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Norma Jeane’s Greatest Sadness
By Judie Brown Norma Jeane Mortenson was born in 1926, grew up to become the famous actress Marilyn Monroe, and tragically died in 1962 from drug overdose. To say that she had a troubled life is an understatement, and yet even all these years after her death, the vitriol and the deceptions about her persist. FICTION: In real life, Marilyn Monroe never had an abortion, but who is checking the...
Free Exercise Of Despotism: Ninth Circuit Tells Conscientious Pharmacists To Take A Hike
It’s Friday, which usually means there must be some really bad news out there. Sure enough, what the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals did yesterday is about as bad as it can get.
Inescapable Consequences Banished From Public Discussion
Time and time again, we are called upon to respond to a question average Americans ask: “Why doesn’t the media—conservative or liberal
Pope Benedict’s Charity in Truth
It is always with more than a little trepidation that I begin the task of wading through a papal encyclical. In the case of Caritas in Veritate
Experimenters Or Evildoers?
The news from the Obama administration late yesterday did not surprise those of us who understand President Obama’s penchant for saying one thing while doing quite another behind the scenes
Churchman, Chickens and Choice: Symptoms of a Disordered Mentality
A few days ago, I came upon an article about a certain Episcopalian priestess named Rev. Nina Churchman. Rev.
Tranquility Or Terrorism?
Having just returned from a 16-day tour of national parks in the western states, from Glacier to Zion, I was overwhelmed by a feeling of tranquility upon realizing