|
 |
Home: Core Subjects: Politics and Government: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Politics and Government: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Religion, Rhetoric, and the Presidency - Michael GersonWe couldn’t think of anyone better in the country to talk about religion and the presidency than the president’s own speechwriter. As many of you know, Michael Gerson has received high praise from people across the political spectrum for his speechwriting. We are delighted in light of his very busy schedule that he could join us today and talk to us about this topic. Thank you, Michael. Read more... Religious Freedom in America - Roger ScrutonWhen James Madison agitated to make religious freedom fundamental to the United States Constitution, it was not from hostility to religion. It was from hostility to established religion, with its presumption of an authority in worldly affairs that only an elected government should exercise. Read more... Religious voices belong in the public square - Father Raymond De SouzaThe debate over homosexual unions has shed light on the current state of religious liberty in Canada. The news is not good, as the totalitarian impulse to silence religious voices has emerged. Read more... Rendering Unto Caesar: The Catholic Political Vocation - Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.The following lecture was delivered on Monday evening, February 23, 2009, to a standing-room only audience in St. Basil’s Collegiate Church on the campus of the University of Toronto. Read more... Rites and Wrongs - Philip F. LawlerWhy John Kerry should not take communion. Read more... Ruth Kelly, Myth-Breaker - George WeigelLate last year, when Italian philosopher and cabinet minister Rocco Buttiglione was denied the post of European Minister of Justice because his convictions on sexual ethics and marriage were unacceptable to a gaggle of libertine Euro-parliamentarians, there was a certain plausibility to the whole exercise. Read more... Saint Pontius - Father Raymond J. de SouzaYes, Pilate had given the order, but he had washed his hands of it. He was clearly personally opposed to the crucifixion. Politics just demanded that he not impose that view on a crowd which had other ideas. Read more... Sarkozy and European Secularism - Charles ColsonFrench President Nicholas Sarkozy is an unlikely scourge of European secularism: He is on his third marriage and has been called the “playboy president” by his critics. Read more... Selling a calling for a mess of pottage - Father Raymond J. de SouzaA federal byelection is not usually cause for bewilderment in Catholic circles, but last week that was exactly the situation in the Montreal suburban riding of Repentigny. Read more... Senator Santorum on Being Catholic and a Politician - ZenitSome politicians say their function is to represent the views of their electors, and therefore, that they are not able to obey the Vatican or Catholic doctrine. Is this just an excuse, or is there a real conflict here? Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ... [>>] Related Categories:Pages Updated On: 19-Nov-2009 - 16:58:20
|
|