On Monday bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States – the 14th largest denomination in the country, with almost 2 million members – “overwhelmingly” approved a rite for blessing gay marriages, making it the first big U.S. church
Flaccid ‘Fortnight for Freedom’ fizzles for fathers
COMMENTARY – Fred Clark
The “Fortnight for Freedom” was a flop.
This was supposed to be a game-changer — the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ big display of political might. But instead it exposed the bishops as inept campaigners and
Melinda Gates: ‘I’m a Catholic, but women need access to contraceptives’
… Continue readingMelinda Gates talks to Joanna Moorhead about reconciling her Catholic faith with her work promoting family planning. Gates is in London to discuss promoting contraception in the developing world with UK government representatives. The Gates Foundation hopes to encourage donor
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“Too many of my sisters and brothers in the gay community don’t seem to understand the power of religion,” White lamented. “They have been rejected by religion. They hate the idea of religion. Therefore, they’re not going to deal with
10 Tips for Children of Gay Couples that Get Teased
Thanks, Martina, for the heads up on this.
All children will likely get teased at some point while growing up, and sadly, there isn’t much that their parents can do about it. However, when a child has gay parents, it
Highly religious people are less motivated by compassion than are non-believers
Are religious people more moved by compassion than those who described themselves as less religious or non-religious?
A group of scientists at the University of California, Berkeley set out to answer that question and what they found would surprise some:
The Case for Gay Acceptance in the Catholic Church
The death penalty no longer applies to people who divorce or sleep with women during their periods, as described in the Bible. So why can’t attitudes on homosexuality change as well?
COMMENTARY
On St. Patrick’s Day I had the pleasure
Lapsed Catholics explain why they leave church
As part of a survey to understand why they have stopped attending Mass, a few hundred Catholics were asked what issues they would raise if they could speak to the bishop for five minutes.
The bishop would have gotten an
Contraception’s Con Men
COMMENTARY
By a revolting combination of con men and fanatics, the current primary race has become a demonstration that the Republican party does not deserve serious consideration for public office. Take the controversy over contraceptives. American bishops at first opposed
Batley schoolboy with Down’s Syndrome barred from first Holy Communion
THE Roman Catholic Church is preventing a seven-year-old boy with Down’s Syndrome from taking his first Holy Communion.
Little Denum Ellarby goes to church, knows who Jesus is and is old enough to take part in the special ceremony.
But