Category Archives: Culture Wars

Brave New Word: Children as Products

In a world that no longer values all human life, children become commodities and not gifts: Sex to make babies may become redundant as IVF becomes the norm (via Mirror of Justice). Update: link corrected The foundational principle of Catholic … Continue reading

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Speaker Pelosi the Theologian?

Madame speaker, who is a Catholic, has a history of contradicting the Pope, the Bishops and the teachings of the Catholic Church.  It has not been widely reported for some reason, but here she goes again, only this time she … Continue reading

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The Church and the Public Square

A young woman asked me a question, during a fundamentals of the faith class that I offer , called Roots of Faith, She asked, “why does the Church get involved in political issues: what about the separation of Church and … Continue reading

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Mock Not Least Ye Be Mocked

Yesterday I had to delete a comment on the Comedy Central Post. The comment linked to a site which encouraged people to submit drawings of Mohammad.  This is a Christian blog, and I do not think that encouraging people to … Continue reading

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Comedy Central developing Jesus Christ cartoon

Yawn. Nothing new or edgy here. From The Hollywood Reporter (HT The Anchoress) Comedy Central might censor every image of the Prophet Muhammad on “South Park,” yet the network is developing a whole animated series around Jesus Christ. As part of … Continue reading

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