“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” Theodore Roosevelt, (1858-1919)…

True to his method of getting attention, Pope Francis prepared an ad to be shown during the American football championship game called the Super Bowl. The ad, a first for the Vatican, aired at the game on a massive jumbo…

“There can be no public or private virtue unless the foundation of action is the practice of truth.” George Jacob Holyoake, (1817-1906) English secularist. Source Reference George Jacob Holyoake Quote

US Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) the first Muslim U.S. Representative said President Donald Trump’s 90-day ban on immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries is “a religiously based ban.” He was being interviewed on the TV show Face the Nation. “If…

“I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the bottom simply by looking at the men at the top.” Frank Moore Colby, (1865–1925) American educator, writer. Source Reference Frank Moore Colby Quote

Religiously motivated laws are trying to creep into public policymaking. They are not “sharia” based on the Koran. They are Christian policies and they are coming from the White House, which wants to make it easier for conservative Christians to…

“It is a mindless philosophy that assumes that one’s private beliefs have nothing to do with public office. Does it make sense to entrust those who are immoral in private with the power to determine the nation’s moral issues and,…

In the name of protecting religious freedom, U.S. President Donald Trump again vowed to repeal the Johnson Amendment. Speaking at his first National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday February 2, Trump said that religious freedom is “under threat.” The Johnson amendment…

“If you want to be free, there is but one way; it is to guarantee an equally full measure of liberty to all your neighbors. There is no other.” Carl Schurz, (1829-1906) German revolutionary, author, newspaper editor, journalist, Union Army…

In order to defend himself against his critics, Pope Francis accused some Christians of having too much concern for the Ten Commandments, saying they suffer from “cowardliness,” and warning that such people become “paralyzed” and unable to “go forward.” Popes…

“I love agitation and investigation and glory in defending unpopular truth against popular error” James A. Garfield, (1831-1881) 20th President of the United States (1881). Source Reference James A. Garfield Quote

Scientists have created a human-pig hybrid in what is called “a milestone study” that raises the prospect of being able to grow human organs inside animals for use in transplants. This is the first time that embryos combining two large,…