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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Is Freedom of Religion Endangered in the United States?
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has announced a “Fortnight of Freedom” to last from June 21 to July 4. The event, based on the presupposition that religious freedom is endangered in this country, is planned as a very … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Pluralism, Secularism
Two Footnotes on the Obsolescence of Honor
On June 13, 2012, The Boston Globe gave ample space to the coverage of an event that took place in federal court here. Judge Douglas Woodlock sentenced Catherine Greig to eight years in prison for the crime of harboring a … Continue reading
Vladimir Putin, Defender of the Faith?
On June 1, 2012, The New York Times carried a story by Ellen Barry about the Russian Orthodox Church giving moral support to the Russian policy in the current crisis in Syria. That policy has been marked by persistent vetoes … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Islam, Politics
Another inconvenient church affiliation surfaces
Religion has not, or not yet, become an important ingredient of the nastiness in the current presidential campaign. It has been quiet around Mitt Romney’s Mormonism, possibly because he has spouted language that might make Southern Baptists feel comfortable (though … Continue reading
