently finding a way to bend church rules to allow divorced Catholics to receive communion…
Read MoreMasturbation & Porn Bigger Priority Than Planet & Poverty for US Bishops
In another sign of just how far the agendas of the U.S. Conference of Catholic…
Read MoreU.S. Bishops Reject Pope Francis’ Priorities
The U.S. Catholic bishops have now gathered four times for their semi-annual meeting since Pope…
Read MoreThe Sad Incoherence of Jeb’s Abortion Position
One of the big questions at last week’s Republican debate was whether Jeb Bush would…
Read More3 Reasons the SCOTUS Challenge to Contraceptive Mandate is a “Religious Liberty” Stalking Horse
Now that the Supreme Court has announced that it will hear a consolidated set of…
Read MoreJeb! Reboot Includes Religious Liberty Effort
As part of his effort to reboot his flailing presidential campaign, Jeb Bush has unveiled a Religious…
Read MorePhilly Gives Doctors Wide Leeway with Religious Exemption
The city of Philadelphia has adopted a new religious exemption policy that allows doctors with…
Read MoreConservatives Have Officially Become the Catholic Church’s Tea Party
As the much-ballyhooed family synod lurches into its final days, with no clear consensus on…
Read MoreThe Plot to Turn the Synod into a “Plot”
It’s official—with Ross Douthat’s conspiracy-drenched Sunday column, the idea that the synod is somehow a “plot…
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