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The Mandate War At stake is nothing less than the future of civil society in the United States By George Weigel Monday, May 21, 2012 The battle for religious freedom between the Catholic Church in the United States and the Obama administration just entered the second quarter.

Nietzsche vs. Intrinsic Human Worth By Peter Wehner Wednesday, May 16, 2012 A new book on Friedrich Nietzsche raises a set of old and enduring questions, including the basis on which we can argue that people can have intrinsic or attributive worth if we deny God and transcendent truth.

Defending Religious Freedom in Full: A Generation's Challenge By George Weigel Monday, May 14, 2012 The following address was given on May 12, 2012 during at commencement ceremonies are Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.

Biblical Illiteracy and Bible Babel By George Weigel Friday, May 11, 2012 One of the disappointments of the post-Vatican II period has been the glacial pace of the growth in Catholic biblical literacy the Council hoped to inspire.

Catholic Social Teaching and the Ryan Budget By James C. Capretta, Thomas V. Berg Friday, May 11, 2012 Catholic social teaching doesn't provide cookie-cutter solutions. Applying the principles of that teaching to the social reality of the day is the proper role of Catholic laymen, as exemplified by Congressman Paul Ryan.

2012 National Religious Freedom Conference Thursday, May 24, 2012 On Thursday, May 24, EPPC's American Religious Freedom Program will host a daylong conference on rising threats to religous freedom. A gala reception and award dinner will follow with keynote speaker the Most Reverend William E. Lori, Archbishop-designate of Baltimore and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty.

The President Comes Out By Edward Whelan Thursday, May 10, 2012 On marriage as on so many other matters, President Obama has failed to recognize what is needed to sustain the American experiment.

Obamacare Hurts Seniors By James C. Capretta Thursday, May 10, 2012 The Fidelity study omits Obamacare's deep cuts in payments to Medicare Advantage plans. Those cuts will drive costs up for millions of seniors and dwarf the supposed savings from other Obamacare provisions.

Pugin at 200 By George Weigel Friday, May 4, 2012 2012 is the bicentenary of Augustine Welby Northmore Pugin, pioneer of the Gothic Revival style and one of the aesthetic geniuses of the 19th century.

The Moral Case for Conservatism By Peter Wehner Thursday, May 3, 2012 Conservative politicians need to point out more often than they do that conservative principles, as they work themselves out in the form of achievable policy solutions, will advance the common good, the moral good, and true humanism.

National Religious Freedom Gala Reception & Award Dinner

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Keynote Speaker
The Most Reverend William E. Lori
Archbishop-designate of Baltimore; Chairman, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty

Master of Ceremonies
Eric Metaxas
author of Bonhoeffer and Amazing Grace

Following the 2012 National Religious Freedom Conference, sponsored by the Ethics and Public Policy Center's American Religious Freedom Program.

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ObamaCareWatch.org

The 2012 election will provide a historic opportunity to repeal the massive folly of ObamaCare and to adopt sensible market-based health-care reforms that reward efficiency and innovation. To pave the way for repeal, EPPC health-care expert Jim Capretta is directing a new website, ObamaCareWatch.org, that is tracking news about Obamacare's implementation from around the country and that will be a repository of essential facts, statistics, and analysis. Read Jim's introductory essay.

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