Kathleen Kennedy Townsend has written one of her perennial disingenuous articles manipulating religion for political gain (she’s earlier claimed that Obama is more Catholic than the pope, since Obama supports abortion — no, really). This time, she’s bashing Rick Perry for not being sufficiently Christian on the pages of The Atlantic. My interest isn’t in attacking or defending Rick… Continue reading The Irony of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend’s Holier-Than-Thou Hit Piece on Rick Perry
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Why Are Modern Women Unhappy?
I. The Problem The Times of London has a provocative piece entitled “Women less happy after 40 years of feminism.” It documents a somewhat surprising trend: before feminism, women consistently polled as happier than their husbands. But no longer: In The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers of the University of… Continue reading Why Are Modern Women Unhappy?
Government Outlaws Islam, Liberal Atheists Applaud
In a piece entitled “Nation Bans Minors From Entering Mosques,” the Huffington Post has reported that the authoritarian secular government of Tajikstan has outlawed minors from entering Islamic mosques, and requires everyone under 18 to attend secular school. The crackdown on Islam is a not-subtle attempt to destroy his chief rivals, the Islamic Revival Party. Having only… Continue reading Government Outlaws Islam, Liberal Atheists Applaud
Abortion Waiting Periods Work
A reader over at the National Catholic Register wrote in response to an article about taxpayer-funded abortions in D.C. (thank God I live in Virginia now!): The idea that women don’t sufficiently “reflect” on their own medical decisions unless forced to by the government is insulting and infantalizing. The real effect of these delays is… Continue reading Abortion Waiting Periods Work
The Orwellian Logic Behind Abortion and Population Control
A recent Associated Press story on the work of the ASPCA had this to say: It took years of campaigning to change thinking about sterilizing pets, but it has paid off. This year fewer than 4 million unwanted dogs and cats will be euthanized, down from as many as 20 million before 1970. There are… Continue reading The Orwellian Logic Behind Abortion and Population Control
Pope Leo XIII on “the Great Washington” and the “Well-Ordered Republic” of the United States
Happy Fourth of July! Here’s Pope Leo XIII, writing in January 6, 1895, about how fortunate the Catholics in America are for religious freedom, and for men like “the great Washington”: Nor, perchance did the fact which We now recall take place without some design of divine Providence. Precisely at the epoch when the American… Continue reading Pope Leo XIII on “the Great Washington” and the “Well-Ordered Republic” of the United States
“Gendercide”: 160 Million Baby Girls Killed for Being Girls
The generally left-leaning Foreign Policy has published a jaw-dropping article written by a pro-choice reporter, Mara Hvistendahl, who documents how an unholy alliance between the US government, the United Nations, population control groups, and Planned Parenthood lead to the death of 160,000,000 unborn children for nothing more than being female. This wasn’t some backwards culture somewhere “out there.” This… Continue reading “Gendercide”: 160 Million Baby Girls Killed for Being Girls
Don’t be Shocked: Marriage Redefined
I still remember when I heard a clear defense for “same sex marriage” for the first time in college. The reasoning went along the lines of: “the only difference between same sex marriage and what is currently allowed is that some people think the sexual behavior of two men or two women is icky.” It… Continue reading Don’t be Shocked: Marriage Redefined
Why “Republican” Doesn’t Mean “Catholic”
Theologically-orthodox Catholics tend to be conservative. That’s sensible. The GOP, as a party, sees more or less eye to eye with the Catholic Church on the major issues of the day: abortion, gay marriage, etc., and Republican small government views work well with Catholic views of subsidiarity (if you’re not familiar, this is, in a… Continue reading Why “Republican” Doesn’t Mean “Catholic”
Osama bin Laden Killed
A word of sincere thanks to our president, and our men and women in uniform, for taking the fight to Osama, and winning. To know that the head of the sworn enemy of the United States is finally dead is a relief. But the Vatican’s response is a sobering reminder for all of us: Al Qaeda… Continue reading Osama bin Laden Killed