Category: Religion

Now I love a beautifully decorated evergreen tree as much as anyone. And even though not a Christian, will often have a tree at home during the holidays! Now I understand that many people look at it as a Christmas tree but that really has no place in a decorated…

I don’t quite get it. Either the president is America First or he isn’t. The disloyalty shown here is the president being disloyal to the United States…and disrespecting Americans of Jewish faith who thanks to our Constitution get not only freedom of religion but freedom of speech.

I’ll admit that I hadn’t heard that term until this morning. And it was being used in relation to the groups and people who are responsible for pushing through the onerous anti-abortion laws in many of the Republican states…including Wisconsin. In that context it made a lot of sense to…

Alabama has passed a new bill essentially outlawing all abortions. The lawsuits will be piling up if the Republican governor signs it. I don’t know if the fact she is a woman is a firewall or not. That remains to be seen. Editor’s note: 5/15/19 5:30 PM CDT: I have…

The Bay View Community Center (BVCC) attracted some unwanted attention May 4, 2019 because of a story hour they were hosting. The story hour? “May the Fierce Be with You,” was the story hour’s theme, and it featured Star Wars-related titles, including a comic book and two picture books aimed…

The world celebrated International Women’s Day 2019 on March 8th. In honor of the occasion Governor Evers posted this photo of the women on his staff: What was intended as a feel good moment quickly soured. Take another look at the photo. Following publication of the photo, a number of…

The fire at Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral is a tragic loss for arts, culture, history and of course the Catholics in Paris and around the world. But it is already getting ample support in the way of resources to be repaired/rebuilt in the future. In the meantime, the three historically…

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan to teach about U.S. government, political polarization at Notre Dame Former House Speaker Paul Ryan will teach at the University of Notre Dame next school year, the school announced Monday. Ryan, the Janesville Republican, will be a guest lecturer on “the fundamentals of American government, the…

Legislatures and governmental bodies at all levels of government have traditionally had any number of clergy or elected member open meetings with prayer. It’s been unconstitutional since the passage of the Bill of Rights…and it is unconstitutional today. It is really time that we weaned ourselves from this ‘tradition’. I…