A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled 2-1 that the IRS went too far in extending subsidies to individuals who buy insurance through federally run insurance exchanges, potentially eliminating subsidies that millions of Americans are depending upon in order to afford health insurance.
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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is expressing great concern about President Obama’s July 21 executive order which prohibits federal government contractors from what the Administration deems “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” discrimination.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The usual low media coverage has been given to a new study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that discovered "intersex" fish in several key Pennsylvania waterways which are the result of pollution by chemicals such as those found in common birth control pills.
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"Never rebuke while you are still indignant about a fault committed
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As news broke that the al-Qaeda-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) ordered all Christians out of the Iraqi city of Mosul this weekend - allowing them to take nothing but the clothes on their backs - Pope Francis expressed deep sorrow and compassion for their plight.
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The largest ever survey of Americans' sexual orientation has revealed that only 1.6 percent of the population identifies as homosexual.
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President Barack Obama is planning to sign an executive order today that will prohibit discrimination against gay and transgender workers in the federal government and its contracting agencies, including many religious organizations who will now be forced to choose between federal contracts or violating their faith.
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“In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love,
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"O religious soul, dove beloved of Christ, behold those little pieces of straw
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"Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens
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A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled 2-1 that the IRS went too far in extending subsidies to individuals who buy insurance through federally run insurance exchanges, potentially eliminating subsidies that millions of Americans are depending upon in order to afford health insurance.
