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Let’s be clear: half of the world’s poor are women, and the church’s effort to deprive the Catholic women among them of contraceptives, of the use of condoms that could protect them from HIV-AIDS, and of the ministry of women priests who would marry, absolve, and anoint them, is no service to them.

Watching the History Channel hit with a Bible scholar.

… and more. A discussion between Slate’s David Weigel and RD’s Sarah Posner.

The Bible helped him make the decision.

The latest bloggingheads.

But atheists not so much.

Kidnapped Jesuit priest accused Bergoglio of virtually handing him over.

It’s no surprise, but still discouraging to read the new pope’s language on LGBT issues.

Melissa Rogers, constitutional law expert.

Welcome! Welcome! And imagine what could happen if the author of the Twilight series mixed in some consciousness-raising with the vampires!