Tag: Abortion
Women have been the heart of the Christian right for decades
Emily Suzanne Johnson, Ball State University
Alabama’s new abortion restrictions were signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey. But more has been said recently about...
How being beautiful influences your attitudes toward sex
Robert Urbatsch, Iowa State University
People tend to feel strongly about matters of sexual morality, such as premarital sex or gay marriage.
Some sources of these...
Evangelical Christians are racially diverse – and hold diverse views on...
Janelle Wong, University of Maryland
The influence of white evangelicals on American politics is well known. More than 80 percent supported Donald Trump in the...
How the Catholic Church came to oppose birth control
Lisa McClain, Boise State University
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark “Humanae Vitae,” Pope Paul VI’s strict prohibition against artificial contraception, issued...
How Catholic women fought against Vatican’s prohibition on contraceptives
Mary J. Henold, Roanoke College
Fifty years ago a fierce debate erupted in the Catholic Church over the papal document “Humanae Vitae,” which reiterated...
How Christian media is shaping American politics
Jason C. Bivins, North Carolina State University
For Americans growing up between the 1950s and the 1980s, religion was not a regular presence on television....
Abortion freedom of speech battle heading to the Supreme Court
Robert A. Sedler, Wayne State University
Whether you’re for abortion or against – can the state force you to say anything about it? What about...
How Obamacare changed the love lives of young adults
Joelle Abramowitz, University of Michigan
It seems that each week, a new development about the Affordable Care Act calls into question the future of health...
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America’s archaeology data keeps disappearing — even though the law says...
Keith Kintigh, Arizona State University
Archaeology – the name conjures up images of someone carefully sifting the sands for traces of the past and then...
