Saturday, December 31, 2016

Lack of Prophetic Witness in U.S. Catholicism As Trump Presidency Approaches: Astonishing Indictment of Pastoral and Lay Leaders of U.S. Church

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4 in 5 white evangelicals, 3 in 5 white Catholics and Mormons — "pro-life" voters — brought us the Trump nightmare. I will no...
Friday, December 30, 2016

"I Could Never 'Throw Roses to Hitler'": Mormons of Conscience Speak Out, But Catholics . . .

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My previous post today refers to a statement Jan Chamberlin made yesterday on Facebook about her decision to resign from the Mormon ...

Mormons Openly Criticize Decision of Tabernacle Choir to Sing for Trump — While Lay Catholic Intellectual Leaders Discipline Those Criticizing Dolan's Decision to Bless Trump

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AP reports today :  A member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir says she has resigned from the famed group over its decision to perfo...
Thursday, December 29, 2016

Cardinal Dolan Blesses Pharoah on Behalf of the U.S. Catholic Hierarchy: Not in My Name

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NEW: Early Christmas present for @realDonaldTrump ? Sources say NY's Cardinal Timothy Dolan to participate in Inaugural. — Kelly O...
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

On the "Incorrect" "Homosexual": The Catholic Magisterium, Father Dwight Longenecker, and Asking the Wrong Questions in the Age of Trump (2)

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There's a reason my previous posting built to a question about what kind of institution produces people who think about gender a...
Friday, December 23, 2016

On the "Incorrect" "Homosexual": The Catholic Magisterium, Father Dwight Longenecker, and Asking the Wrong Questions in the Age of Trump

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I'd like to say a few more words about Father Dwight Longenecker's musings  (see Peter Montgomery ) on the recent document — ...
Wednesday, December 21, 2016

The Weaponization of Christmas and What Trump's White Christian Supporters Want: Selections from Recent Commentary

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PRRI, " 'Merry Christmas' vs. 'Happy Holidays' " A pre-Christmas smorgasbord of items I've read in th...