Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSRebecca Luckett, an Catholic OB/GYN currently working in Botswana, published a shocking op-ed in USA Today in which she justifies her decision to abort a child and says her pro-life Catholic upbringing taught her not to judge her neighbor “until you walk two moons in his moccasins.”
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant has signed a bill into law that will ban all abortions after 15 weeks, making it the earliest ban in the nation.
In keeping with Pope Francis’ frequent warnings about the dangers of “gender theory,” a recent conference in Rome resulted in strong statements against the idea that male/female identities can be determined by personal desire rather than by nature.
All human beings come into the world with a few pieces of standard equipment. There’s the built-in fan club, the professional spin-doctor, and the grievance counselor who specializes in taking our side. Should any of this equipment fail and a weakness or two be accidentally revealed, we have an uncanny ability to bury that fault beneath a glittering pile of exaggeration. Insults are automatically sent into our “calculate revenge” circuitry from which few escape unscathed. Where does this fabulous equipment come from?
The following letter is an excellent practical example of how the New Age can infest what are otherwise perfectly acceptable practices.
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