Politics

September 12, 2017

Pope Francis Says Ask Scientists About Their Uncertainties on Global Warming. Good Idea

By William M. Briggs, The Stream - The Pope is right. It is a good idea to ask actual scientists about their best guess of the uncertainties involved in climate change. One thing every climate scientist, myself included, will tell you is that it is 100% certain the climate will change... It’s just as certain that nothing on earth can stop the climate from changing. Let me emphasize that “nothing.” It means just what it says. Nothing.

September 12, 2017

Donation Processor Drops Pro-Family Group Over ‘Hate’ Label

By Rachel del Guidice, Daily Signal - The founder of a nonprofit dedicated to repairing families says she thinks being incorrectly labeled a “hate group” prompted the company that processed donations to drop her organization... Ruth Institute’s biblical stance on issues such as gender identity and same-sex marriage led to its being labeled a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center....

September 12, 2017

Steve Bannon’s Comments Were Harsh. But US Bishops Are Between Rock and Hard Place.

By John Zmirak, The Stream - Steve Bannon, 'The bishops have been terrible about this. By the way, you know why? You know why? Because unable to really — to — to — to come to grips with the problems in the church, they need illegal aliens, they need illegal aliens to fill the churches.'

September 11, 2017

Is It 1960 Again?

By Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing - You can’t be surprised that the Democrats – even the nominally Catholic Durbin – attacked. They are wedded to the belief that contraception, abortion, gay marriage, transgender rights (even for very young children) not only define our “deepest values” as Americans, but must be embraced by any faith that wishes to remain a respectable presence in American society.