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A Catholic priest denied Communion for 2020 presidential hopeful and former Vice President Joe Biden at a South Carolina church.

Should a pharmacist be allowed to refuse to fill a doctor's prescription for a drug to treat a miscarriage based on his or her religious beliefs?

Pope Francis is the star of yet another religious controversy, this time in his broader definition of what it means to be "pro-life."

This week’s ruling by the Supreme Court about a case involving Hobby Lobby involves much more than the single issue of abortion, says a CNN article. What it means to you is dependent on which side of multiple issues you side on. The Supreme Court ruled Monday that family-owned or...

The House passed an bill to limit abortions past 20 weeks after a last-minute addition addressing cases of rape and incest. But there was still something that should’ve been included, but wasn’t. I must admit: when news broke recently that the US House was working on a new bill to...

On Friday, a federal judge ordered that the so-called “morning-after pill,” also known as Plan B One-Step, be made available over-the-counter and to minors without parental consent. The ruling led to three fierce debate topics: abortion itself, parental rights and political maneuvering. No matter how you feel about the abortion...

A 16-year-old Texas girl won a major legal battle against her own parents, paving the way for her to give birth. I really have mixed feelings about this story. And no matter how you feel about the abortion issue, there are some interesting questions I would think parents would be...

Yes, just look at that headline for a moment. Keep asking yourself what, exactly, a <em>legitimate</em> rape is. If you come up with a reasonable answer, please feel free to explain it: I’d love to know. The remark came from a U.S.

Over at Living In the World, Not On It, one of my readers, Aislínge, talks about a strange story out of New Mexico, in which a guy is lashing out at his former girlfriend in an anti-abortion message. The billboard depicts the man cradling a baby. But the baby isn’t...

When CBS accepted an ad from the conservative group Focus on the Family, then rejected an ad for a gay dating site, a lot of liberals complained about double standards. The Focus on the Family spot, an “advocacy ad,” was designed to promote an anti-abortion message. The other ad was not...

CBS, already under fire from the left for accepting an “advocacy” ad from the conservative group Focus on the Family, has now rejected an ad for a gay dating site. People are already complaining about “double standards” and discrimination against gay people.  But they’re missing a few critical points. In the...

You’ve probably heard by now that a commercial scheduled to air during CBS’s coverage of the Super Bowl is coming under fire. In that ad, paid for by Focus on the Family, Florida Quarterback Tim Tebow appears with his mother in a “pro-life” message. When Tebow’s mother was pregnant with...

Recently, I overheard a conversation in a restaurant between two angry conservatives who were apparently church-goers from things they said during their conversation.  One of them, to the total agreement of the other, said that the government should stop trying to bend over backwards so far to help the poor....