Sheila

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The Jewish vote for liberalism

Sheila September 10, 2009

Â In his book Who’s Afraid of the Religious Right?, columnist and writer Don Feder challenged his fellow Jews about Read More

Abortion Bioethics Church Law Media Politics Society

Settle down and take a deep breath

Sheila September 9, 2009

Since the beginning of the Obama adminstration, Democrats have been using the term ‘reset’ a lot. It has a lot Read More

Bioethics Culture Law Media Politics Society

Is the assisted-suicide movement winning?

Sheila September 9, 2009

Yes, says expert bioethicist Wesley J. Smith. The assisted-suicide movement has come a long way in just a couple of Read More

Law Media Politics Society

Suspend disbelief

Sheila September 8, 2009

Hillary Clinton’s remark to Gen. David Petraeus on his 2007 Iraq report came to mindÂ when I read this NRO Read More

Bioethics Law Media Politics Society

“Death by bureaucrat”

Sheila September 7, 2009

‘Less-than-voluntary euthanasia’ is studied from different angles in this New York Times op-ed. It straddles the line, the one that Read More

Church Law Politics Society

“This Labor Day…”

Sheila September 6, 2009

It’s a national holiday, a day off. But the U.S. bishops issued a statementÂ on this occasion about Read More

Media Politics Society

Center of controversy

Sheila September 6, 2009

There are so many controversies swirling through politics it’s analagous to watching the weather channel during hurricane season, trying Read More

Abortion Church Culture Law Media Politics Society

Tribal sentimentality: Some careful consideration

Sheila September 3, 2009

That Catholics are fighting publicly is not news. It is spun a lot though, andÂ the media are certainly watching. Read More

Abortion Bioethics Church Law Media Politics Society

The religious left’s campaign

Sheila September 2, 2009

Biblical ideas and language is ever-evolvingÂ and emergingÂ in the battle over health care in America. People of faith in Read More

Law Politics Society

Fix this and the rest is do-able