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More Confusion About Same-Sex Blessings
On December 18, the Holy See’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith (DDF) released Fiducia Supplicans. That Declaration stated that priests may spontaneously bless couples in “irregular” situations—e.g., “remarried”...
Born and Unborn: Answering Objections to Constitutional Personhood
Are there sufficient reasons for the Court to hold that the unborn are persons within the meaning of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment? Edward Whelan continues...
Abortion is Unconstitutional
Begin with Blackstone’s Commentaries,” wrote presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln in 1860, when asked how to get a thorough knowledge of law; read them “carefully through, say twice.” (That’s four...
Unborn Persons: Why Equal Protection Slept 102 Years
Defending my argument that the unborn are persons within the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection and due process clauses, Josh Craddock has replied to Ed Whelan, the...