The Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was predictable even as it was shocking. Right-wing forces have spent years working painstakingly on multiple fronts in plain sight to ensure that the right to an abortion would no longer be guaranteed, and they have won. Two of the three Supreme Court Justices, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch, who were appointed by former President Donald Trump, stand accused of lying about their positions on abortion. A third, Justice Clarence Thomas, invited challenges to same-sex marriage and the right to contraception as part of his undoing of Roe, hinting at the right wing’s future targets.
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How to Prevent an American Theocracy
Barely a month ago we lived in a world where all Americans had the right to decide for themselves whether to continue a pregnancy. For much of the country, that’s now history.
Christians Confront ‘Hostile Pagan Culture,’ Says Denver Bishop. But Is It That Bad Out There?
Denver’s Archbishop Samuel Aquila has been amping up his condemnation of his community in recent years.
A Pastor Marches for a Moral Economy
To Reverend Andrew Wilkes, inequality is a dire and immoral injustice. The pastor and political scientist spends every Sunday considering how to build a more equitable economy with his New York congregation.
An Ugly New Era of “States’ Rights”
The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade — and with it, half a century of constitutional precedent.
We Have a Smoking Gun — Indict Trump
Editor’s Note: Mitchell Zimmerman’s June 22, 2022 column explored a similar theme. This newer column contains significant new information.
Reform the Supreme Court
Regardless of anyone’s views on abortion, the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson took away a reproductive right that a half-century of hard-fought judicial precedent had determined was constitutionally protected.