The chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights said that “religious freedom” and “religious liberty” have become merely “code words” for intolerance, “Christian supremacy” and committing every fo Source: ‘Religious freedom,’ ‘religious liberty’ just ‘code words’ for intolerance, Civil Rights chair says – Washington Times
A trauma surgeon on when letting go of our loved ones is the most God-honoring thing we can do. Source: When Prolonging Life Means Prolonging Suffering | Christianity Today
This means that, for instance, ministers and church volunteers would have to call patrons by the patrons’ preferred pronouns, would have to suppress “derogatory” comments about transgender people, and more. Source: Massachusetts: Churches may be covered by transgender discrimination bans, as to ‘secular events’ – The Washington Post
Donald Trump’s candidacy appears to be undermining a decades-long alliance. Source: Evangelicals and conservative Catholics, who have voted together for decades, are splitting apart – The Washington Post
Couples who adopt children out of an abundance of spousal love are creative and life-giving; they help form the identity of their children in a way that mirrors God’s adoption of us through baptism. Source: Couples Who Adopt Are “Real Parents” | Public Discourse
Kenneth A. Briggs has been on the “Godbeat” for years, as a religion reporter for Newsday, as religion editor at The New York Times and now as a contributor to the National Catholic Report Source: Veteran religion reporter looks for the Bible in public life in new book | Deseret News
Can the state force someone to communicate a message he fundamentally disagrees with? The case againt Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop will decide. Source: How A Cakemaker Became An Enemy Of The State
DEQUINCY, LA (AP) — Early this morning, a small town in Louisiana suspended one of its firefighters, 39-year-old Ronnie Edwards, without pay for praying while on duty at the scene of a fire. Edwards, who has been with the DeQuincy Fire Department since he was 21, was also arrested and sentenced to 30 days in […]
A hematologist and medical historian examined 1,400 miracle investigations by the Vatican, from 1588 to 1999. Source: Pondering Miracles, Medical and Religious – The New York Times
Mother Teresa of Calcutta was canonized yesterday by Pope Francis. In 1994, she submitted an amicus brief, filed by her counsel Robert P. George, pleading with the United States Supreme Court to reverse its decision in Roe v. Wade. The text of her brief appears below. Source: Mother Teresa’s 1994 Message to the Supreme Court […]
