Entries Tagged as “Abortion”

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Former clinic director: Church chilly to my pro-life turn  Author: Julia Duin
By:  Benjamin Guyer on November 13, 2009 Excerpt: Abby Johnson, the former Planned Parenthood clinic director whose about-face on abortion prompted her to resign her job, says she's gotten flack for her decision from an unexpected quarter: her…   Read full post >>

Time: Finding Common Ground on an Abortion Bill
Channel: Time  Author: AMY SULLIVAN
By:  Craig Uffman on July 23, 2009 Excerpt: The volume in the abortion debate has been stuck at rancorous screaming for so long that when it gets turned down, it's disorienting, like walking outside after a rock concert…   Read full post >>

Church calls for sexual health campaigns to take precedence over condom advertising
Channel: Church of England
By:  Fr. Jody Howard on June 24, 2009 Excerpt: Advertising standards codes: Church gives view on topics ranging from doctors endorsing products on-air to the use of sacred music in radio adverts The Church of England has called for…   Read full post >>

Obama’s word choice at Notre Dame
Channel: God & Country  Author: Dan Gilgoff
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on May 19, 2009 Excerpt: One line in particular in President Obama's Notre Dame speech really jumped out at me: "Let's provide care and support for women who do carry their children to term." Obama…   Read full post >>

Obama gets a C minus at Notre Dame
Channel: America  Author: Michael Sean Winters
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on May 18, 2009 Excerpt: Lucky for President Obama, a picture is worth a thousand words and the picture of cheering students welcoming him to the University of Notre Dame seemed to dispel the weeks…   Read full post >>

Bishop Howe troubled by abortion-rights link
Channel: Living Church
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on April 01, 2009 Excerpt: The member of the national Executive Council who drafted and urged passage of a resolution to affiliate The Episcopal Church with the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) has asked…   Read full post >>

Katherine Ragsdale to lead EDS
Channel: Boston Globe  Author: Michael Paulson
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on March 31, 2009 Excerpt: Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge today announced that the Rev. Katherine Hancock Ragsdale will be its new president, succeeding Bishop Steven Charleston, who resigned last year. Ragsdale is the vicar…   Read full post >>

Bishops + politicians = boycotts these days
Channel: USA Today  Author: Cathy Lynn Grossman
By:  Craig Uffman on March 28, 2009 Excerpt: Bishops in Indiana have boycott fever these days. First, Bishop of South Bend, IN, John D'Arcy said he'd boycott President Obama's commencement address at University of Notre Dame because of…   Read full post >>

Notre Dame’s Faustian Bargain
Channel: First Things  Author: Stephen Barr
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on March 24, 2009 Excerpt: My younger son will be graduating from the University of Notre Dame in May. Last Friday, he informed me by email that President Obama will be giving the commencement speech…   Read full post >>

Catholics Protest Invitation to Obama
Channel: God & Country
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on March 24, 2009 Excerpt: The White House announcement on Friday that President Obama will deliver the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame has triggered a firestorm among conservative Catholics. They're miffed over…   Read full post >>

Three Cheers for Notre Dame
Channel: America  Author: Michael Sean Winters
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on March 23, 2009 Excerpt: The University of Notre Dame made twin announcements that President Barack Obama would be giving the commencement speech and Ambassador Mary Ann Glendon would be receiving the university's Laetare Medal…   Read full post >>

Unwed moms now yield 40% of US births
Channel: USA Today  Author: Mike Stobbe
By:  Craig Uffman on March 20, 2009 Excerpt: ATLANTA — Remember the baby boom? No, not the one after World War II. More babies were born in the United States in 2007 than any other year in the…   Read full post >>

Messenger for Moral Incoherence
Channel: On Faith  Author: Michael Gerson
By:  Craig Uffman on March 14, 2009 Excerpt: There is a common thread running through President Obama's pro-choice agenda: the coercion of those who disagree with it. Obama has begun providing federal funds for international groups that promote…   Read full post >>

The Economy and Abortion
Channel: Sojourners  Author: Jim Wallis
By:  Craig Uffman on March 13, 2009 Excerpt: I have written about the importance of social and economic support for women and vulnerable families as effective solutions to lowering the abortion rate. And, it’s not surprising that the…   Read full post >>

Vicar by Day, Policy Watchdog by Night
Channel: Boston Globe  Author: Rich Barlow
By:  Craig Uffman on March 06, 2009 Excerpt: "I've experienced far more resistance and discrimination in the progressive community for being a Christian than I do in the Christian community for being a lesbian," she said. One day…   Read full post >>

‘Conscience’ rule on abortions may be overturned
Channel: Los Angeles Times  Author: Noam N. Levey
By:  Craig Uffman on February 28, 2009 Excerpt: Taking another step into the abortion debate, the Obama administration today will move to rescind a controversial rule that allows healthcare workers to deny abortion counseling or other family planning…   Read full post >>

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