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The war(s) on women

By Phil Lawler ( bio - articles - email ) | Jul 04, 2014

So I guess all Americans face a choice. If you're not prepared to wage all-out war on women's reproductive powers, you're engaged in a war on women.

By the same logic, if you learn that a certain pesticide prevents trees from bearing fruit, and you urge the government not to subsidize sales of that pesticide, does that mean you're making war on apple trees? 

Phil Lawler has been a Catholic journalist for more than 30 years. He has edited several Catholic magazines and written eight books. Founder of Catholic World News, he is the news director and lead analyst at CatholicCulture.org. See full bio.

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  • Posted by: timothy.op - Jul. 04, 2014 3:23 PM ET USA

    Excellent analogy!

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Wednesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop & Doctor; Bl. Solanus Casey, Priest (USA)

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Today the Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chrysologus (406-450) ("the man of golden speech"). St. Peter earned the title of Doctor of the Church for his eloquent sermons, of which some two hundred remain. He was consecrated as Archbishop of Ravenna in 433. He rooted out all remaining…

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