
The optics were clear. The group, which has staked out positions in opposition to Christian teaching on abortion and human sexuality, met with Francis hoping the thousands of daughters and moms exiting Scouting would have a second thought.
by Austin Ruse2 Jul 2015, 8:24 AM PST0

A newspaper editor in Harrisburg, PA has thought better of his statement that voices opposing same-sex marriage would no longer be welcome in either op-eds or letters to the editor of his newspaper. He now says all views are welcome.
by Austin Ruse27 Jun 2015, 1:47 PM PST0

A newspaper in Harrisburg, PA has announced henceforth it intends to censor certain views about marriage deemed no better than racism, sexism, anti-Semitism.
by Austin Ruse26 Jun 2015, 7:29 PM PST0

In a crushing defeat for traditionalists, the U.S. Supreme Court has mandated same-sex marriage as a constitutional right from sea to shining sea.
by Austin Ruse26 Jun 2015, 7:20 AM PST0

A New Jersey jury returned a verdict this afternoon that could have a devastating impact on all men and women in New Jersey with unwanted same-sex attraction.
by Austin Ruse25 Jun 2015, 6:03 PM PST0

O’Leary and Sprigg describe the assault on sex as having come in three waves; modern feminism, the homosexual movement, and transgender activism. What flummoxes Brogan about this is their use of the word “wave.” Apparently “wave” belongs to the left because three “waves” of feminism are described in the literature. Who knew “wave” belongs to the left?
by Austin Ruse25 Jun 2015, 6:45 AM PST0

Residential recycling is at an all-time high. But rather than making money for municipalities, taxpayers are having to fork over massively to keep it going.
by Austin Ruse23 Jun 2015, 7:15 AM PST0

Employees are being told “to help create an environment for open and honest dialogue.” The document notes descriptors such as “wife” and “boyfriend” are frowned upon, and “partner” is preferred. Not referring to your wife as your wife “offers up the opportunity for more inclusive conversations.”
by Austin Ruse21 Jun 2015, 4:50 AM PST0

The scientist recently appointed to a Vatican post has called his critics, including Breitbart News, “vicious liars”.
by Austin Ruse20 Jun 2015, 12:21 PM PST0

A scientist who believes the world is overpopulated by 6 billion people has been appointed by Pope Francis to the Pontifical Academy of Science.
by Austin Ruse17 Jun 2015, 6:33 PM PST0

There are all manner of Catholic pressure groups poised to pounce on Catholics running for president including Marco Rubio, Bobby Jindal, Rick Santorum, Jeb Bush, and Chris Christie.
by Austin Ruse17 Jun 2015, 3:19 PM PST0

Failed presidential candidate and putative GOP kingmaker Mitt Romney hosted a weekend getaway for his approved list of GOP hopefuls where they could rub shoulders with GOP moneymen. Perhaps the highlight of the event was a dawn yoga session led by Romney’s wife Ann and political reporter Mark Halperin.
by Austin Ruse17 Jun 2015, 9:47 AM PST0

Some call Dana Milbank the most dishonest columnist in Washington. Others might argue he’s just the ideologically dimmest.
by Austin Ruse17 Jun 2015, 8:24 AM PST0

One of the speakers slated for the Vatican rollout of the long-awaited Papal document on climate change once said the earth is overpopulated by at least 6 billion people.
by Austin Ruse12 Jun 2015, 12:08 PM PST0

Chaplain Wes Modder spends his days basically alone in the base chapel. He is no longer allowed into his office. By order of his commanding officer, he is not allowed even to speak to the sailors in his unit. If anyone from his unit comes into the chapel, he may not speak with them.
by Austin Ruse11 Jun 2015, 7:08 PM PST0

At issue is whether the new gay ascendancy sweeps all before it, including the right to teach from the Bible.
by Austin Ruse11 Jun 2015, 5:10 AM PST0

Jersey City, NJ—Chaim Levin, who is suing the gay therapy referral service JONAH, comes off in his testimony and his actions as a young man hungry for attention.
by Austin Ruse10 Jun 2015, 6:07 PM PST0

The Southern Poverty Law Center, the group that brought the suit for the young men, is campaigning in courts and state legislatures to ban anyone with such unwanted sexual attractions from getting help. The Jersey City trial is largely about that.
by Austin Ruse10 Jun 2015, 8:05 AM PST0

Lead attorney Charles Limandri and defendant Arthur Goldberg received identical death threats today. An anonymous emailer said God supports gay marriage and that “the people running JONAH do not deserve to live on planet earth any longer.”
by Austin Ruse9 Jun 2015, 2:27 PM PST0

When they founded JONAH, neither Goldberg or Berk knew that choice in sexual orientation or choice in psychological counseling would become a third rail in progressive politics. Now they are the target of one of the richest and most powerful left-wing groups in America.
by Austin Ruse9 Jun 2015, 6:49 AM PST0

During a break in the trial, one of the defendants told Breitbart News the suit “is about closing down all counseling” for those with unwanted same-sex attraction.
by Austin Ruse9 Jun 2015, 5:11 AM PST0

A recent federal appeals court decision striking down an Idaho pro-life law wades into the very stickiest parts of the abortion wars in the United States.
by Austin Ruse6 Jun 2015, 12:16 PM PST0

A report issued this week by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights tells UN Member States that “sexual orientation and gender identity” are new categories of non-discrimination in international human rights law, though not to include same-sex marriage.
by Austin Ruse4 Jun 2015, 5:19 AM PST0

Two academics think now-disgraced UCLA grad student Michael LaCour faked the data in yet another study, this one on whether people get their news primarily from the “echo chambers” of television news.
by Austin Ruse3 Jun 2015, 3:37 PM PST0

In a rare display of diplomatic indecorum, Margaret Archer, the president of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, has lashed out at the author of a recent essay, accusing him of hate speech and moral depravity for questioning the Academy’s position on climate change.
by Austin Ruse2 Jun 2015, 6:13 PM PST0