Just heating up….again… Jeremy Lott and Patrick Hynes: Remember, Roe v Wade did not create the modern religious right. Former president Jimmy Carter did when he refused to rein in an Internal Revenue Service that had decided to go after the tax exemptions of private Christian schools that were not in compliance with civil rights…

Eve Tushnet has been waxing brilliantly and engagingly on matters of gay identity of late, and has so much to say that can give any of us food for thought: Some thoughts: First, it’s very clear to me that Catholic teaching is much more affirming of my worth as a person than I might be…

The pro-Israel media watchdog group CAMERA has issued a blistering critique of a recent article in the NCR(eporter).  The article, says CAMERA, is a whitewash of Hezbollah: In the Aug. 25 issue of National Catholic Reporter, a lengthy article by Margot Patterson discusses the prospects of disarming Hezbollah in the aftermath of the recent round…

GOP governor signs a bill: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law yesterday, Senate Bill 1441, a bill that would potentially remove state assistance from organizations which stand-by religious beliefs deemed discriminatory towards homosexuals, bisexuals, transsexuals, and the like.  The bill is being assailed by groups who say that the bill violates their first amendment…

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