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Jewish philosophy stresses that free will is a product of the intrinsic human soul, using the word neshama (from the Hebrew root n.sh.m. or .נ.ש.מ meaning "breath"), but the ability to make a free choice is through Yechida (from Hebrew word "yachid", יחיד, singular), the part of the soul that is united with God, [citation needed] the only being that is not hindered by or dependent on ...
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Formed in 1973 as Catholics for a Free Choice, the group gained notice after its 1984 advertisement in The New York Times challenging Church teachings on abortion led to Church disciplinary pressure against some of the priests and nuns who signed it.
In 1978 she joined the board of Catholics for a Free Choice, and in 1982 she took over as president – a position she held for 25 years until her retirement in 2007. [2] She supports public funding for contraception and abortion, and is the co-author of Rosie: The Investigation of a Wrongful Death, with Ellen Frankfort. [4] [5]
The institute has an office in the nation’s capital, and Busch is also a key player at Catholic University there. In 2016, his family gave $15 million, the largest donation in university history ...
“Cafeteria Catholics,” as they are derogatorily called, observe only those teachings of the church that they find congenial. Four–fifths of all Catholics believe that birth control is "entirely up to the individual,' and two–thirds that "one can be a good Catholic without going to Mass."
As millions of Christians plan to sit out the election, church leaders face tough choices about how to inspire their congregations without violating the law.
Speaking up has been challenging as a Catholic, but it shouldn’t be. Most of us support legal abortion. Only 1 in 10 Catholics agree with the position that abortion should be outright illegal ...