Culture
The State, the Church, & the Future of Foster Care
After decades of helping to place children in foster homes, Catholic Charities for the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, announced on November 14 that...
Iowa Baker Targeted for Refusing to Make “Wedding” Cake for Lesbian Couple
An Iowa baker who declined to bake a wedding cake ordered by two women after she discovered it was meant for their lesbian...
Read moreSurveys Suggest Religion Helps Mental Health
According to a study published in the Journal of Religion and Health recently, regular attendance at religious services produces a more optimistic outlook...
Read moreNBC Ties Penn State Scandal to Catholic Church
It was inevitable the connection would be made. When Penn State’s Jerry Sandusky (pictured at left) was arrested on November 4, after years...
Read moreAnti-Christian Film To Open at Brooklyn Museum
Having been pulled from an exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution, a film which features ants crawling on a crucifix and a man stitching...
Read moreTens of Thousands Gather to Pray for Detroit, America
Tens of thousands of Christians descended upon Detroit’s Ford Field, home of the NFL’s Detroit Lions, on November 11 and 12 to pray...
Read moreBill to Rescind DOMA Passes Senate Committee
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee overwhelming approved a bill that would overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal law that...
Read moreBeloved Family-Friendly Cartoonist Bil Keane Passes; Drew “Family Circus”
Bil Keane, whose wholesome cartoon “Family Circus“ entertained and inspired generations of Americans looking for something positive, safe, and familiar in their daily...
Read moreRadiance Foundation’s Ryan Bomberger: Rape Is No Reason for Abortion
At a Family Research Council meeting November 9 in Washington, Radiance Foundation head and pro-life activist Ryan Bomberger spoke on the subject of...
Read moreNiall Ferguson Ignores God-given Rights
Niall Ferguson (left), professor at Harvard and the London School of Economics, summarized his latest book, Civilization: The West and the Rest for Newsweek...
Read more“Gay Marriage” v. Religious Freedom in N.Y. State
Rose Marie Belforti, a part-time town clerk for the small town of Ledyard, a rural farming community in the Finger Lakes region of...
Read moreMajor Corporations Lend Influence to Lawsuit Against DOMA
A lawsuit filed by the state of Massachusetts seeking to overturn the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage for federal...
Read moreN.Y. Archbishop Bans Same-Sex Marriage at Catholic Facilities
New York Archbishop Timothy J. Dolan (left) has put an exclamation point on the Catholic Church’s opposition to the state’s legalization of homosexual...
Read moreOhio Governor Kasich Signs New Pro-Life Law
Late last week Governor John Kasich (R-OH) signed HB 63 into law, imposing strict requirements on minors seeking abortions without the consent of...
Read moreMississippi Voters Reject Pro-Life Personhood Amendment
Mississippi voters have rejected a proposed amendment to their state constitution that would have defined life as beginning at conception. While one major...
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