Free Speech

FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Religion News Service Staff (Credit: Get Religion)

How America’s One Religion Wire Service Melted Down Over a Weekend

. . .news of the editorial bloodbath at Religion News Service . . . the bare facts: A respected editor was ousted with apparently no warning or announced cause; two more veteran staff members quit within three days, two others had recently been let go and many others are looking to leave. . .

by Julia Duin,

of Get Religion

The Soros-Funded Attacks on Orthodox Catholic Universities – Austin Ruse, Crisis Mgzn
Yes, the Pope is a Catholic, But He’s Confusing Other Catholics – Phil Lawler, Cthlc Cltr
Dems Mad at Ryan Over Ousting of House (Jesuit) Chaplain – H. Gaygle & J. Sherman
Weird Catholic Twitter Offers a Reminder of Catholic Complexity – J.L. Allen Jr., Crux
More Biblical Evidence for Mary’s Perpetual Virginity – Dave Armstrong, NC Register
Mothers Launch High Court Challenge to Ealing ‘Buffer Zone’ – Theo Howard, CH
Paul Ryan’s Plan to Alleviate Poverty: Handouts to Hand-Ups – Peter Jesserer Smith
Philippines Orders Deportation Of Australian Activist Nun – Scott Neuman, NPR
Paisley Bishop Complains to BBC Scotland On Video Mocking Communion – Th. Howard
Third Mexican Priest Killed Within a Week – Inés San Martín, Crux
Holiness Is Calling: ”Gaudete et Exsultate” – Suellen Brewster, Catholic Stand
Armenian Genocide: Erdogan Says Turkey Has to Share ‘Historical Pain’ – A. Nazarian
Satanic Temple Plans to Sue Arkansas Over 10 Commandments Monument – Y. Shimron
Vatican’s Financial Watchdog Says Progress Slow, But Steady – CNA via The CWR
Note: A new post is published daily at 12:01 am U.S. Central Time

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SATVRDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

President Obama and Jimmy Kimmel (Photo Credit: The Federalist)

Jimmy Kimmel Has No Clue What He’s Talking About

by Ben Domenech,

The Federalist

New Book on the Poor: Predicaments Were Largely Self-created – Steven Malanga, City Jrnl
Dear Fr. James Martin: LGBT Activists Aren’t ‘Marginalized’, Moms Are – Carly Hoilman, CV
I Was on Medicaid for Years, It’s Horrible & Should be Cut, Not Expanded – B. Mandel, Fdrlst
Socratic Reason, Free Speech & White Supremacists – L. Joseph Hebert Ph.D., Public Dscrs
Why is NASA Covering Up Elon Musk’s Mistakes? – Drew Armstrong, Mises Institute
Is Spain Going to Explode Over Catalonian Secession? – Megan G. Oprea, The Federalist
Confederate Statue Debate Isnt about Slavery, Its about Ending America – J. Davidson, Fdrlst
Sister Ignatia: The Catholic Nun Behind Alcoholics Anonymous – Pt. McNamara Ph.D., Aleteia
Are Fractured Families Income Busters? – Daniel Proussalidis, Mercatornet
What To Do when Your Book Gets Wet – Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia
When Doctors Gave Up on Beatrice, Her Husband Fought for Her: He Saved My Life – Life Nws
Poll: High Rates of Univ. Kids Back Violence, Shouting to Stop Free Speech – J. Pullman, Fdrlst
Europe: Muslim Reformers Need Police Protection – Giulio Meotti, Gatestone Institute
If You Hate Poverty, You should Love Capitalism – Joe Carter, Powerblog
Pro-lifer to Continue Hunger Strike to Raise Awareness – Micaiah Bilger, LifeNews.com
Why China’s Soft Power Solution Lies in its Past – Robert C. Thomas, The Diplomat
For the VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION (27 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY EASTERN ORTHODOX EDITION (27 Sept. AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EDITION (27 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY SÆCVLARIA EXTRA (27 September AD 2017) click here.
For the VVEDNESDAY CATHOLICA EXTRA (27 September AD 2017) click here.

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TUESDAY NEWS EDITION

The Right to “Non-Free” Speech and the Rise of One Party Universities

by Father James V. Schall, S.J.,

of The Dispatch

via The Catholic World Report

The Pagan Foundation of the American Alt-Right – Jerry D. Salyer, Crisis Magazine
Pro-Abortion Students at “Catholic” Notre Dame Walk Out of Pro-Life VP Pence’s Speech – LN
A Note on the Kentucky Decision – Mark Bauerlein, First Things
Canadian Doctors Will Leave if Forced to Participate in Assisted Suicides – Alex Schadenberg
Pope Francis: “The Church Must Never Tire” of Fighting Abortion – Micaiah Bilger, Life News
‘There Is No Plan B’ for the Benedict Option – Rod Dreher, A TAC Blogger
Do Pokemon Go Protesters have a Right to Crash Worship Services? – Terry Mattingly, Get Rel.
The Real “War on Women” is Christian Women Who are Tortured for Their Faith – Katie Yoder
ACLU, Planned Parenthood Want Teens to Get Secret Abortions w/o Parents Knowing – Bilger
How This Nonprofit Is Solving Homelessness Without Government Funding – Kelsey Harkness
GOP Want Trump to Fire NIH Director Who Supports Embryonic Stem Cell Research – S. Ertelt
For the TUESDAY NUNTIUM EDITION (23 May, AD 2017) click here.
For the TUESDAY NEWS EXTRA (23 May, AD 2017) click here.
For the TUESDAY NUNTIUM EXTRA (23 May, AD 2017) click here.

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TUESDAY EXTRA

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‘Horrible Picture’: Dutch Woman Restrained by Family While Being Euthanized

by Celeste McGovern

of the National Catholic Register

Repeal the Johnson Amendment to Free Religious Speech – John M. Grondelski Ph.D., Crisis
Can We Afford New Art? Yes! Beauty & Superabundance in a Small Appalachian Parish – Clayton
What the Saints Would Say About ‘Mindfulness’ – Dan Burke, National Catholic Register
See the Beauty Through the Storm and Say Thank You – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
The 14th-Century ‘Golden Haggadah’ is Now Online – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Is Liberal Democracy Closer to Communism or Catholicism? – Jerry Salyer Ph.D., The CWR
Harry Connick Jr. on Faith, Family, Hosting a TV Show – Carl Kozlowski, Cthlc News Agency
Senate Bill Would Move Funding from Planned Parenthood to Women’s Health – CNA via NCReg
Social Respectability as Religion in Flannery O’Connor’s “Revelation” – Mit. Kalpakgian Ph.D.
Meeting with Men of God: A Catholic Men’s Conference on the Year of Mercy – Mark C. McCann

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TUESDAY EXTRA

fr-dennis-holtschneider-with-culture-of-death-warrior-rahm-emanuelWhat Passes for ‘Free’ Speech on a Catholic Campus; DePaul University President Fr. Dennis Holtschneider Calls Catholic Students Pro-Life Group “Bigots”

by Nicholas G. Hahn, III,

of The Detroit News

DePaul University’s Confused Priest: Fr. Dennis Holtschneider – Fr. Z’s Blog
New Vatican Instruction: Cremation Allowed But Strict Conditions Apply – Edward Pentin, Reg
Archbishop Naumann on V.P. Candidate and ‘c’atholic Quisling Tim Kaine (D-VA) – Fr. Z’s Blog
Voting When No Candidate Represents My Beliefs – Strahlen Smith, Catholic Stand
U.S. Civil Rights Commission Targets Religious Liberty – Dale O’Leary, Crisis Magazine
Two Icons of Christ – Mary Proffit Kimmel, Ignitum Today
Obamacare on the Ropes as Election Nears – Joan Frawley Desmond, N.C. Register
Abortion: A Person Can Live Without It – Todd Nolan, Catholic Stand
The Holy See and the Catholic University of Peru Reach an Agreement – Daniel Masnjak
Christian Girls in Iraq Credit Virgin Mary with Their Survival – Elise Harris, C.N.A. via The Reg
Pope Francis Talks Nationwide Crisis in Meeting with Venezuela’s Maduro – Elise Harris, C.N.A.

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