Politics

February 4, 2021

Manufacturing Hate, by Rodney Pelletier

By Rodney Pelletier, Church Militant - The recent effort to brand people as belonging to hate groups is one way cultural Marxists are changing how people perceive the world around them... On Feb. 1, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released its annual report, claiming as it does every year, that hate is on the rise. Of course, if you think marriage is between a man and a woman... then you likely belong to a hate group, or at least share beliefs with one...

February 4, 2021

Joe Biden is Using His “Catholic Faith” as Cover for His Radical Abortion Agenda, by Mary M. Olohan

By Mary Margaret Olohan, LifeNews - Those who call President Joe Biden a “devout Catholic” may do so in attempts to suggest that “Catholicism is indistinguishable” from liberal ideology, a professor of theology told the Daily Caller News Foundation... “When a U.S. President cloaks himself in the outward signs of Catholic identity in order to expand access to abortion, or to use executive power to enforce a gender ideology that will inevitably threaten the freedom of the Church in this country, what you have before you is a Trojan Horse,” said Dr. Chad Pecknold

February 3, 2021

Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky: Political “Unity” vs. Christian Unity

By Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky, The Catholic Thing - Divisive politics seems to poison every aspect of contemporary life. So there is an urgent need to reconsider what it would mean if what we were to seek is not an illusory political “unity,” but what true public harmony depends upon: Christian brotherhood... When we say brother, the immediate, literal meaning usually comes to mind: He is my brother, by blood. If we are thinking about the brotherhood of mankind, our thoughts are typically more abstract, often sentimental aspirations.

February 3, 2021

Americans More Likely Than Others to Have Stronger Faith Amid Pandemic, by John Burger

By John Burger, Aleteia - In spite of severe restrictions on attending church services, the religious faith of Americans has grown stronger during the coronavirus pandemic... A Pew Research Center survey conducted last summer shows that more Americans than people in other economically developed countries say the COVID-19 outbreak has strengthened their faith and the faith of other Americans... Among 14 countries surveyed, the U.S. has by far the highest share of respondents who say their faith has strengthened because of the pandemic.