On February 4, 2010, the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics denied a request for a referendum that would allow the people of our nation’s capital to vote on the same-sex marriage law. The people of Maine recently voted on whether to legalize same-sex marriage, but the people of the District of Columbia had a different experience: they were told they couldn’t vote. Some individuals argued that allowing District residents to have a direct voice on the subject of marriage would be a violation of civil rights. In fact, denying the people their voice contradicts both the law and goodsense. The lessons of Washington to date are well worth examining.
Read the full 5 February 2010 press release issued by the Archdiocese of Washington here.
The Bountiful Blessings of Baptism—A Homily for the Baptism of the Lord
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Today’s Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is a moment to reflect not only on
the Lord’s Baptism but on our own. In an extended sense, when Christ is
bapti...
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