While I appreciate the value of recognizing a rare humanitarian gesture by the Trump administration, this editorial neglects to directly acknowledge U.S. culpability.
Your Take
America readers across the U.S. tell us how the opioid crisis is affecting them
I’m afraid the community may become immune to helping these people. There is always talk of not administering the drugs that will bring these addicts who overdose back to life.”
Pre-Cana or Engaged Encounter? America readers tell us how they prepared for marriage
“Marriage preparation is a fantastic opportunity for evangelization, catechesis and pastoral care—our diocese dropped the ball on this opportunity.”
Who should take the lead in protecting the environment? America readers gave us a definitive answer.
Regardless of who readers thought should take the lead, a striking majority called for collaboration in battling climate change.
The Letters
We need to get back to honest debate and decent, well-thought criticism of both President Trump and the opposition party.
If you designed the U.S. national budget, what would it look like?
The majority of our readers argued for an increase in spending across a number of categories, including Medicare and health (71 percent of readers).
The Letters
Love Chooses Life Re “A.C.L.U. v. Catholic Health Care,” by Stephanie Slade (6/12): This is an excellently researched and informative article. As a Catholic, I find it disturbing that our religious liberties continue to be eroded. Catholics who work in health care because of their religious beliefs are now being asked to ignore the very core […]
Shushed, scolded, and welcomed: Our readers tell us how kids are treated in their parishes
Seventy-two percent of our reader sample told America that, for good or ill, the way their children were welcomed had a critical effect on their own relationship with their parish.
The Letters
As a pro-life Democrat, I think the Democratic Party could become strong again if it would not insist that all the people who call themselves Democrats be pro-choice without exception.
