J. D. Flynn explains that a person who has been baptized into the Roman Catholic Church is always a Catholic and can never leave it. Those who later reject the church’s teachings, lose their faith, join another ecclesiastical body, become atheists, or rebel against the church–such
Michael Avramovich explains more about Russia’s new laws restricting religion. We have blogged about the one requiring all Christian evangelism–except for that of the Russian Orthodox Church–to be conducted within a church service (not in a home, not online). There are other strict restrictions on religious bodies,
Some conservatives, refusing to vote for Donald Trump, are hatching a “Machiavellian” solution to the problem of whom to vote for. They are going to vote for the Green Party candidate, Jill Stein. Why? If the Greens get 5% of the vote, they will qualify
Bobby Ross brings together some religious reporting on both candidates and gives us one of those instantly clarifying paradigms. I’ll summarize after the jump. (more…)
The ethical issues involved in combining human DNA with animal DNA are so great–and so obvious–that the federal government at first refused to fund those kinds of experiments. But now, reports Timothy Willard, the National Institute for Health has rescinded the ban. Willard reports on the
You don’t have to believe in the Roman Catholic cult of the saints to find it interesting that St. Sebastian–the one who was shot through with arrows–is the patron saint of athletes. Also of this year’s Olympics host city Rio de Janeiro. What is the
Pope Francis connected the new gender ideology, according to which children can choose their own gender, to economic exploitation, colonialism, and the destruction of the environment. What they have in common is the rejection of Creation, both of nature and of human beings made in God’s
Satanists are planning “After School Satan Clubs” for elementary children. Satanists are targeting school districts that allow for after school Christian activities, taking advantage of religious liberty rulings to promote their anti-religion. (more…)
While the rest of the country was celebrating the 4th of July, my state of Oklahoma mourned, as Thunder superstar Kevin Durant declared his independence and signed with the much-resented and already-too-good Golden State Warriors. But now we all feel better, as the Thunder’s other superstar, Russell
Despite the Zika virus, Russian dopers, apartments said to be unfit for human habitation, fear of terrorism, and excrement in the water-events bay, the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will have its opening ceremonies tonight, Friday, at 7:00 p.m. ET, to be televised on NBC.
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