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Late Jesuit and ex-congressman Robert Drinan accused of attempted sex assault
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) A popular online advice columnist has said that the late Rev....
Nuns rap Vatican for ‘unsubstantiated’ charges
Leaders representing most of the nation’s 57,000 Catholic nuns answered a Vatican crackdown on their group by charging that Rome’s criticisms of the sisters were “unsubstantiated,” caused “scandal ...
Richard Land loses show, keeps his leadership job
A top Southern Baptist official who was accused of plagiarism in a radio segment claiming that civil rights leaders and President Obama used the Trayvon Martin case to stir racial tensions has lost...
How ‘pro-life’ is dissident Chen Guangcheng?
When blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng made a daring escape from house arrest this spring and found refuge in the U.S....
Applying the Golden Rule to gay marriage
As pundits and politicians struggle to divine the political fallout from President Obama’s sudden endorsement of same-sex marriage, one thing has become clear: the Golden Rule invoked by Obama to e...
Obama’s views on gays OK with most voters
President Obama’s recent endorsement of same-sex marriage opened a torrent of speculation on what his newly enunciated position will mean politically, but the latest polls indicate that the public ...