The Catholic Controversy over Conscience in the 20th Century

Apr 20, 2022 by

by David Cloutier, Public Discourse: Matthew Levering’s book offers an intellectual history of a complex question in Catholic moral theology, one that recovers a biblical and Thomistic view of conscience as a limited concept within...

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When Conscience Is Attacked, the Ground Beneath Us Shakes

Oct 12, 2021 by

by Brian Bird, Public Discourse: Moral and ethical reflection, making normative sense of the world and striving to live accordingly, is an essential part of being human. Public leaders need to better grasp the role that conscience rights...

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If you’re into New Year’s resolutions, take some advice from Jonathan Edwards

Jan 2, 2021 by

by Stephen Kneale: I’m never quite sure what to make of New Year’s resolutions. It’s not that resolving to do things is a bad habit, it’s more – if you need to make changes – I’m unclear why you would wait until the 1st of January to...

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Labour won’t tolerate freedom of conscience

Dec 11, 2020 by

from Christian Concern: Tim Dieppe comments on the recent resignation of Labour’s shadow faith minister, Janet Daby. Janet Daby resigned as Labour’s shadow faith minister last week over comments she had made in support of freedom of...

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UK shadow gov’t minister quits after backing conscience rights for same-sex marriage objectors

Dec 8, 2020 by

by Brandon Showalter, Christian Post: A Labour party member who is a member of the U.K. shadow government has resigned from her bench post following comments that a conscience exception be allowed for religious registrars who do not wish...

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5 ways to stand for nobility in a crowd of moral cowards

Aug 16, 2020 by

by  Kris Vallotton: MODERN CHRISTIANITY? It’s no secret to most of us that morality in America, as well as abroad, is eroding. We live in a day and age when morality has become relative, nobility is most often found in fictional stories,...

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