July 15, 2015

After Obergefell, can Christians withstand the pressure to change their teachings?

Crown of thorns on open Bible
That crown of thorns sure looks uncomfortable.
What if the time is coming when we will have to wear it?
Post-Obergefell, the war for the heart and soul of Christianity has begun in earnest. Less than a week after Emperor Anthony Kennedy issued his fiat of 'love conquers the Constitution', the Episcopal Church rushed to rescue their dinner party invitations. They quickly voted themselves into the new era, approving same-sex weddings and replacing the outdated and homophobic words "man and woman" with "couple" in their marriage canons.

Whew, that was close, but Episcopalians now appear to be safe from the presumption of hatred, intolerance and bigotry that will plague the rest of the followers of Christ.

Meanwhile, other Christians are waking up to the reality that they might as well wear T-shirts emblazoned with "Ku Klux Klan", because that is precisely how they are perceived - and how they will be treated - by America's new masters of the universe.

July 10, 2015

The Problem of Conservative Catholic Motherhood

Image of Mary statue with baby Jesus
This month, the Canadian Opus Dei website features an interview with a woman who graduated from Harvard University. Sounds intriguing. But if you are curious about the sparkling career path of this obviously talented conservative Catholic woman, then here are two other pieces of information: she is married and has children.

That is all you need to know, and the rest of the story is predictable: Emily Marcucci has never worked outside the home. She got engaged while still at Harvard and went on to start a family straight away after getting married. She now has eight children. Her Harvard credentials serve mainly to say that "look, even a Harvard grad can choose to stay home"!