Religion Dispatches
At the National Prayer Breakfast, Hillary Clinton fondly remembered how Mother Teresa—or perhaps God—compelled her to encourage adoption. The behind-the-scenes story of how The Family brokered a truce between the pro-choice Clinton and anti-choice nun, by moving Clinton rightward on reproductive rights.
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While religious conservatives are vocal on issues of sexuality—from pre-marital sex to masturbation to abortion—progressive religious leaders have largely ‘abstained’ from discussing these matters in the pulpit. A new report urges more clergy education and openness on sexuality issues.
Read MoreAt the National Prayer Breakfast, Hillary Clinton the feminist vanishes.
Read More“Pro-life” Super Bowl ad sparks controversy about network advertising policies.
Read MoreUSCCB claims a bill that doesn’t sufficiently restrict abortion is not “genuine health care reform.”
Read MoreHaving publicly assured Tiller’s executioner that he acted in “righteousness and mercy,” affable Lutheran pastor Michael Bray, “chaplain” of Christian extremists, spoke with the author a few years back on why America is like Nazi Germany, why it’s okay to kill active abortion providers, and what he means when he says he’s “pro-choice.”
Read MoreCatholics for Choice commissions surveys in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maine, and Texas.
Read MoreIs Casey compromise on abortion in health care bill “common ground” or “idiotic?”
Read MoreNelson rejects Casey’s compromise.
Read MoreChristmas story spurs new theocratic fantasies to defeat health care reform.
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