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What’s notable here isn’t just the broadness of the definition of abortion and other ”objectionable activities,” but the corresponding broadness of the definition of health care entities that would be covered under the new proposal…

Father Bourgeois has frequently articulated the notion that violence—whether physical, emotional, spiritual, economic, or structural—is always “wrong and immoral.”

As in the case of gay Arabic translators, the US military debilitates itself by refusing qualified candidates…

Surrounded by those she had been taught to “despise,” she began to question these prejudices that had been instilled through the institutional Church and seek out the human rights model laid out in the Gospel….

The US Conference of Bishops gets into the business of rating Hollywood; unfortunately it appears that racism is excusable, so long as the language is clean and the body covered.

A humble patriot understands that the first task toward self-preservation is critical self-examination, while unhealthy patriotism retreats into the “us against them“ stance…

How can largely Catholic countries manage to pass legislation despite the cries of the institutional Church while Catholic-minority nations like the US often hew close to the Church line?

A new documentary about the lives of gay muslims avoids the easy route and explores the reconciliation of faith and sexuality…

Values Voter Summit 2008 launches with the same goals as the past 30 years of conservative Christian politics…

McCain’s choice of Palin was really meant to offer voters a more traditional womanly appeal: part Angel in the House, part sex icon….