Why the Siberian Biolab Plague Scare Won’t Be COVID 2.0
The headlines out of a Russian biolab sound terrifying, but the Black Death plays by completely different rules…
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When the Poison Fails: The Trial by Ordeal of Christa Pike
Christa Pike absorbed two full rounds of lethal poison, felt the physical trauma of an overdose, and crossed the existential threshold of her own death.
An Overview of the 4 Religion Cases the Supreme Court Will Hear This Term
St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, International Partners for Ethical Care v. Ferguson, Missionaries of St. John the…
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Washington Firefighters’ Title VII Vaccine Challenge
The justices left intact a Ninth Circuit decision finding that patient transmission risks justified denying religious exemptions during…
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The Outer Limits of Religious Accommodation: Nasal Swab Test Refusing Hospital Worker Asks Supreme Court to Decide
Detwiler v. Mid-Columbia Medical Center
A Seat at the UN over the Posture of Fatalism
Why the church must unapologetically leverage global diplomacy rather than surrender to the margins by default.
The Johnson Amendment Handshake: Can the White House Cut a Deal to Cancel a Law?
Showdown in the 5th Circuit
Navigating Foghorn Rhetoric and the Reality of Global Mission
A Response to Fulcrum7’s Unhinged Critique of UN Diplomatic Engagement
Fulton Sheen’s Declaration of Dependence
As Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen’s beatification remains pending, his 1941 warning about freedom, rights, God, and the moral foundations of democracy deserves another reading.
“Faithful Unto Death”: The Theology of Vaccine Refusal – Was It Faith, Fear, or Legal Strategy?
The pandemic forced a difficult question: when does genuine faith end and strategic religious language begin?'''