Overseas Abortions Opposed
Posted by Tim Drake
Tuesday, February 03, 2009 1:13 PM
An editorial cartoon from the Christian Defense Coalition.
A new Gallup poll shows that a majority of Americans oppose President Obama’s Jan. 23 executive order reinstating taxpayer funding for oversea’s abortions.
According to Gallup, “Obama’s decision to reverse the prohibition on funding for overseas family-planning providers may be the least popular thing he has done so far. This was an executive order that forbade federal government money from... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, economy, obama
Stewart on Inaugural Address
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Saturday, January 24, 2009 11:36 AM
In case you missed it, Jon Stewart on the Inaugural Address.
Filed under inauguration, obama
Obama and the Church, So Far
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Saturday, January 03, 2009 10:31 AM
Pope Benedict XVI surprised many when he broke with precedent to congratulate President-Elect Obama on the day after his election victory instead of waiting until the inauguration, as is customary. Obama expressed his gratitude.
It was a warm beginning … to what kind of relationship? The Washington Post asks that question today, via a Religion News Service article.
The article helpfully sums... READ MORE
Filed under obama, weekend commentary
On Fearing the President
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Saturday, December 06, 2008 12:00 PM
As promised, here’s our editorial on fear in the American context. — Tom Hoopes
America, Be Not Afraid
“For religious believers, our times offer a daunting yet exhilarating challenge,” said Pope John Paul II in the year 2000 at the U.S. National Prayer Breakfast. “I would go so far as to say that their task is to save democracy from self-destruction.”
They were bracing, surprising... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, obama, our president, weekend commentary
Readers Defend the Register
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Tuesday, December 02, 2008 9:55 AM
Thanks for the kind words so many readers have sent to me after I published my e-mail address.
Wrote one woman, on behalf of her family:
“The Register is an oasis of truth in a desert of lies. I too hope readers will drink deeply and respond in life giving ways. Our family has great respect and gratitude for the clear voice of the Register, which helped us maintain sanity through this last... READ MORE
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Pro-Obama Register?
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Monday, December 01, 2008 9:34 AM
If you are here because you read elsewhere that we are a scandalous newspaper (or that I am a scandalous newspaper editor) who has traded our Catholic heritage away in order to support Obama, there are a few things you should know.
1. It’s not true. (Links follow below) I have updated the original link to try to clarify it.
The very idea that the National Catholic Register would be pro-Obama is... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, obama, our president, weekend commentary
Black Pro-Lifers Worry
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Saturday, November 15, 2008 9:52 AM
Arnold Culbreath of ProtectingBlackLife.org
You may have noticed the article to the right about “Black Pro-Lifers’ Joy and Pain.”
In it, Tim Drake talked to several black pro-lifers who celebrated the historic nature of the election of Barack Obama, but were worried about how black babies would be affected.
“It’s an incredibly historic moment for our nation. There were many African-Americans who didn’t think we would see this in... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, black, election, obama, weekend commentary
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