Catholic Church

^{Wesley J. Smith
April 25, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

A Biden Second Term Threatens Freedom of Religion

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 25, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

President Biden is running for reelection. His video announcement claims that the primary issue before the country is whether “there will be more or less freedom.” I agree with him. Only, he is the candidate of less freedom. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
February 2, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

Freedom of Religion on the Chopping Block

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 2, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

A gauntlet has been thrown. Secularists are determined to impose their progressive beliefs on conservative faith communities. Those of us who believe that freedom of religion is the “first liberty” had better gird our loins. Because if the right to free exercise of religion is effectively suppressed, freedom of worship will be the next religious liberty on the chopping block. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
December 15, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

Wesley J. Smith Discusses Dutch Court Decision to Strike Down Measure that Expands Euthanasia Laws

_{Wesley J. Smith
December 15, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

A court has struck down a measure to expand euthanasia laws in the Netherlands Read More ›

Christian friends group reading and study bible together in home or Sunday school at church with window light

^{Wesley J. Smith
October 28, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

Religious Freedom: Biden Policy Not Where Administration’s Mouth Is

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 28, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

Until President Biden protects the right to act in the public square here at home consistently with one’s religious beliefs, his administration’s support for International Religious Freedom Day has to be judged so much hot air. Read More ›

History of science, concept. Nicholas Copernicus author of the heliocentric system of the world,

^{Michael Newton Keas
May 31, 2022}

Unbelievable: Galileo Proved the Church’s Irrational Opposition to Science

_{Michael Newton Keas
May 31, 2022}

On this ID the Future from the vault, host Andrew McDiarmid interviews science historian and author Michael Keas about Keas’ ISI book Unbelievable: 7 Myths About the History and Future of Science and Religion. Read More ›

Senior man kneel, holding wooden rosary beads in hand with Jesus Christ holy cross crucifix in the church. Natural light background. Prayer pose crop closeup with copy space. Catholic symbol of faith.

^{Wesley J. Smith
April 23, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

Biden Administration’s Plan to Destroy Medical Conscience is Un-American

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 23, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

If news reports are right, the Biden administration intends to force doctors and nurses to participate in abortions—even when it violates their religious beliefs. It plans to force Catholic hospitals to violate Church teachings by requiring them to provide sterilization and gender transition procedures, even on children. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
February 1, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

Defending Catholic Healthcare

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 1, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

This much is sure. Religious freedom in the healthcare context is under concerted attack by the political left and liberal politicians. The crisis time for religious pluralism in the United States is fast approaching. The need for an organization like the CHCLA could not be more pressing—or its launch more timely. Read More ›

Covid 19 vaccination record card and personal facemask on US Army military uniform

^{Jay W. Richards
January 3, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

U.S. Military Uses Religious Test Against Service Members To Enforce Vaccine Mandate

_{Jay W. Richards
January 3, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

Members of our military pledge their loyalty to the Constitution. Its First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion. So, it would be perverse to force men and women in uniform to abandon their deeply held religious beliefs to serve their country. Read More ›

^{October 23, 2005
Uncategorized}

Does Reason Need God?

_{October 23, 2005
Uncategorized}

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn’s “Finding Design in Nature” from the July 7 New York Times, still generates a considerable stir since its publication. Although his precisely worded statement merely reiterates the Catholic Church’s critical view of evolutionism (see John Paul II, Fides et ratio, no. 54; General Audience, 27 May 1998, No. 5), some believe that Schönborn’s “unofficial” clarification signals a Read More ›

young tense catholic priest looking through confessional grille in dark with rays of light

^{George Weigel
March 17, 2002
Religion and Civic Life}

Catholic Church Must Lose the Psychobabble

_{George Weigel
March 17, 2002
Religion and Civic Life}

VATICAN CITY — Let the healing begin. This seems to be the consensus Catholic response, ranging from victims groups to the church hierarchy to the Catholic press. It is an entirely appropriate sentiment if the question is reconciling the victims of clergy sexual abuse to the church. But it is a hopelessly inadequate reaction if the question is fixing what Read More ›