“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?'''
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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.
The Court Beyond the State: Yom Kippur and the Limits of Law
Faith begins where the law ends.
Faith, Fact, and Pretext: Further Examination of the Fetal Cell Argument Against COVID-19 Vaccines
A follow-up on yesterday’s article.
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The Vaccine Paradox: Why the Fetal Cell Argument is Inaccurate and Needs to Be Retired
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9th Circuit Upholds $7.8 Million BART Verdict as Vaccine Battles Redefine “Religious Liberty”
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Inconsistent Liberty: How the Ninth Circuit Both Wields and Wrecks Employment Division v. Smith within 72 Hours
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Inconsistent Liberty: How the Ninth Circuit Both Wields and Wrecks Employment Division v. Smith within 72 Hours
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9th Circuit Upholds $7.8 Million BART Verdict as Vaccine Battles Redefine “Religious Liberty”
A federal appeals court backed fired transit workers, but the legal fight highlights how vaccine disputes have drifted far from the original meaning of religious…
Do What Thou Wilt: How DIY Ethics is Quietly Replacing Traditional Christian Sexual Morality
A strange wind is sweeping through modern church walls today.
Two Fathers, Two Sons, One Mountain
The Almighty handed Abraham a profound promise: a lineage outnumbering the sand, a nation destined to bless the world.
UK: Westminster Lawmakers Reject Assisted Suicide Measure in 286 to 270 Vote
Members of Parliament in the House of Commons voted against the proposed assisted dying legislation during its second reading, halting legal changes for England and…
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The Subversion of Queen Esther: The Implications of Dana Nessel’s Speech
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel invoked the biblical heroine to urge Jewish Democrats to be willing to sacrifice their own security and future.