Traditional Christians provoke debate within a new conservative coalition
(RNS) — Despite a public space rigged against their version of the good, traditional Christians do manage to convince people with very different views of the truth of their claims. The post Traditional...
View ArticleBritish forced abortion case signals broader change in pro-choice argument
(RNS) — The British case shows that the sacredness of letting patients or their surrogates make decisions based on their own values can be discarded when the decision is about abortion. The post...
View ArticleOpponents of the pan-Amazon synod discard Catholic social doctrine
(RNS) — The suggestion that 'ecology, economy, and politics' have nothing to do with the mission and mandate of the church is totally inconsistent with nearly 130 years of Catholic social doctrine. The...
View ArticleDeath penalty decision answers lingering questions about how Barr’s faith...
(RNS) — The worry that Barr might impose his private religious views on federal matters has apparently been overblown. The post Death penalty decision answers lingering questions about how Barr’s faith...
View ArticlePaid family leave is a pro-life issue that can unite Republicans and Democrats
(RNS) — Besides giving women hope of affording an unintended child, paid family leave is 'associated with drops in perinatal, neonatal, post-neonatal, infant, and child mortality.' Hard to get more...
View ArticleOur major parties offer no place for a rising moral middle
(RNS) — Millions of American voters believe that we must uphold the dignity of every human from conception to natural death while ensuring access to food, shelter, education and health care. The post...
View ArticleWhat it means to ‘get’ religion in 2020
(RNS) — The media sees religion as the 'frosting' rather than the 'cake' of the people they cover. The real substance of a person lies, say, in economic concerns — not the superficial fact of where...
View ArticleDoctor’s cache of human remains shows the moral cost of practicing abortion
(RNS) — Participating in our violent throwaway culture leads us to discard our own humanity. The post Doctor’s cache of human remains shows the moral cost of practicing abortion appeared first on...
View ArticleAs fostering reaches crisis point, activists make it a pro-life issue
(RNS) — As the number of children in need of homes has risen, in at least half of U.S. states the number of parents who choose to foster is actually falling. The post As fostering reaches crisis point,...
View ArticleFacebook and the speech of religious pro-lifers
(RNS) — Facebook's refusal to vet political ads for accuracy has brought outrage from some on the left, who say it leaves the network vulnerable to being manipulated as it was in 2016's election. But...
View ArticleFive things Kanye knows
(RNS) — Kanye's new album 'Jesus Is King' has caused a stir for its author's conversion, but what lessons does it offer about faith? The post Five things Kanye knows appeared first on Religion News...
View ArticleMy friendship with Peter Singer 10 years on
(RNS) — As Peter Singer's influential 2009 book 'The Life You Can Save,' is reissued in a 10th anniversary edition, our Catholic ethicist reviews his unlikely friendship with the champion of abortion...
View ArticlePeter Singer on why we don't help the global poor and why we should
(RNS) — 'To live an ethical life it's not enough to refrain from lying, stealing or killing,' says the renowned bioethicist. 'We have to assist people who lack the necessities they need to survive.'...
View ArticleHelping the vulnerable at risk for assisted suicide
(RNS) — Physician-assisted suicide is one of the few issues that doesn't fall into the well-worn grooves of the culture wars. For that reason, we have a chance to resist it. The post Helping the...
View ArticleLatest research on vegetative state calls for new civil rights movement
(RNS) — In the 15 years since Terri Schiavo died, changes in medical research and technology give us reason to totally rethink fundamental questions about patients thought to be 'vegetative.' The post...
View ArticleThe Focolare have two words for our broken political dialogue: Jesus forsaken
(RNS) — The lay Catholic group teaches a model of dialogue that urges us to Christ-like suffering as a bridge to those with opposing views. The post The Focolare have two words for our broken political...
View ArticleLent's countercultural call is as old as the church—and more necessary than ever
(RNS) — Lent can help us turn away from politics and focus on how our participation in a consumerist, throwaway culture contributes to inequality. The post Lent's countercultural call is as old as the...
View ArticleJean Vanier and the corrupting power of sexual sin
(RNS) — If Jean Vanier is not good — indeed, far from it — who can be good? The post Jean Vanier and the corrupting power of sexual sin appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleHealth care for all but the most vulnerable
(RNS) — In the latest example of our political incoherence, the party of ‘government staying out of health care decisions’ was blocked in its attempt to pass the Born Alive Abortion Survivors...
View ArticleRation health care? Yes. Abandon our humanity? No.
(RNS) — The claim that ‘we’re at war’ is a mixed blessing. We need to ramp up our efforts to fight this invisible enemy, but historically being at war means violating our most fundamental values. The...
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