Monthly Archives: February 2012

Science

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

How to lose a presidential election 101… Via The Hill The top donor behind a pro-Rick Santorum super-PAC said Thursday that contraception doesn’t have to be costly because women used to use aspirin for birth control. “This contraceptive thing, my … Continue reading →

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Helping Obama to Victory

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

If ever the GOP were to score points in the contraception wars it ought to have been at the beginning of the controversy, when it was easiest to frame the discussion in terms of religious freedom. Well, it hasn’t been … Continue reading →

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Adding to the Merriment of the Nation

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Gingrich never fails to deliver… Via Yahoo: From Newt Gingrich’s latest campaign release: “Speaker Newt Gingrich has unveiled his Faith Leaders Dream Team — rallying several fearless Christians including Don Wildmon, Tim and Beverly LaHaye, George Barna, JC Watts, Chuck … Continue reading →

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For Thee But Not For Me

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Amy Sullivan grumbles in the Atlantic: Without the work of women like Sister Carol Keehan, president of the Catholic Health Association, and Sister Simone Campbell of the Catholic social justice group NETWORK, there would be no health reform and therefore … Continue reading →

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Own Goal

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

So how will the politics of the great contraception wars pan out for the right? Badly, if I had to guess. Given time, the notion (true or false) that this is an argument about religious freedom will fade from the … Continue reading →

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Take Your Pick

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

The New York Times: During his lecture, Archbishop Dolan criticized people who postponed conception with “chemicals and latex,” calling them part of the “culture of death.” The Economist: There is a large body of evidence that shows contraception use has … Continue reading →

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There is no religious liberty, only religious VIPs

Posted on February 12, 2012 by David Hume

While I have been busy with my newborn daughter there has been a lot of brouhaha over the Obama administration and their infringement of religious liberty due to their position on contraception and health care. I don’t have a strong … Continue reading →

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Oh Please

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

As a reminder that the enviros, the New York Times and the other usual suspects on the left do not have a monopoly on the politics of panic, here’s Santorum: They are taking faith and crushing it. Why? Why? When … Continue reading →

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Blasphemy & Identity Politics

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

This piece by Kenan Melik on the changing definition of blasphemy, at least in the UK (and, by extension, elsewhere in the west) is well worth reading. This, I think, is the key extract: In recent decades, faith has, in … Continue reading →

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