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Christian Leaders Reject Ugandan Anti-gay Bill
By
Diana Butler Bass
On December 7, Faith in Public Life released a statement condemning the anti-gay bill in the Ugandan Parliament that submits homosexuals to draconian punishments for their “crimes.” Sadly, many prominent Christians have refused to speak out against the human rights abuses enshrined in the legislation. Faith in Public Life, however, produced an eloquent statement on…
Catholic Hardball 2: DC Responds
By
Diana Butler Bass
Updates on yesterday’s blog about the fight between the Roman Catholic Archdiocese and the DC City Council: According to the Washington Post, the DC city council has responded to the Catholic Archdiocese by “digging in its heels” on gay marriage. The Council tried to reach a compromise but now doubts that it is possible. Local…
New Catholic Hardball: Trading the Poor for Doctrinal Purity
By
Diana Butler Bass
This morning’s Washington Post made me choke on my coffee: “Catholic Church Gives D.C. Ultimatum.” The Catholic Archdiocese is playing political hardball by threatening to cut off social services to the city’s poor–including the homeless, the hungry, the sick, and children–if D.C. expands gay and lesbian civil rights and recognizes same-sex marriage. That’s right. The…
Bill Donohue is Angry at Radical Secularists…Again
By
Paul Raushenbush
By John GehringCatholics in Alliance for the Common Good Just in time for Halloween, Bill Donohue of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights is once again spooked about all those “radical secularists” lurking ominously behind ever corner. In case you didn’t notice, these godless heathens are “waging war” against American culture and plotting…
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