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This Insights eNewsletter was sent to subscribers on September 4, 2015.

eNewsletter Subject: Politics and Religion

We have come to the point in the West, and certainly in the United States, where politics and religion are conflicting versions of the same thing. That's because politicians and judges now consider themselves the source of values.

Conflict is inescapable. Today, Phil Lawler takes up the case of Kim Davis, the clerk of court who went to jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples: Why secular liberals can't tolerate Kim Davis.

Meanwhile, in a somewhat broader reflection, I expose some deep political rationalizations among Catholics. See: Our votes belong to God.

Our politics is now practically inside our Church. But the Church has other problems as well, like the odd responses to Pope Francis' proclamation of a Jubilee Year of Mercy, not to mention the upcoming Synod. See:...

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