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Republicans Voting for Bill That Could Make ‘Bible Illegal’ Outrages MAGA

Posted on May 3, 2024May 3, 2024by Catholic Radar Al

MAGA conservatives expressed outrage that congressional Republicans voted for the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act out of fear that the Bible would be illegal.

On Wednesday, Congress passed the bill, which would require the Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism when enforcing anti-discrimination laws. It comes as universities across the United States have witnessed pro-Palestinian protests that critics say have at times allegedly veered into anti-Semitism.

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Pope Francis’ Culture Wars Divide Catholic Church

Posted on April 19, 2024May 13, 2024by Catholic Radar Is

(Newsweek Magazine. KATHERINE FUNG).

Bishop Joseph Strickland did not always have a difficult relationship with Pope Francis. When Francis became the head of the Catholic Church, Strickland recalls admiring how welcoming the pope was. But as the pontiff began taking increasingly liberal stances, the bishop of Tyler, Texas, felt he could no longer stay silent. As Strickland began speaking out about Francis’ teachings, from the church’s positions towards divorcees and LGBTQ+ people to the question of whether priests should be allowed to marry, he quickly realized that “Politically, I was in a rather precarious position.”