Author: Sheila Marler
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Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Enabler
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Republicans have spent decades trying to repeal Roe v Wade. They were out of step with reality when they started. Now that their cherished conservative dream has finally come true, they are even more out of step with reality. Although Republican madness is obvious to millions of people, five conservative justices,…
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Lords of Chaos on the Supreme Court
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt seems the Supreme Court Justices are lords of chaos. Leaking the Supreme Court decision on Roe v Wade was like waving a red cape in front of a bull, or a MAGA cap in front of a progressive. It has brought out the worst in progressives and put anything good we…
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Miser Joe Manchin Offends Faith-Based Allies
Reading Time: 2 minutesCatholic Democrat Joe Manchin’s position on the child tax credit has put him at odds with important allies such as the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, the National Association of Evangelicals, and Orthodox Union. Unfortunately, these groups are in a somewhat embarrassing position after objecting to the bill’s mandate that faith-run pre-kindergarten…
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Conservatives are Getting off Easy
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe have veered off track in this conversation. I’ve been trying to return to the days when we could dream about another way of life. If we thought about politics at all, we assumed our elected officials knew they’d reached a dead end and that it was time for a change. Those…
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Progressive Goals and Christian Eschatology
Reading Time: 2 minutes The last article left unanswered questions. Should progressives hope for political success under the logic of Christian theology? How are Christians to understand failure and disappointment in this important work? Since the 2020 election, the question of the hour has been Where do we go from here? The answer to this question…
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The Birth of Aquarius and Human Civilization
Reading Time: 3 minutesToday people either look forward to the New Age or they fear it. Religious believers are probably the largest group of people who fear the age of Aquarius. They may not believe that an age has real influence on the world, but they fear New Age belief systems and alternative lifestyles. It’s…
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Christianity Fears the New Age
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe world is stuck in the age of Pisces Is it possible that Christianity doesn’t know what is unique about its own teachings? The Pontifical Council’s document on New Age implies that Christianity fears the New Age. However, Aquarius may be more compatible with Christianity than Pisces was. There’s no need to…
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The Return of Liberalism?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Meritocracy Versus Just America I recently watched George Packer talk about his new book, Last Best Hope. I agree with most of what I heard in this interview (although there are hints that he is not an ally of progressives). Parker is calling for the return of liberalism. On the positive…
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Laudato Si’ and the Progressive Movement
Reading Time: 2 minutesSome people were surprised by Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato Si’. However, the Catholic Church is the most obvious entity in European history to take up the cause of the environment. The progressive movement shares Pope Francis’s concern. We should make ourselves familiar with this document, discuss it, and build on it.
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Patriarchy Weakens Participation by Women
Reading Time: 8 minutesThere is a contradiction between progressives defending democratic principles, and proponents of the traditional family. This conflict is not limited to the well-known dispute between the Democratic Party and Conservatives in Congress. The problem is much older and far-reaching than that, as illustrated in this article by Chandrakala Padia. She concludes that…