Jeanie Hannaman

April 15, 2024

On the “Nation” of Christian Nationalism, by Peter J. Leithart

By Peter J. Leithartm, First Things - A nation is Christian when a significant portion of the population is made up of practicing Christians, when the beliefs, texts, symbols, and ethical standards of Christianity are woven into the fabric of common life, when the Christian God is invoked in public declaration and rituals

April 15, 2024

Trump’s Balk on Abortion Ban Sends Shockwaves Through Pro-Life Movement, by Jonathan Liedl

By Jonathan Liedl, EWTN News - “My view is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation, or perhaps both, and whatever they decide must be the law of the land, in this case, the law of the state,” Trump said in the video... The presidential candidate added that his position was “all about the will of the people,” and that voters must follow their “heart, or in many cases, your religion or your faith.” Two days later, he told the media that he would not sign a national abortion ban if he retook the White House.

April 15, 2024

Easter and the Call to Deeper Conversion, by Carl E. Olson

By Carl E. Olson, Catholic World Report - The story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus, which immediately precedes today’s Gospel and is unique to St. Luke, is one of my favorite stories in the four Gospels. Like other former Protestants who have become Catholic, I see it as a sort of microcosm of my journey into the Church... As a young Evangelical, I spent time reading Scripture, as well as “conversing and debating” (cf. Lk 24:15) various points of theology and belief, especially while attending Bible college...

April 15, 2024

Bill Maher: ‘Abortion is Murder, I’m Okay With That’, by Julianna Frieman

By Julianna Frieman, LifeNews - Comedian Bill Maher said Friday on “Real Time with Bill Maher” he is “okay” with abortion even though some consider it to be “murder.”... Maher told guests Gillian Tett, a British author and journalist, Piers Morgan and his audience that people who are pro-life are “kind of” right that abortion is “murder,” before highlighting the reason why he is “okay” with that... “None of you believe it’s murder. You know, that’s why I don’t understand the 15-week thing. Or the — Trump’s plan is, ‘Let’s leave it to the states.’ You mean, so killing babies is okay in some states?”