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Two Classes, Divided by ‘I Do’

By Jason DeParle ANN ARBOR, MI (New York Times) — Jessica Schairer has so much in common with her boss, Chris Faulkner, that a visitor to the day care center they run might get them confused. They are both friendly white women from modest Midwestern backgrounds who left for college with conventional hopes of marriage,…

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Proposed Rule-Making Threatens Faith-Based Participation in Fed Housing Programs

WASHINGTON — The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has urged the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) not to adopt a proposed regulation that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected categories for which discrimination in HUD programs is prohibited. In comments filed today with HUD, Anthony…

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Pope Benedict’s Address to the U.N.

In his address to the UN, the Holy Father spoke about the role and proper understanding of human rights. Below are several passages taken from his address which elaborate the concept of human rights as promoting human freedom, the connection between human rights and common good, as well as the responsibility to protect life and the…

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CCG National Effort, End Religious Discrimination Against Judicial Nominees

Catholics for the Common Good and CCG Advisor, former Ambassador Raymond L. Flynn have launched a national campaign to educate Catholics on the insidious record of de facto religious discrimination against nominees who are faithful Catholics and other Christians. “We are asking them to prepare to mobilize if religious discrimination rears its ugly head in…