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Peeling The Onion: Review of Unplanned , Altcatholicah (Mary Rose Somarriba) California Passes Gay History Education Proposal , Slate (Peter Fulham) Planned Parenthood’s Lawless Policies , Public Discourse (William Saunders) Modern news seeps into a once-closed Jewish world , Associated Press . . . . Continue Reading »

Now that same-sex marriages are allowed in New York we can expect gay men to marry at the same rate as heterosexuals, right? No? What do you mean gay men don’t actually want to get married ? Men have to be dragged kicking and screaming to the altar - whether they’re straight or gay. . . . . Continue Reading »

As usual, I find myself in complete agreement with Hadley Arkes : Even when we accept capital punishment, we have long backed away from staging executions as spectator sports. And even in this age of coarsening sensibility, we have continued to ban cock-fighting and comparable blood sports. . . . . Continue Reading »

An investigation reveals widespread cheating in Atlanta’s public school system . No, not just among the students, among the teachers and principals and administrators : At least 178 teachers and principals at nearly four dozen schools in Atlanta have been implicated in what is likely the . . . . Continue Reading »

Sex and the Empire State , National Review Online (Interview with Robert P. George) Anthony juror wanted to know how Caylee died , CBS News (Alex Sundby) Miracle claimed for World War II-era pope , Associated Press British TV takes on the ‘Life of Muhammad , USA Today (Cathy Lynn Grossman) . . . . Continue Reading »

The Supreme Court may soon decide whether a fired teacher is a religious employer —and the ramifications could be significant: Though a decision may be an entire year away, churches are keeping a close eye on the case. The turning point is whether the teacher can be considered a ministerial . . . . Continue Reading »

There is one excellent reason, as Dorothy Sayers might say, why the veriest amateur may feel entitled to have an opinion about influence. For if we are not all professional influencers, we have all, at some time or another, been influenced. I have certainly been more influenced than influential. But over the years I have also become something of a student of influence, seeking to learn what I can about how to become more effective at being effectual. … Continue Reading »

Kotaku, the most trafficked video-game blog in the world, has reprinted our On the Square article by Archbishop Chaput on violence and videogames . If you missed it last week, it’s worth catching up on. You should also check out the articles on that Supreme Court by law professor Gregory K. . . . . Continue Reading »

The world’s most powerful weapon against AIDS, says Rick Warren, is the church : One of the great lessons of this fight is that the single fastest way to mobilize at the grassroots level around the world is through local congregations. Nothing comes close to the size and scope of this pool of . . . . Continue Reading »

The fact that we we have to have legislation prohibiting the killing of a human with a beating heart is depressing. The fact that it may not pass muster with the judiciary branch is downright disturbing. Nevertheless, the Ohio House of Representatives deserves praise for their efforts : The Ohio . . . . Continue Reading »