contraception

Making abortion illegal vs. making it unnecessary.

A look at Christian Reconstructionist Vision Forum’s year end report.

It shouldn’t be surprising that the most sacred concerns of Americans are also some of the most contentious political issues of our day.

The most recent comments from the Vatican on the Pope’s intentions in his remarks on condom use emphasize his desire to “kick-start” a discussion. It would be fair to ask: a discussion about what? And to wonder if there might be an openness to those who have an alternate vision of human sexuality to that which has dominated official discourse over the last 30 years…

A standard misconception of the religious right is to privilege sexual “sins” over the sin of, say, a lack of economic justice for women. A story from Genesis 38 retold…

By slipping into religious language, and evoking “conscience clause” exemptions, it’s becoming clear that this underground movement is readying itself for the mainstream.

The Democratic leadership caved in to conservative Republicans on family planning this week. The opposition for the religious right goes back to the historic rupture between sex and reproduction in the 20th century.

Nancy Pelosi was denounced by Roman Catholic bishops and cardinals for deviating from their line on “pelvic issues,” a common criticism from the Church hierarchy. Bishops and cardinals may be pastors, administrators, and lobbyists, but they’re no theologians…

Right wingers call for Knox’s ouster. What’d he do? He took issue with the Pope’s rejection of condom use as a precaution against AIDS.