More parents are seeking to avoid childhood vaccinations in states that allow nonmedical exemptions. These “hotspots” of decreasing vaccination rates, some of which include large urban cities, are likely locations for future outbreaks of preventable disease. I recently cared for a child with a bloodstream infection caused by a nontypable Haemophilus influenza, one of the more …
For eight decades, the blasphemous of Ireland have risked the wrath not just of their maker and of the Roman Catholic Church, but of the government itself. “The publication or utterance of blasphemous, seditious, or indecent matter is an offence which shall be punishable in accordance with law,” says Article 40 of the Irish Constitution. …
Next in Irish Voters’ Cross Hairs? A Law Banning Blasphemy Read More »
Governor Henry McMaster personally intervened with the Department of Health and Human Services on behalf of Miracle Hill Ministries. In an unusual move, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, a long-standing ally of President Donald Trump, has personally intervened with the Department of Health and Human Services to secure a religious exemption from federal nondiscrimination laws …
It rarely ever turns out this way, so it’s something to celebrate. A Massachusetts parent whose daughter just graduated high school complained to city and district officials about a policy allowing commencement speakers to lead prayers when addressing the audience, explaining that it’s against the law to do that. As a result, the city will …
City Discontinues Prayers at School Graduation After Parent Speaks Up Read More »
A California appeals court on Friday reinstated a law allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives. The ruling by the 4th District Court of Appeal allows the controversial law known as the End of Life Option Act to remain in effect, giving patients who have less than six months to live access to lethal …
Polls show that in a classic example of religion gone wrong, evangelicals’ slavish devotion to right wingers is the chief cause of the decline of religious belief. A recent poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute placed white evangelical approval of President Donald Trump at 75 percent, a level of adulation higher than when he was …
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When New York’s attorney general filed a lawsuit the other day against Donald Trump and his children, accusing them of “persistently illegal conduct” with regards to their family foundation, I didn’t think much of it beyond the headlines. (Trumps behaving badly? Not exactly news.) The allegations were primarily about how the Trumps used money donated to the charity foundation …
Donald Trump May Have Violated the Johnson Amendment With His Shady Foundation Read More »
Attorney General Jeff Sessions cited the Bible on Thursday in defending the Trump administration’s immigration policies — especially those that result in the separation of families — directing his remarks in particular to “church friends.” “I would cite you to the Apostle Paul and his clear and wise command in Romans 13 to obey the …
Sessions cites Bible to defend immigration policies resulting in family separations Read More »
As the Trump administration continues to attack women’s reproductive rights, an important, but little understood trend is already reshaping health care options for women. Catholic-run or -affiliated health care institutions are taking up a growing share of the U.S. health care sector. Why should this matter? Although Catholic facilities are in some ways comparable to their secular …
The bishops want more control over your health care? Read More »
A group of Texas abortion clinics and nonprofits filed a sweeping lawsuit against the state Thursday challenging dozens of abortion laws, some of which were passed at least two decades ago. The move led by the Whole Woman’s Health Alliance comes two years after the abortion provider successfully challenged two provisions of a Texas abortion …
Dozens of abortion curbs challenged in lawsuit by Texas clinic Read More »
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