Boy Scouts Lift Ban on Gay Youth
Boy Scouts leaders voted today to lift a ban on gay youth membership in the club. This move has been called a ‘step in the right direction’ by LGBT activists. The ban allows for openly gay children to become members of the Boy Scouts, however it did not remove the ban preventing openly gay men [...]
The Spirit, The Water and The Blood
Why does God always seem hidden? Why doesn’t God simply manifest Himself (and Herself) in a way that’s as indisputably real as is our physical world? Karl Rahner gives us a hint as to why this is. In a prayer entitled, A Blessing on Our Ending, he writes: “[God] we do not ask that your [...]
Human Embryos for Stem Cells New Discoveries Allow for Manufacture of
Scientists have discovered how to make human embryos, and turn them into stem cells. In order to create a clone, there must be a jacket for recombinant DNA, which is essentially DNA that has been spliced together like strips of film and placed into an organism, called a “vector.” The vector then creates multiple copies [...]
Josh Ritter defends LGBT rights during his performance at Messiah College
Josh Ritter defends LGBT rights during his performance at Messiah College Singer-songwriter Josh Ritter has made headlines and this time not because of his music but due to his views and beliefs about the LGBT community. Josh Ritter has spoken via his facebook speaking out against the Pennsylvania college’s anti-gay policy. During his performance Josh [...]
Virgin Mary of Piety
Devotional prayer to Mary, the mother of Jesus, has always been the center-piece within Catholic piety. Among other things, those devotions have focused upon various Marian shrines, places where Mary allegedly appeared, Lourdes, Fatima, Guadalupe, Medjugarie, among other places. Karl Rahner, studying the phenomenon of Marian apparitions, points out that all these apparitions have one [...]
Stephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada Boycotts Iranian Led Conference
Prime Minister Harper’s Conservative government said it intended to boycott an upcoming disarmament conference chaired by Iran. His exact term for the meeting was “mockery”. He applauded Canada’s continuing attempt to topple the government of Iran. John Baird, Canada’s Foreign Minister, indicated that the country will continue the policies it began last year. They began [...]
Painful Goodbyes and the Ascension
Among the deeper mysteries in life perhaps the one we struggle with the most is the mystery of the Ascension. It’s not so much that we misunderstand it, we simply don’t understand it. What is the Ascension? Historically it was an event within the life of Jesus and the early church and is now a [...]
Assisted Suicide May Soon be Legal in Vermont
Vermont may soon be the third state to legalize assisted suicide. The state Senate passed a bill Thursday similar to Oregon’s “Death With Dignity” act, passed in 1998. Vermont will join Oregon and Washington as the only three states with such a law. The measure will now travel back to the House where a version [...]
The Struggle to Trust
Perhaps the most important thing we ever need to learn is this: It is safe to love! It is safe to love. Yes, it is safe to be vulnerable because we are in loving hands. It is safe to surrender because we fall into light, not darkness. It is safe to be weak because the [...]
Michelle Obama and Jason Collins to Headline LGBT Fundraiser
Jason Collins, the NBA player who ‘came out’ in a Sports Illustrated article recently, will join Michelle Obama as headliners for a May 29th Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender fundraiser. They will be joined by Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Collins, who played for the Washington Wizards this last season, is now a [...]
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