Disingenuous Pleas for “Common Ground” on Religious Liberty Aren’t Likely to Find Any
If you were to skim John Gehring’s latest piece for Commonweal, you might think he’s…
Read Morecommon ground
Dear Common Grounders, Religious Progressives, and Ecumenical Seminaries…
Secular intellectuals are your friends too.
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Women Have Abortions Whatever Their Religion
A new study shows that no matter how strongly a woman’s pastor may rail, a woman will make up her own mind when her pregnancy goes awry or is unplanned. So here’s the common ground: make sure she has the best medical care.
Read MoreThe Pope’s “Condom Sense”
Benedict’s remarks, clarified today, represent a “big shift.”
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Walk the Walk: Honoring Common Ground on Abortion
In a piece in the Washington Post one of the organizers of a groundbreaking public dialogue between pro-choice and pro-life leaders took two giant steps back.
Read MoreMaking Sex Costly… In More Ways Than One
Some people will try anything except empowering women to bring down the abortion rate.
Read MoreAsymmetrical Polarization and Common Ground
A pox on one of their houses.
Read MoreFocus on the Family Pushing Abortion Reduction
Is the religious right stawlart making a play for pro-life Democrats?
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The Abandoned Orphanage: Hillary Clinton’s Mother Teresa Moment
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.
Read More‘Centrist’ Advocates of ‘Common Ground’ Endorse Abortion Restrictions in Health Care Bill
Is Casey compromise on abortion in health care bill “common ground” or “idiotic?”
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