Same-sex unions and Catholic public engagement

Posted on July 22, 2008 by properlyscared

July 22
Please see my newest column and the discussion at Inside Catholic
on “Sins of Omission: Catholics, Marriage and Politics”
Surely, for many Catholics, the matter of “fairness” for homosexual persons that we love is a wrenching dilemma. Most of us know or work with wonderful people who struggle with same-sex attraction. It’s [...]

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Persecuted Christians

Posted on July 15, 2008 by properlyscared

JULY 16th

Press Release:
American Egyptian Coptic Christians to organize a peaceful demonstration, on July 16, 2008, in front of the White House, to protest violent attacks against Coptic Christians in Egypt
Written by Coptic organizations in the United States
Coptic Organizations in America along with activists from Egypt, the Middle East, Europe and the United states, will conduct [...]

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Independence Day

Posted on July 4, 2008 by properlyscared

Happy Fourth of July  to all!

It is well to remember that the Pilgrims sought religious freedom.
Our birth as a nation surely encompassed economic and political freedoms, but can those freedoms be revered where religious freedom is not first?

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