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• “We Also Gave Those Who Wished to Destroy Space to Do That as Well.”

  

  Did Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake meant what she actually said here in the wake of the destructive riots taking place in her city? Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2015 SOCIETY

• “The Boat Disintegrated in a Matter of Minutes”

  

  Greek army sergeant Antonis Deligiorgis, someone you should know: It was an image that came to symbolise desperation and valour: the desperation of those who... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2015 SOCIETY

• Did You Know?

  

  Via Ryan Michael, on Google+, something informative and, along with the graphic, pretty hilarious: The very first Christian Bible was produced by the Catholic... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2015 SOCIETY

• "Snobbish, Intolerant, Stupid, and Unwarranted Intrusion"

  

  “Divinely wise souls often infuriate the worldly-wise because they always see things from the Divine point of view. The worldly are willing to let anyone believ... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2015 SOCIETY

• Pope Francis: All Believers Should Be Inspired to Defend the Vocation of Marriage

  

  CNA: Pope Francis said Wednesday that marriage is a vocation all believers are called to defend, specifically in terms of the complementarity of the union... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2015 SOCIETY

• Your “deep-seated Cultural Codes, Religious Beliefs and Structural Biases” Must...

  

  Hillary Clinton has spoken: She told attendees at the sixth annual Women in The World Summit that “deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2015 SOCIETY

• Straight Talk on Double Standards

  

  Frederica Matthews-Green likely lost a number of people with her recent post, but she's articulating the most serious problem we who oppose gay marriage have:... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2015 SOCIETY

• False Economics

  

  “False economics says that the primary end of business is not consumption, but production. Start with this principle and it follows then that the purpose of a... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2015 SOCIETY

• "I'm Not a Professional Film Watcher. I Just Like Movies. And I Really Liked It."

  

  Matt Archbold on Little Boy: I watched the new movie "Little Boy" with my nine year old son and seven year old daughter. We all loved it. It is a beautiful stor... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2015 SOCIETY

• "The Source of Courage and Tact"

  

  David Mills put up a piece that should cause some major navel gazing: When we speak, how much do we rationalize, avoid saying, over-state, as our needs and... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2015 SOCIETY

• "Indeed, Let's Talk More About the Crusades"

  

  Kirsten Powers can still distinguish between good and evil as this brutally honest piece at USA Today attests: Religious persecution of Christians is rampant... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2015 SOCIETY

• Wrangling with the Windmills of Marriage

  

  Joseph Bottum is defending Ryan T. Anderson while recognizing that many see the man as Don Quixote: In a saner time, the questions Ryan wants to raise are... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 SOCIETY

• “In Retrospect, We Understand That Toleration is Tolerating People of All...

  

  Elementary school officials in Kittery, Maine are facing some heat from parents and others: Mitchell Primary School officials have drawn criticism from some... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 SOCIETY

• If the Left Had Their Way...

  

  ... we would not be free: There are certain things that, in a free and democratic society, are simply not up for debate. Racial equality is one of those... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2015 SOCIETY

• Three Mosques Torched in Melbourne, Aussie Actress Elated at the News

  

  Had you heard about any of this?  I hadn't either.  And an actress overjoyed and even relieved by the news?  How can this be?  There must be something missing.... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2015 SOCIETY

• A Question (or Two) for Those Who Call Themselves Catholic...

  

  ... yet who disagree with most of Catholic teaching, who rarely go to Mass, who rarely if ever let people know about the beauty of Catholicism, who dissent... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2015 SOCIETY

• "The Last Argument Holding Me Back Was Related to the Blood"

  

  Catholic World Report's Jim Graves recently interviewed Barrie Schwortz, an expert on the Shroud of Turin, and the result is a fascinating read: CWR: What are... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2015 SOCIETY

• "A Row Provoked by Religious Differences"

  

  The Montreal Gazette with quite an understated story: At least nine Christian refugees drowned in the Mediterranean when they were thrown overboard by Muslim... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2015 SOCIETY

• Ryan T. Anderson is on a Mission

  

  He's eloquent, articulate, patient, kind, knowledgeable and is increasingly being seen to be the go to guy one needs when defending traditional marriage.  He's... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2015 SOCIETY

• "The Removal of the Difference, in Fact, is the Problem, Not the Solution."

  

  Not much more than a year ago, I linked to a Salon piece I thought initially was satirical detailing the risks associated with infant gender assignment.  What,... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2015 SOCIETY