James K. Fitzpatrick

It looks as if we have reached a point where a compromise between the Obama administration and the American bishops is unlikely. Both sides are hardening in their positions. There are reports that the bishops are planning to take the Obama administration to court, arguing that the contraception mandate violates the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of religion… . Continue Reading »

There are times when it is hard to accept that advocates of legal abortion mean what they say. One wonders, for example, if anyone actually believes that partial“birth abortion is distinguishable from infanticide in any meaningful way; or thinks it perceptive to make the point that many . . . . Continue Reading »