The Story:  “How Obamacare Will Subsidize Abortion” by Chuck Donovan writing at The Corner at National Review Online. The Lead: “Is all this a tempest in a teapot with little effect on publicly supported abortion? Far from it. An analysis by the Charlotte Lozier Institute published this weeksuggests that the number of abortions that will be...

By Jeremy Dys By now, everyone not yet living on the south side of a north facing rock has heard there was yet another tragic shooting, this time on the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.  Of course, we as Americans tend skip over grieving, or at least speed through the steps of resolution, unless we...

The Story:  “Rebuttals to Arguments for Same-Sex Marriage,” by Brandon Vogt at OSV.com. The Lead: “Perhaps no issue is more nerve-wracking today than same-sex marriage. It’s a magnet for controversy, evoking strong reactions from those on either side of the debate. But beneath all the fiery passion and rhetoric, there are real arguments to evaluate....

The Story: “Gay Rights vs. Religious Rights: 7 Issues to Watch” by Sara Pulliam Bailey writing for ReligionsNews.com, September 6, 2013. The Lead:  “Many of the legal skirmishes are not directly tied to federal recognition of gay marriages after the Supreme Court’s decision striking down most of the Defense of Marriage Act. Instead, the fights largely revolve around...

The Story: “Planned Parenthood’s Adoption ‘Gag Rule:’ Abortion Pushed Over Adoption 391 to 1” by Casey Mattox as publised at LifeNews.com on 9/9/13. The Lead:   “In 2010, according to its own numbers, for every 391 women who came to Planned Parenthood looking for unbiased information her unplanned pregnancy, 1 chose adoption and 391 chose abortion. And even...

The Story:  “With Obamacare, business doesn’t have a prayer” by Matt Bowman writing in the Washington Times, 9/5/13 The Lead:  “Under American law, modern corporations can pursue any lawful purpose, including religion. That’s been true for a century. Religion is lawful in America, and so are environmental stewardship and social advocacy. These are all ‘values’ that...