Posts tagged gender and sexuality
The Supreme Court Leads The Way To A New Phase Regarding The Transgender Debate
The Supreme Court Leads The Way To A New Phase Regarding The Transgender Debate

(ANALYSIS) The Justice Department is in a legal fight against Tennessee and, by extension, all 26 states with laws that forbid or restrict “gender-affirming” transition treatments for youths under the age of 18. Observers of the recent U.S. Supreme Court arguments in this United States v. Skrmetti case figure the Court will favor federalism, allowing states leeway for such limitations.

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Analysis, Catholicism, Christianity, Constitution, North America, Politics, Religion, Sexuality, Women, womenRichard Ostlingnews, analysis, trans, culture wars, gender, gender and sexuality, Biden, conservatives, progressives, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, LGBTQ, Trump, Justice Department, Tennessee, religion, christianity, Catholic Church, women, politics, Primary feature, Richard Ostling, Dick Ostling Comment
Could St. John Paul II’s ‘Theology of the Body’ Spur A New Christian Revolution?
Could St. John Paul II’s ‘Theology of the Body’ Spur A New Christian Revolution?

(OPINION) What St. John Paul II taught was so wondrously beautiful that it took listeners some time to begin to grasp the significance of it. One of the first was his biographer, George Wiegel. He described the theology of the body as “a kind of theological time-bomb set to go off with dramatic consequences … perhaps in the 21st century.” I hope he’s right.

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Opinion, ChristianityMichael MetzgerMichael Metzger, Mike Metzger, Clapham Institute, Christianity, gender and sexuality, LGBTQ+, John Paul II, Catholic Church, Apostle Paul, books, theology, St. Pope John Paul II, Pope John Paul II, religion, faith, opinion, genders, sexComment
What Responsibility Do Journalists Have When Covering Incendiary Wars About Religion And Culture?
What Responsibility Do Journalists Have When Covering Incendiary Wars About Religion And Culture?

(OPINION) Americans have seen how ugly culture wars can become when electoral politics are caught in its talons. Witness the vitriol that dominates the news out of Washington and various state capitals these days. The situation in India — the world’s largest Hindu-majority nation with the third-largest Muslim population after Indonesia and Pakistan — is arguably even worse.

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Opinion, North AmericaIra RifkinCulture wars, religious traditionalist, social progressive, international, religious-political, India, hindu, muslims, THE WASHINGTON POST, Journalism, James Davison hunter, gender and sexuality, religious tolerance, immigration, Ira rifkin, Ira RifkinComment