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Why I can’t mourn the pope
Joan Walsh
Dying of cancer, my mother was driven away from the church she loved by its doctrinal rigidity. That I can't forgive.
John Paul II Superstar
Richard Rodriguez
The pope and his made-for-TV papacy did more for the world at large than for his own church. But the cameras loved him to his final act.
How close were Bush and John Paul II?
Eric Boehlert
Reporters note how Bush adopted some of the pope's teachings, but there were diffrences between the men as well.
A divider, not a uniter
Frances Kissling
The charismatic Pope John Paul II chose not to engage all Catholics, and so leaves a tragic legacy of missed opportunity that has ultimately damaged the church.
Pope John Paul II’s mixed legacy
Julia Scott
Catholic scholar Mary Segers discusses Pope John Paul II's important role in Eastern Europe, failure to acknowledge women's independence, and belief that real Christianity thrived only in poor countries.
Compassionate conservative
Amy Sullivan
John Paul II has been appropriated by the American right. But his "culture of life" was not the same as theirs.
Southern discomfort for DeLay
Julia Scott
Tom DeLay may have endangered his re-election chances with his stance on the Schiavo affair and his ongoing ethics imbroglios.
A tale told by an idiot
Eric Boehlert
Wildly overplaying the Schiavo protesters, ignoring facts and giving Bush a free ride, the press was full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
Political crackup
Sidney Blumenthal
By intervening in the Schiavo case, Bush moved the religious right into the heart of the GOP. Now there will be hell to pay.
Right Hook
Mark Follman
Invoking bin Laden, Nazism and beheading by chainsaw, right-wingers pulled out all the stops to make their case for "saving" Terri Schiavo.
Danforth asks: What happened to my party?
Tim Grieve
Former Sen. John Danforth says the GOP has become the political extension of the religious right.
Starving for leadership
Arianna Huffington
Democrats missed a golden opportunity to reclaim the "moral values" debate in the Terri Schiavo case.
Down with the judicial tyrants who are killing Terri Schiavo!
Joe Conason
Oops -- most of them are Republican. Never mind.
Terri? Terri who?
Tim Grieve
Republicans in Congress thought the Schiavo case offered them a no-lose political opportunity. Are they finally figuring out that they were wrong?
On Good Friday, is Jeb Bush Pontius Pilate?
Tim Grieve
The religious right steps up its demand that the Florida governor save Terri Schiavo by seizing her.
Death penalty for I.V. drug users
Maia Szalavitz
The Bush administration is considering imposing a gag rule on U.S.-funded groups that provide clean needles to addicts, despite their huge success in preventing the spread of HIV.
So much for the separation of powers
Tim Grieve
An anti-abortion judge never confirmed by the U.S. Senate could cast the deciding vote in the Schiavo case.
Anthony Kennedy, meet Terri Schiavo
Tim Grieve
The Republican justice vilified by the religious right for decisions on abortion and homosexuality may have the first vote on Schiavo's fate.
“Republicans are torturing Terri Schiavo’s soul”
Mark Follman
Even syndicated radio host Neal Boortz, typically a fierce defender of President Bush, is furious over Republicans' "shameless grandstanding" on the issue.
Announcing the “natural family”
Julia Scott
After California's ruling in defense of same-sex marriage, religious conservatives launch a new line of attack in the morality wars.
Former feminist for 2008?
Paul Harris
Republicans and Democrats ponder a presidential run by Hillary Clinton as she reaches out to moderates of both parties.
Questions for Karen Hughes
Tim Grieve
Bush's advisor is returning to Washington and may soon face a Senate confirmation hearing. We've got a few things to ask.
The middle fights backs
Tim Grieve
Howard Dean may be runnning the DNC, but the Democratic Leadership Council isn't going away.
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