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The Pope, Condoms, and AIDS

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Sundry blogger and pundit have been raking the Pope over the coals for the past day for his comments on AIDs and condoms. A New York Times editorial this morning summarizes the basic complaint: Pope Benedict XVI has every right to express his opposition to the use of condoms on moral grounds, in . . . . Continue Reading »

Obama on God

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During Q&A at the February 6th House Democratic Retreat, President Obama renewed his pledge to fund embryo-destructive stem cell research even though promising alternatives exist. “I guarantee you that we will sign an executive order for stem cells. . . . God gave us power to make smart . . . . Continue Reading »

Of Note

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In today’s Washington Post : Few issues are likely to generate more emotional opposition than federal funding of stem cell research. Handled wrongly, it could energize conservative opponents and derail Barack Obama’s presidency. There is no question that we must move ahead, but caution . . . . Continue Reading »

Speechless

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This left me speechless. So I’ll just point to what Maggie Gallagher has said : The Return of Open Attacks on Religious Minorities: Prop 8’s Legacy [Maggie Gallagher] Well this is certainly change. The voices of tolerance in California are concluding their campaign against Prop 8 with . . . . Continue Reading »