Building the Stepford Congress: Chicago Dems and Gun Control

Last updated on: December 29, 2014 at 8:29 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Puppet politicians are the order of the day in today’s campaign world. If an elected official crosses the party line, they may find themselves being attacked by their own party, instead of the other guys. Just ask former Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Halverson of Chicago. Rep. Halverson is the front runner in a field of 15 (previsously 16) candidates for the Congressional seat vacated by Jesse Jackson Junior. During her time in office, Rep Halverson racked up a mixed position on gun control.... Read more

Delores Hart, the Actress Who Would be a Nun

Last updated on: February 16, 2013 at 9:15 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

This is a fascinating interview with Mother Delores Hart by Raymond Arroyo. Mother Delores was a rising actress before she entered the monastery. This discussion includes a film clip of Delores and Elvis Presley at a private party, playing the piano and clarinet together. Read more

The Beauty of Being a Nun

Last updated on: February 15, 2013 at 3:54 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Young nuns talk about their vocations. Read more

To Be a Priest

Last updated on: February 15, 2013 at 3:50 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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Young seminarians and priests discuss what their vocation means. Read more

Atheists Give Up Sleeping In On Sunday, Klingons and Tribbles

Last updated on: December 29, 2014 at 8:30 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Atheists in London have started their own church, called The Sunday Assembly. The first services were conducted by a stand-up comedian, whose homily seemed to amount to jibes at Christianity. The whole affair appears to have been topped off with a singalong. Trendy. Cute. And reflective of the deep human longings which atheism denies. People want faith. They need it. There is, in each of us, a God-shaped hole. We can try to fill it with all sorts of things,... Read more

Bishops: Make HHS Mandate a Bargaining Point in Fiscal Cliff Debates

Last updated on: December 29, 2014 at 8:30 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

The suggestion is late to the party, but it is about time it finally came. The Roman Catholic Bishops here in America have finally asked Congressional supporters of religious freedom to do what they should have done in the first place: Make the HHS Mandate a bargaining chip in political “cliff” negotiations. I’ve maintained all along that if the House Republicans had made the HHS Mandate the bargaining chip in the 2012 cliff fight over extending the debt limit, the... Read more

Why Do Photos of Aborted Babies Upset Pro Choice Advocates?

Last updated on: February 8, 2017 at 10:13 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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A picture is worth a thousand words. This is a photo of a baby who was murdered in an abortion. When I wrote the post Real Men Don’t kill Their Children, I decided to illustrate it with this photo. I did this because it seemed to fit the brazen indifference to human life and suffering evidenced by Toure Neblett, the news commentator. Mr Neblett gave a commentary supporting Roe v Wade in which he discussed the abortion death of his... Read more

Christian Persecution: From the Dali Lama to Great Britain, Six Quick Takes

Last updated on: December 29, 2014 at 8:31 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

This week’s six quick takes include examples of the increasing hostility toward Christians and Christianity worldwide. They range from government punishment of Christian business owners for practicing their faith in Great Britain, to the rise of government harassments and arrests of Christian religious leaders in Eastern Europe. Also included are remarks by the Dali Lama that seem to blame the victims of violence for their own persecution. He specifically pointed to the martyrdom of a Christian missionary in India in which the missionary... Read more

Is China Planning to Change the One-Child Policy?

Last updated on: December 29, 2014 at 8:31 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

An intriguing article in the Shanghaiist speculates that perhaps China is considering revising their one-child policy. This article is based on recommendations that came from The China Development Foundation, which is a government think tank. The recommendations include going to a two-child policy in some provinces this year and moving toward a national two-child policy by 2015. Whether or not these recommendations will be enacted, it sounds as if they will still leave the decision of how many children a... Read more

Gay Marriage Moves Forward in Two States

Last updated on: December 29, 2014 at 8:32 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Gay marriage laws moved forward in legislative bodies in Illinois and Colorado this week. Colorado’s civil partnership bill and Illinois’ bill that would legalize same sex marriage passed the senate in each state. Both of these still still have to go before the respective state’s Houses of Representatives and be signed by the governors. In both states, the governors have said that they will sign the bills, if they get them. The move to legalize gay marriage is moving rapidly... Read more