In this essay, I reflect on the paradox of anti-abortion activists’ use of sonograms, suggesting that, in this case, the…
Crisis pregnancy centers and sonograms
abortion
Religion and reproductive science
This forum invites scholars to question narratives of progress, perfection, and triumphant secularism that are threaded through contemporary discussion of…
Interreligious organizing is messy
Religious progressives are a fractious family, making it difficult to adopt and adapt many of the successful strategies of the…
Reconceiving human life
Fred Clark on evangelicals and the view that human life begins at conception.
The contraception mandate
In what is latest in a series of conflicts between the Obama administration and the Roman Catholic Church, a recent…
Catholic bishops take aim at White House
On Monday, November 14th, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) met in Baltimore to begin day 1 of its national meeting…
When the personal keeps on being political
Susan Jacoby's recent post is one of the best statements I've seen in opposition to the "mamma grizzly" feminism of…
Controversial church poster depicts Jesus in the womb
In The Guardian, Karen McVeigh discusses a controversial advertisement that portrays a scan of a fetus with a halo above…
Jon Stewart’s favorite conservative
Mike Huckabee just might be Jon Stewart's favorite conservative Christian politician. Back in December of 2008, Huckabee and Stewart had a…
President Obama’s Catholic sensibility
President Barack Obama's May 17 commencement address at the University of Notre Dame deftly demonstrated the president's unique ability to…