How Evangelical Adoption Went Viral
A discussion of Kathryn Joyce’s new book.
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October “Baby” is a Grown Woman
The latest anti-abortion film.
Read MoreKristof’s Evangelicals
In accusing others of oversimplication, the columnist engages in it himself.
Read MoreEvangelicals and “Orphan Care”
How well do evangelical advocates for adoption and foster care prepare families for what lies ahead?
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Vatican Equates Women’s Ordination with Priest Pedophilia?
While Protestant churches like the Presbyterian Church USA have their annual gatherings in the summer, the institutional Roman Catholic Church, with no such meetings to worry about, uses the season to issue documents from on high. According to
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Catholic Child Neglect: DC Archdiocese Cuts Adoption Rather Than Abide Same-Sex Parents
As DC law changes to require equality for same sex couples seeking to adopt, the Catholic Church (which has been in the adoption business for generations) opts to close up shop rather than to abide by the law and treat gay and lesbian families equally.
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Shhh…Don’t Speak of Abortion: Roe v. Wade at Thirty-Six
Recent efforts to reach a compromise between evangelicals and liberals have managed to avoid the discussion of abortion altogether. The fact remains: according to many clergy representing millions of Americans of all faiths and denominations, the moral reality of women’s lives is that sometimes abortion is the best moral choice.
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Religious Right Targets Obama Picks, Daschle and Holder
Plus: Bill Maher’s “Christian Bashing”; African-American support for Prop. 8 exaggerated; Trouble in Narnialand and Worst anti-Gay voices
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