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This is the last episode for the month of May – time for our monthly news roundup. In this episode, we’ll be talking about overturning same-sex “marriage,” the pope declaring ten new “saints,” and the new abuse report about the Southern Baptist Convention.
STORY #1 – Biden Predicts That If Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade, Same-Sex Marriage Will Be Next
“President Joe Biden predicted Wednesday that if the Supreme Court officially overturns Roe v. Wade’s holding of a federal constitutional right to abortion, the court will next look to strike down other landmark cases guaranteeing Americans’ rights, from same-sex marriage to contraception access.
“‘It’s not just the brutality of taking away a woman’s right to her body … but it also, if you read the opinion … basically says there’s no such thing as the right to privacy. If that holds … mark my words: They are going to go after the Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage,’ said Biden, speaking at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Chicago, according to pool reports.
“The court, he said, would do the same for Griswold v. Connecticut — the 1965 ruling in which the court said the Constitution protects the right to marital privacy against state restrictions on contraception.
“The President’s comments mark his most explicit warning to date of the possible ramifications of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe, should it become official. His remarks come on the heels of a failed push by Senate Democrats to advance the Women’s Health Protection Act, aimed at preserving access to abortion nationwide.” (CNN)
Related material:
- What If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned? (05.12.22)
- God’s Marriage Law
- Adulterous Marriages
- Social Issues (Part 2): Homosexuality
STORY #2 – Pope Declares 10 New Saints, Including Dutch Priest Killed by Nazis
“Pope Francis on Sunday declared 10 people saints of the Roman Catholic Church, including an anti-Nazi Dutch priest murdered in the Dachau concentration camp…”
“Titus Brandsma…began speaking out against Nazi ideology even before World War Two and the German invasion of the Netherlands in 1940.
“During the Nazi occupation, he spoke out against anti-Jewish laws. He urged Dutch Catholic newspapers not to print Nazi propaganda.
“He was arrested in 1942 and held in Dutch jails before being taken to Dachau, near Munich, where he was subjected to biological experimentation and killed by lethal injection the same year at the age of 61. He is considered a martyr, having died because of what the Church calls ‘in hatred of the faith.’” (Reuters)
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STORY #3 – Southern Baptists Refused to Act on Abuse, Despite Secret List of Pastors
“Armed with a secret list of more than 700 abusive pastors, Southern Baptist leaders chose to protect the denomination from lawsuits rather than protect the people in their churches from further abuse.” (Christianity Today)
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