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Simple Math
By Judie Brown Numbers appear to be the best way for the media and other groups to share facts. One supposes this is because of the shock value contained in statistics, such as those recorded in a recent Casey Chalk article. Chalk addresses the existence of “nonverts”—the American adults “who go from identifying with a religion to identifying as a ‘none.’” She then states that “sixteen million...
The Bishops and Palliative Care
The statement is probably long overdue, though it’s clear the Church has never condoned direct killing for any reason.
Access Denied!
[Twelve]-year-old Alice Saunders was recently denied a plane ticket by British Airways staff because she has Down syndrome.
The Economy of Sex
When I read the latest report on what the Washington Times termed the “economy of sex,” I wasn’t really expecting to read an analysis of the very thing Pope Paul VI warned about way back in 1968!
Loving Our Enemies to Life!
There are times when a Scripture reading sort of smacks me upside my head, and that happened a couple of days ago.
The US Economy–Bullishness Based on Babies
It seems a bit counter-intuitive to discuss reasons to be optimistic about the US economy. Every day we hear reasons to fear the worst—high unemployment figures, two costly wars and, of course, that mind-boggling amount of debt.
To Clone or Not to Clone: Take a Poll?
Sometimes Gallup polls strike me the wrong way. One of the most recent, entitled “Cloning Still Unpopular: Gallup Poll” falls into that category.