Modi’s Narrow Win Suggests Indian Voters Saw Through Religious Rhetoric, Opting Instead to Curtail His Political Power

Modi’s Narrow Win Suggests Indian Voters Saw Through Religious Rhetoric, Opting Instead to Curtail His Political Power

Narendra Modi. Editorial credit: photocosmos1 / Shutterstock.com By Sumit Ganguly | The Conversation India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, had hoped for a landslide victory in the country’s six-week general election – the largest display of democracy, by far, in a year of voting around the world. But with results still coming in on June 4, 2024, […]

When Does Life Begin? Religions Don’t Agree

When Does Life Begin? Religions Don’t Agree

WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 2, 2021: Demonstrators participating in the 2021 Women’s March protest near the United States Supreme Court. (Shutterstock) By Sarah McCammon, NPR In a bill introduced this past week, a Louisiana lawmaker describes human life as “created in the image of God” and seeks to make abortion a homicide from the moment of fertilization – sparking […]

The Southern Baptist Church is Going to Hell in a Handbasket

The Southern Baptist Church is Going to Hell in a Handbasket

The Southern Baptist Convention is a national organization which, since 1845, has sought to maximize local churches’ impact for Kingdom missions and ministries. – Nashville, Tenn. February 15, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Ed Kilgore, NY Mag A generation ago, hard-core conservatives took over the largest Protestant church denomination in the U.S., the Southern Baptist Convention, and […]

Catholics Hold Majority in the U.S. Supreme Court

No entity is free from subjectivity—not even in the workplace—so an association of the Catholic faith held by the majority of the U.S. Supreme Court with their key rulings becomes problematic.

Catholics Hold Majority in the U.S. Supreme Court

A little-known fact regarding the U.S. Supreme Court justices entails their religious stance—a majority are of the Catholic faith. This results in a more conservative group of individuals ruling on issues concerning education, gay rights and abortion. In Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., privately held, for-profit corporations were given the upperhand in being able […]