1) Pope Francis: TIME Person of the Year Pope Francis, The People’s Pope, TIME (Howard Chua-Eoan and Elizabeth Dias) 2) Despite the "Francis Effect," how much has really changed? The Catholics Still in Exile, New York Times (Frank Bruni) ...
1) Sandy Hook one year later - The answer to "Why?" may not be answered in this life Newtown Far From a Catalyst for Gun Control, Boston Globe (Brian MacQuarrie) Newtown: Striving for 'New Normal' a Year Later, USA Today (Gary Stoller) The S ...
1) The ascendance of hard-line liberal left against moderate Democrats With Filibuster Threat Gone, Senate Confirms Two Presidential Nominees, New York Times (Jeremy W. Peters) Coalition of Liberals Strikes Back at Criticism From Centrist Democ ...
1) Would higher minimum wage really lead to the greatest human flourishing? No one really knows. Obama throws support to minimum wage movement in economy speech, The Guardian (Paul Lewis) 5 Facts About the Minimum Wage, Pew Research Center (Dre ...
1) New York State Supreme Court to decide if chimpanzees are legal persons Chimps should be recognized as 'legal persons,' lawsuits claim, CNN (Holly Yan and Mayra Cuevas) 2) Act of Desperation: Democrats overthrow filibuster to preserve aborti ...
1) The capitalization of same-sex marriage: Hawaii revenue to jump by $217 million Same-Sex Weddings Begin in Hawaii, USA Today (Associated Press) An Iowa chapel taps into the growing but shifting gay marriage business, St. Louis Post Dispatch ...
1) Contraception Mandate likely headed to Supreme Court matters for all of us, not just Hobby Lobby Court Confronts Religious Rights of Corporations, The New York Times (Adam Liptak) 2) Will same-sex marriage split the United Methodist Church? ...
1. Cheney family dispute over same-sex marriage spills over into the public sphere Dispute Over Marriage Erupts in Cheney Family, New York Times (Jonathan Martin) 2. Pastor found guilty within United Methodist Church for officiating gay son's w ...
1) Not just a morality debate - Society increasingly doesn't even understand moral traditionalists Is America Less Moralistic Now, or Has Its Code Just Changed, The Atlantic (Connor Friedersdorf) 2) 2013 a "watershed" year for transgender right ...
1) Ministry Opportunity: Millions of Filipinos in U.S. mourn loss of family and friends International relief effort under way in devastated Philippines, Financial Times (Roel Landingin and John Aglionby) Filipinos in U.S. Feel Helpless as They ...