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The Public Eye, Fall 2009

In this issue

The Politics of Schism in the Catholic Church

I heard recently from one of my regular readers (I’ll call her “Kathy”) who shared her concerns about the future of our shared faith. Like me, she is a Roman Catholic with liberal religious and political inclinations.

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Janice Shaw Crouse

A Warrior With Words
Women holding up signs that say "Feminist majority leadership alliances" in front of the Supreme Court

Exactly two months before abortion provider George Tiller was assassinated in the foyer of his church in Wichita, Kansas, Janice Shaw Crouse lent her voice to the chorus of pundits criticizing Tiller’s unwavering support for women who sought his…

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The More Things Change

Continuing Threats to Reproductive Freedom
a billboard that says "All life is Sacred! From conception to natural death! Pregnant? There's Help. 800.748.LOVE"

In the run-up to the August 2009 Congressional recess, TV ads on health care reform hit the airwaves. The Family Research Council’s political action committee launched a five-state effort to squash a comprehensive health care bill with their spot,…

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