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Bishops reject latest Obama olive branch on contraceptives
Yesterday the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a formal statement reacting to the Obama administration’s latest effort at compromise on birth control. To no one’s surprise, the bishops...
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A hypocrite’s lament: Ralph Reed blasts government support for gay-friendly...
On Saturday, I received a letter from my old acquaintance Ralph Reed. Reed, you might recall, ran TV preacher Pat Robertson’s Christian Coalition throughout the 1990s. After leaving the group, he...
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Anti-Catholic Canard: Catholic League accuses church critics of bias and bigotry
Have you ever found yourself in disagreement with the political positions of the Catholic bishops? If so, you’re anti-Catholic. Has it ever occurred to you that the church hierarchy didn’t handle the...
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Catholic Church’s attempt to evade responsibility for child abuse liability...
The Supreme Court has this week refused to hear a case from the Catholic Church that it could not be held responsible for abuse committed by one of its priests because he was not an ‘employee’. This...
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Poll shows widespread European indifference to the reign of Ratzinger
Most people think that Pope Benedict XVI – who ceased to be head of the Catholic Church last week – and his leading Catholic bishops have not been influential in their societies. That’s according to...
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Barton’s Bad Season: ‘Christian Nation’ advocate continues to sink
You could say that this has been the winter of David Barton’s discontent. Barton, a Texas-based pseudo-historian who for years has made a living telling gullible Religious Right audiences that the...
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Charity regulator upholds decision against Catholic adoption agency
The National Secular Society has welcomed the decision by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) to uphold its original ruling over the charitable status of a Catholic adoption agency....
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New pope, old policies, says American Humanist Association
Humanist leaders say the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis will not lead to progressive change from the Catholic Church’s out-of-touch policies when it comes to access to...
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Creationists prefer numerology to real scientific research
Ian Wishart is a local “investigative’ journalist and well-known conspiracy theorist from way back. He’s dabbled in climate change, creationism, health, political, crime, and other issues. He’s a firm...
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Thousands donate food, skip Mass
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has been hard at work for the past few years ensuring attendees at several annual festivals in Milwaukee do not need to attend Catholic Mass to receive festival...
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No Amen from us: Perry prayer rally gets judge’s approval, but not ours
Judge Gray H. Miller has dismissed the FFRF lawsuit against Texas Governor Rick Perry's use of his Governorship to promote an evangelical Christian prayer rally. Related articles: Perry Insists His...
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Interfaith clergy speak out against Perry's prayer rally
Over fifty clergymen from the Houston area have questioned the appropriateness of Perry's exclusionary prayer rally, which will be held in Houston's Reliant Stadium this weekend, in a letter organized...
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‘Gee, thanks, but I have to wash my hair’: Governors skip Perry prayer rally
Texas Gov. Rick Perry had big plans for his exclusionary Christian prayer rally this Saturday. He was so proud of the event that he invited all 49 other governors to attend. Seems all 49 have better...
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Barton: Jesus supports employment discrimination
On today's episode of "Wallbuilders Live", the topic of discussion was whether churches ought to be allowed to discriminate in their hiring practices. Not surprisingly, David Barton argued that they...
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Americans United criticizes Perry prayer rally for exclusionary theology and...
The Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, joined the outcry against the Aug. 6 Perry event in Houston. Lynn reprimanded Perry for meddling in...
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