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The Puzzle of 303 Creative

From Web Exclusives

Lorie Smith, owner of 303 Creative Websites, is readily willing to serve people regardless of their “sexual orientation,” but she is not willing to make a gesture of accepting same-sex marriage by designing a website to celebrate same-sex marriage. Continue Reading »

On Overruling Roe

From the March 2022 Print Edition

It is very much in the air now, with a deep hope on one side and a grim resignation on the other, that the holding in Roe v. Wade will not survive this year. Conservatives seem sure that something decisive is about to happen because they have helped to put on the Court the judges who can . . . . Continue Reading »

Backing into Relativism

From the June/July 2019 Print Edition

We have just come through a year with the Supreme Court in which the defenders of religious freedom racked up a string of famous victories. Famous, at least, to those who rejoiced in the outcomes and hoped that they foretold something lasting. But there are grounds to be less than cheered when we . . . . Continue Reading »