by Starlette Thomas | May 8, 2025 | News
When asked if the Catholic Church should “stick to its traditional teachings, even if it means the church gets smaller” or “be more inclusive, even if it means changing some of its teachings,” a majority of U.S. Catholics polled chose the latter of the contrasting...
by Starlette Thomas | May 7, 2025 | Faith and Democracy|Opinion, News
Most “White” evangelicals remain committed to President Donald Trump and his administration, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. They overwhelmingly support his anti-DEI (75%) but pro-federal government cuts (75%) and tariffs agenda (67%). Now in his...
by Starlette Thomas | May 5, 2025 | Faith and Democracy|Opinion, Opinion
There will be no handwringing here. While there is certainly cause for concern and even panic, I will not afflict my nervous system with clickbait and ragebait, sound bites, memes and GIFs of the Trump administration’s poor and sadistic leadership. To be sure, these...
by Starlette Thomas | Apr 28, 2025 | Opinion
“You know better.” How many times did we hear this as children and how many times have we said this to our own? It is a call to shape up and get our act together. It is a call upon our memory, a demand made of our conscience. It is a comparative claim. The behavior we...
by Starlette Thomas | Apr 22, 2025 | Opinion
What’s his name? You know who I’m talking about. Mary’s baby, Joseph’s stepson, that homeless and couch-surfing savior. That carpenter without a life insurance policy. What’s his name? I’m drawing a blank. That unmarried and childless rabbi. That guy who came into...
