Essay: If Nancy Pelosi is denied Communion, why not William Barr?
In an article first published on Religion News Service, JOHN GEHRING, Catholic program director at Faith in Public Life, says that moves to punish one and celebrate the other reveals how some Catholic leaders act like mere partisans…
Judge tosses most claims over clearing protesters in DC park
Washington DC, US AP A US federal judge has dismissed a majority of the claims filed by activists and civil liberties groups who accused the Trump administration of violating the civil rights of protesters who were forcefully removed by police using chemical agents from a park near the White House before then-President Donald Trump walked […]
Essay: William Barr and the politics of death
SHANE CLAIBORNE, activist, author and co-director of Red Letter Christians, says during this year the US has had more executions than in the past 50 years combined, despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic…
Liberal Christian group files ethics complaint against US Attorney General Barr
RNS Faithful America, a Christian advocacy group that often champions liberal causes, has filed an ethics complaint against US Attorney General William Barr, claiming he violated his oath to defend religious liberty for all Americans in a recent speech at Notre Dame University’s law school. The complaint, filed last week with the Justice Department’s Office […]
ESSAY: US DEATH PENALTY DECISION ANSWERS LINGERING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW BARR’S FAITH AFFECTS HIS POLITICS
In an article first published on Religion News Service, US academic and author CHARLES C CAMOSY reflects on US Attorney-General William Barr’s recent announcement that federal executions would resume in the US…