This past spring, on the National Day of Prayer, the Freedom from Religion Foundation—a group that advocates for the separation of church and state—filed suit against Congress. Their claim? That House of Representatives Chaplain Patrick Conroy rejected an application from their co-president Dan Barker, an atheist, to deliver a secular guest invocation before the House. […]
The State Court of Appeals ruled that a nonadoptive, nonbiological caretaker of a child could be allowed to ask for custody and visitation rights. Source: New York’s Highest Court Expands Definition of Parenthood – The New York Times
Between the Video Music Awards and Anthony Weiner’s latest sexting scandal, we have some confusing messages about sexual ethics. Source: VMAs Illustrate Anthony Weiner’s Sexual Sins Aren’t That Unique
Source: The weekend activity that can help you feel happier throughout the week | Ahead of the Trend
If public accommodation is the highest law, then anyone who declines to engage in such accommodations should theoretically face the same costs. Source: This Pattern Suggests Conservative Christians are Being Targeted | The Stream
A most remarkable set of documents was coughed up recently by WikiLeaks. George Soros’ Open Society Policy Center, it turns out, made donations to two faith-based organizations to the tune of $650,000 Source: George Soros’ Catholic useful idiots – Washington Times
Politics has become a religion and a source of identity to evangelicals, Russell Moore lamented over the weekend, as he warned that the witness of evangelicalism was at risk. Source: Russell Moore warns politics has become a religion for evangelicals | Christian News on Christian Today
Source: Daf Yomi: Debating the Literalness of ‘An Eye for an Eye’ – Tablet Magazine
Practices meant to protect marginalized communities can also ostracize those who disagree with them. Source: Trigger Warnings and Safe Spaces on College Campuses Can Silence Religious Students – The Atlantic
Any Catholic who rejects Catholic teaching, or who technically accepts it but minimizes it to the point of insignificance, is not a “moderate” Catholic but a dissenter, or one seeking approval from the world (a temptation Our Lord warns against)—and should be identified as such. Source: The Myth of the Moderate Catholic | William Doino […]
