Catholic Charities and the Victim Card

I’ve briefly commented on Catholic charities in previous blog posts, but would like to focus the discussion in this post on charities that ‘play the victim card’ and distort issues relating to ‘forced closings.’ For example, Catholic charities within the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington D.C. bill that was proposed. Catholics, in this incident and many others, […]

Times Leader Interview 11/25/10

A holiday from controversy Luzerne County’s diverse lawn display apparently satisfies religious and secular people alike. By Jennifer Learn-Andes jandes@timesleader.comLuzerne County Reporter A seasonal display has returned to the Luzerne County Courthouse lawn, with the traditional Nativity mixed in with Santa, a Menorah and candy canes. AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER A seasonal display that includes […]

Religion and Government: Refuting Antonin Scalia

Religion, Government, and Antonin* This article was published in the King’s College Crown newspaper today * Justin Vacula Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia recently had an interview with a newspaper named Hamodia in which he said, “Whatever the Establishment Clause means, it certainly does not mean that government cannot accommodate religion, and indeed favor religion. […]