The controversial move earlier this month was also another indicator of the sharp contrast between conservative Christians and the rest of the American religious scene
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Posted inIdeas, Politics & Society
James Comey deserves a Daytime Emmy
It’s not that Mr. Comey told a bunch of lies and covered them up with a prize-winning performance. It’s that facts can sound like lies when you tell them under pressure. Mr. Comey, who has had experience testifying before Congress, didn’t buckle to the pressure.
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Trump: ‘It’s time to put a stop to attacks on religion’
“We will end the discrimination against people of faith. Our government will once again celebrate and protect religious freedom,” Trump, a Presbyterian not known to be particularly religious, told more than 1,000 people in a hotel ballroom across town from the hearing.
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As calls for Trump’s impeachment are raised, the process remains difficult (as it should be)
The removal of a president from office is, and should be, difficult to accomplish. Currently, there are two constitutional means to remove a U.S. president: impeachment and activation of the procedures set forth in the 25th Amendment.
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Mike Pence tells Catholics at prayer breakfast they have an ally in President Trump
The vice president highlighted the administration’s initiatives to promote religious freedom and protect human life.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Does the truth matter? This is no longer a theoretical question.
Today, many voters use information not to discover what is true but to reinforce their political tribe.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Vatican official: President Trump’s decision to withdraw from Paris climate change accord a ‘disaster’
Vatican officials slammed it as “a disaster for the whole world because the United States has such importance today and is a country that many follow.”
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Pope Francis is the most-followed world leader on Twitter—but Trump is closing in.
Watch out Pope Francis, President Trump is coming for you—at least in terms of popularity on Twitter.
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Trump pulls out of the Paris agreement: Catholic leaders respond
It is clear that the president either has not yet read “Laudato Si'”, or he simply disagrees with what the pontiff said.
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U.S. bishops urge Trump to honor Paris climate agreement
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops “is on record supporting prudent action to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change.”