Links for 04/12/16 | National Catholic Reporter

Links for 04/12/16 | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: The sad reality is that, before the Affordable Care Act, religious non-profits have had policies covering contraception if they offered third party insurance, as per a ruling of the EEOC in December 2000, which the Bush Administration never sought to change.  There really is no issue here.  August Fagothy would have said that withholding tax funds if this had been a publicly funded abortion mandate was not allowed (so much for the Hyde Amendment), so this simple acknowledgement is hardly even a formality, its a form.  The federal solution is adequate.  The religious organizations should simply say that, as they cannot cooperate with filling out paperwork, it also cannot specify how to avoid filling out the paperwork.  This is mostly because the bishops are breathing down their necks.  On their own, most would simply fill out the form or realize even that is not required for contraceptive coverage to be granted under law.



One need not be a racist to cite employability problems of some black youth.  Its hardly universal, however, as I have worked with black youth who went on to be managers.  The answer, by the way, is to pay the youth who are under-prepared to finish their educations.  The parents too.  Trump, by the way, was incoherent as usual.



This performance was not for the Nuncio.  It was for the victims of the Paris attacks.  Leave it as that please.  If an American organist at the National Bassilica wishes to feat him with this piece, that would be nice.