Who Could Possibly Take Issue With ‘Human Dignity’? Beware of Trojan Horses
Upon the recent death of the conservative British historian Paul Johnson, the right-wing journal Public…
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The End of Roe Comes Courtesy of the Catholic Church — But From ‘The Dorothy Day Abortion Fund’ to ‘St. Vincent de Paul Vasectomy Clinic,’ Here Are Some Ideas for Catholics Looking to Make a Difference
No matter how Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is decided finally, restrictions unto bans…
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The Story Behind the Catholic Church’s Stunning Contraception Reversal
Behind the official explanation for the continued ban on birth control was the need to maintain the link between sex and procreation, which was essential to the maintenance of the traditional, subordinate role of women, a key concern of the Catholic Church.
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What Justice Gorsuch’s Record Suggests About the Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
When the Supreme Court hears oral arguments December 5 in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil…
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A 14-Point Rebuttal to The Nashville Statement from a Straight Cis Christian Man
In the wake of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood’s “Nashville Statement,” RD published commentaries by…
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#SorryNotSorry: What U.S. Christian Denominations Teach About Homosexuality
The massacre of 49 individuals in an Orlando gay nightclub on June 12 has ignited…
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What’s Behind the “Common Sense” Rhetoric of Bathroom Bill?
North Carolina’s HB2 (also known as the “bathroom bill”) may not explicitly be about religious…
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‘Religious Liberty’ and the Origins of the Evangelical Persecution Complex
Last week, Roy S. Moore, chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, ruled that his state’s…
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The Surprising Origins of (and Problem with) the Vatican’s View of Sex and Gender
Does God really work in such mysterious ways? Or, is it only the theologians who do?
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Now that Pope Francis has officially affirmed a “very solid scientific consensus” that the earth…
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