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The Battle Over Sexuality In The Catholic Church Begins

Phase two of the Extraordinary Synod on the Family has kicked off at the Vatican. Perhaps you recall the "earthquake" set off at last year's Phase one. Here's a refresher.…
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The National Embarrassment Which Is Bill Nye

Let's admit first that, whatever faults the man has, Bill "The Science Guy" Nye has taught us at least one valuable lesson in biology. Never cinch your bow tie so…
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Who’s Supporting The UN’s So-Called Sustainable Development Plan? The #BigPush

The UN general assembly is meeting and the biggest of wigs have stepped to the microphone to say how very wonderful it is to get along. I jest, but in…
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Open Thread: Effect Of Pope’s Visit?

Now the real excuse for this post is that yesterday, it being a sort of holiday, I made rather merry and neglected to cause a post to be written. Since…
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Stream: UN’s Vision for Lifting Up the World’s Poor Differs Sharply from the Pope’s

Today's post is at the Stream: "UN's Vision for Lifting Up the World's Poor Differs Sharply from the Pope's". And dangerously. Pope Francis, in his speech to the UN, expressed…
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The Pope’s Bargain. Accept It—If You Dare

Pope Francis told Congress we need to care for the environment. And in people's minds, and in his encyclical Laudato Si', this means at least acknowledging the threat of man-caused…
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Scientists Pretend They Can Answer Why Some Are More Religious

One thing that nearly always accompanies scientism is historical cluelessness. When somebody adopts the Way Of Science, they fall spell to the idea that only that which is most recent…
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This Week In Doom: Rejecting Sex With HIV+ Is Now Discrimination

This headline appeared in a paper with enormous circulation: "HIV positive man who was rejected on Grindr after bravely revealing his condition gives witty response that sweeps Facebook." Grindr is…
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