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Church and State
by | Feb 11, 2023

Back in 2017, when Amy Coney Barrett was undergoing confirmation hearings for her nomination to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein expressed concern about Judge Barrett’s devotion to her Catholic faith. “The dogma lives loudly within…

by | Dec 28, 2022

I spent Christmas traveling to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Africa’s Ivory Coast. A few months ago, looking around for a new project, I developed a book proposal examining the condition of Christianity on the continent of Africa and what…

by | Dec 25, 2022

Americans are increasingly coming to the conclusion that Democrats irreversibly damaged the nation through their pandemic restrictions. Nowhere is this more true than in the decline of American churches, which were gutted by onerous rules and outright bans that stretched…

by | Dec 23, 2022

There’s been a flurry of commentary in Catholic circles since Pope Francis decided to defrock pro-life advocate and priest Frank Pavone. One suggestion I’ve seen from many Catholic writers is that Francis is punishing Pavone because he believes clergymen should…

by | Oct 17, 2022

The mainstream media sounded the alarm after Italy elected Giorgia Meloni as its next prime minister. Even if many doubt Meloni’s sincerity in distancing herself from fascism, her mainstream views — such as her faith and her Euroscepticism — are…

by | Jul 9, 2022

For a decade running, the nation’s political division has rendered the thought-shapers of the evangelical industrial complex (EIC) virtually unable to celebrate Independence Day with a clear conscience. That disability undermines what the late Englishman and polymath Roger Scruton identified…

by | Feb 5, 2022

On January 11, 2022, Sante Fe, New Mexico, Archbishop John C. Wester issued a pastoral letter calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons, and held a press conference announcing the letter which is entitled “Living in the Light of Christ’s…

by | Oct 29, 2021

President Joe Biden’s comments about his meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican earlier today are adding to the controversy between U.S. bishops over whether pro-abortion politicians should be able to receive the Eucharist. Biden stated that the pope told…

by | Sep 25, 2021

To advance his secularism, Joe Biden is busy appointing opponents of the First Amendment to the courts, as evident in his selection of Beth Robinson to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. As Sen. Ted…

by | Aug 8, 2021

The Biden administration’s position on religious freedom grows more and more narrow. In a grim measure of its unwillingness to defend religious freedom, Biden’s Department of Justice last week dropped a lawsuit filed against the University of Vermont Medical Center…

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