Peter Steinfels of the NYTimes has read and analyzed Senator Obama’s speech proposing to increase funding of church charities as is done by President Bush’s “faith based initiatives”.
The original report was hopeful (NYTIMES LINK). The first part sounded hopeful:
In embracing the same general approach as Mr. Bush, Mr. Obama ran the political risk of alienating […]

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Ted Lipien’s new book, Wojtyla’s Women: How They Shaped the Life of Pope John Paul II and Changed the Catholic Church, published this month by the UK publisher O-Books and available on Amazon, reveals for the first time the role of remarkable women in the life of Karol Wojtyla and their impact on his papacy and the […]

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In the USA, few remember that the left once was on the forefront of insisting that men be paid a living wage, which was defined as enough to support a household.
Instead, I have seen the left evolve to a libertarian agenda, where it has decided to “reform” many laws in order to free people from […]

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From Churchill’s Parrot blog
TO:
Mr. Larry Cornett
Director - Earth Religion Rights Network
http://members.aol.com/lcorncalen/erro.htm#INTRO
Miss Wren Walker and Mr. Fritz Jung
Founders– The Witches’ Voice, Inc. - NeoPagan News Network
http://www.witchvox.com
Dear Sirs and Madam … or … whatever,
We have recently uncovered a development to which we are compelled to alert you with utmost urgency. It is our belief that armies of […]

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By Hugh McNichol

April 30, 2008 - Rudy Giuliani, Nancy Pelosi, John Kerry, Ted Kennedy and a host of other high profile politicians, actors, and social advocates need to clearly understand that the practice of Catholicism is a committed lifestyle of faithful and loving adherence to the Church’s regulations and teachings.
It is indeed the right time […]

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Taking example from John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI did not scold Americans during his first pontifical visit to the United States. Just like John Paul II, he was also concerned about his public image. Vatican diplomats have admitted as much in their pre-trip media interviews when they suggested that the pope will try to present a moderate tone during his American visit. More […]

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Should a painter be allowed to decide what he or she paints?  Should a musician be allowed to decide what music to play or write?  Should a photographer be allowed to decide what pictures to take? 
In New Mexico, the answer to that last question is a resounding, “No.”
The New Mexico Human Rights Commission ruled […]

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NOTE: The piece below was published by Sunstone Magazine in November of 2005. Since, then it has been cited by many other national reporters, most recently last Sunday 12/16/07 by Tim Russert on Meet The Press. Regular updates about Romney’s pursuit of the Presidency are available at www.catchingmitt.com This piece may […]

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On today’s Lunch, braniacs are divided, Clinton undoes Clinton, and Tancredo scares the bejeezus out of people watching his ads. and much more. Watch now!

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On today’s Tuesday Snack, Will takes a look at the presidential candidates, speed-dating style…
Don’t miss it!

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For today’s Tuesday Snack, Will serves up some Presidential trivia and announces a contest in which you can win your very own Political Lunch hat and mug. You’ll be the envy of your friends!
Watch Now!

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On Today’s Lunch, Rob and Will cover the usual Friday 10-in-3, including Chris Dodd’s trip to the ballpark, Fred Thompson’s paychecks, Mitt Romney’s rocky trip to the Rockies, and Al Gore’s upcoming smash-hit single.
Watch now!

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The National Public Radio (NPR) website today (10/2/07) reports a discussion on their daily radio show, “All Things Considered”, about the religious right’s new stand on the possibility of Rudy Giuliani winning the Republican presidential nomination:
“This weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah, a group of leading social conservatives — all members of an organization called […]

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With 400 days until Election ‘08, Rob and Will report on Newt’s political abstinence, Rudy’s moderate handicap, the power of McCain’s straight talk, a Desperate (Housewives) tour for change, and much more.
Watch now!

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In light of the attention given to Paul Kengor’s new book, God and Hillary Clinton: A Spiritual Life, I asked Paul some questions to go a little deeper into topics of interest to readers. Of course, the fullest treatment of these issues comes from the book, but Paul here provides more depth on the reports […]

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Prolific Grove City College historian, Paul Kengor, has released another book about the religious views of a public figure - this time Hillary Clinton. When asked why Hillary, he replied: “Because I’m interested in the faith of public figures—in their religious upbringing, their spiritual journey, and how their faith affects their public life and the […]

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On occasion a reader of my posts will send an e-mail, More then a hundred folks took of their time to tell me they felt my post on pedophilia concerns in the Craig scandal were out of left field and muckraking.
How do I justify the leap from revelation of a tawdry indiscretion in a public […]

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While the Senator from Idaho caught in an ongoing sting operation targeting an alarming rise in an Internet inspired culture of meeting strangers for gay sex in public bathrooms at the airport denies he is even a homosexual.
Sources close to the scandal and responsible members of the gay community have raised concerns over possible pedophilia behavior and wonder if Senator Larry Craig exposed […]

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James Taranto has given a name to the idea that the country is getting more and more anti-abortion partially due to abortion being legal. Calling it “The Roe Effect”, it postulates that since those who favor legal abortion are more likely to get one, and assuming children generally follow the political leanings of their […]

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This Slate article is very interesting — eHarmony, the dating service site, has a set of formulas it uses to match people based on various personality and moral dimensions. It only matches straight folks, and when its algorithms don’t put a straight person into one of its categories, even that person can’t participate.
So the free […]

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For awhile now I’ve have a two-part view on gay marriage:
(1) The government should get out of marriage entirely, leaving individuals to sign contracts amongst themselves as they see fit — and churches can decide which contracts to dignify with a ceremony.
(2) If the government must recognize marriages, it must do so on behalf of […]

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This past week, New Hampshire joined the ranks of the very few states who are beginning to return some rights back to the people by “recognizing” civil unions and granting some legal status to those who can qualify for the civil union status.
This is a bitter-sweet story for those of us who believe that marriage […]

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With a tip of the hat to Ron Coleman at Dean’s World comes word of a certain clientele that will take a company to court for not catering to them.
Now, would it make sense for used of Macintosh computers to sue software companies that only write for Windows, complaining that they should have equal access […]

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In a commentary that he wrote for WorldNetDaily, the founder of Focus on the Family James Dobson pointed out many areas of the Rudy Giuliani GOP presidential candidacy that should be causes for concern among social conservatives. Dobson’s biggest issue is with Giuliani’s pro-choice position on abortion.

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The second Republican primary debate took place in Columbia, SC Tuesday night and overall it was a much improved performance over the first debate at the Reagan Presidential Library in California. The theme of this second debate was the lower tier candidates jumping on Giuliani, McCain, and Romney for their lack of conservative credentials.

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The Rev. Jerry Falwell has passed away at the age of 73. Falwell was found unresponsive in his office at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA at 10:45 am (ET). He was taken to Lynchburg General Hospital where efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.

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As a Wisconsinite I have some sympathy for Tommy Thompson’s presidential run. When he first made some rather unpresidential remarks at a Jewish gathering, I said so but didn’t rule him out completely.
Now I am. At the debate Thompson said that employers should have the discretion to fire gay employees. From the transcript:

MR. HARRIS: Governor […]

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Time magazine reminds us of a little history.
When the Supreme Court struck down Texas’s law against sodomy in the summer of 2003, in the landmark gay rights case of Lawrence v. Texas, critics warned that its sweeping support of a powerful doctrine of privacy could lead to challenges of state laws that forbade such things […]

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Earlier this week I wrote about a Federal Judge which upheld censorship in a public school. The decision came in response to a student who wished to protest the “Day of Silence” which encourages students to show visible support for homosexual lifestyle by refusing to speak during the school day, while conveying written messages in […]

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In what can only be called a blatant attack on our First Amendment, a federal judge Tuesday upheld a Naperville high school’s decision to ban “Be Happy, Not Gay” T-shirts. The lawsuit derives from a student who last year was told she could not wear the T-shirt the day after the “Day of Silence”.
The “Day […]

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