While violence, such as that this weekend, is certainly senseless, we must try our best to explain it so that we can take a holistic approach to reducing violence and build durable peace.
Ideas and Society
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Another Big Lie, This Time About the Supreme Court
Some of the same people who rightly decried the rhetorical (and literal) threat to the integrity of our presidential election are now launching their own assault on the legitimacy of the Supreme Court.
Roe v. Wade Overturned: Will It Happen?
In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade, that a woman has a constitutional right to obtain an abortion without state interference within the first trimester of her pregnancy. Since then, laws protecting life before viability became unconstitutional. However, the Supreme Court will soon make a decision that could change this scheme.
False Narratives: “The Lies We Tell Ourselves”
A “false narrative” is a version of an issue or an event that, while partly true, has been framed and shaped to elicit strong emotions, such as fear, disgust, or anger. Our society is full of them. Here are just a few.
Are school prayer rules about to change?
During oral arguments Monday, the Supreme Court wrestled with what a football coach’s prayers meant to his players.
What does abortion have to do with “Climate Change?”
When the UN Commission on the Status of Women chose the theme for this year’s March confab, one could reasonably have concluded it would be a focused conversation on environmental issues, specifically climate change and its impact on women. But you would be wrong. No matter the stated theme, abortion and gender ideology get top billing at the United Nations.
You Can’t Spend Your Way Out of Poverty
Critics of the way the Church manages its resources fail to understand that adequate resources are a necessary but insufficient condition to alleviating suffering.
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