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First Things ’ senior editor David Goldman will be on CNBC’s Kudlow Report tonight around 7:00 p.m. EST. David will be talking about monetary versus fiscal policy for a recovery. UPDATE: You can find the video of the segment here . . . . . Continue Reading »

Obama’s Electronic Health Records Czar: HIV Status and Abortions Need Not be Included Dr. David Blumenthal, the Obama administration’s National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, said on Tuesday that patients can choose to omit procedures such as . . . . Continue Reading »

If you expect Jesus to return within the next forty years, does that make you an optimist or a pessimist? The Pew Research Center recently released a survey about what events Americans believe will unfold in the next forty years. One interesting question asked about the return of Jesus Christ: As . . . . Continue Reading »

As a part of their Future of Religion series, the religion portal Patheos considers the future of Catholicism. Elizabeth Scalia notes the intriguing entry by my buddy (the best talk show host in America) Hugh Hewitt: The brief history of American Catholicism is this: mission, persecution, . . . . Continue Reading »

Expert: UN study backs Church strategy on Aids A new UN Aids study has lent credibility to faith leaders who have long argued that behavioural change is key to combating the spread of the illness, a Catholic expert on the disease has said. Lesbian gets $35K settlement over canceled prom A rural . . . . Continue Reading »

Where can a terrorist go to unwind after a stressful year of setting off IEDs, murdering civilians,  and shooting at Israeli soldiers? HezbollahLand! At Hezbollah’s “Museum for Resistance Tourism” on the mountain stronghold of Mleeta, war is celebrated, glamorized, and . . . . Continue Reading »

Pakistan Christians told to stay silent on Islam , UCA News In the wake of recent blasphemy accusations against Christians, Faisalabad Church leaders have warned Catholics not to discuss Islamic doctrine. “Do not talk about the religion [of the majority]. Our survival depends on this,” . . . . Continue Reading »

A woman is pregnant with two babies, due on week apart—and they aren’t twins. That may sound like the setup for a peculiar riddle, but for Angie Cromar, a labor and delivery nurse in Utah , it ain’t no joke: A Utah woman is pregnant with two babies, but they’re not twins. . . . . Continue Reading »

Abortion foes win a round in health overhaul , AP Abortion foes have scored a victory and traditional allies of the Obama administration are grumbling about a decision to ban most abortion coverage in insurance pools for those unable to purchase health care on their own. The Catholic bishops . . . . Continue Reading »

Robert George joins in on the discussion about who want ” marriage equality” do not want marital fidelity : Evidence is now beginning to pour in that a vast number of persons in same-sex sexual partnerships, including those legally recognized as marriages, simply do not view monogamy or . . . . Continue Reading »