The Table
A setting to debate the issues of the day.
Where can opposing sides in the abortion debate find common ground?
We Should Be Peacemakers in the Abortion Wars
By Frances Kissling
The Abortion Conversation Needs New Language
By Katelyn Beaty
We Must Engage with Shared Values in the Abortion Debate
By Cari Jackson
Let’s Recognize the Human Dignity of All People
By Daniel Darling
What is to be done about the death penalty?
Capital Crime Calls for Capital Punishment
J. Daryl CharlesThe United States Should Abolish the Death Penalty, as Pope Francis Implores
Joseph A. FiorenzaLet’s Reform Our Broken Criminal Justice System
Onleilove AlstonFor Mormons, a Contested Legacy on Capital Punishment
Patrick Q. Mason
What should be done about immigration reform?
Amnesty Is Not the Answer Without Genuine Border Security
Mark TooleyThe Blame Belongs to House Republicans
Jacob LupferWe Must Fix Our Broken Immigration System
Gabriel Salguero
Should we teach religion in public schools? And if so, how?
How Should We Teach the Bible in Public Schools?
Mark A. ChanceyThe Dangers of Religious Instruction in Public Schools
Annie Laurie GaylorWe Must Teach about Religion in High Schools
Joseph LaycockTo Teach or Not to Teach?
Cynthia N. Dunbar
Are the proposed HHS mandate exemptions enough?
How about a “Do Over” for the HHS Mandate?
Francis J. ManionRhetoric Versus Reality: The Contraception Benefit and Religious Freedom
Elizabeth Sepper and Alisha Johnson
Are religious groups too political?
We Need Less Religion in our Politics and Less Politics in our Religion
Stephen ProtheroThe Church’s Right to Religious Freedom (And its Place in the Public Square)
Mary Ann WalshWhy My Church Avoids Taking Political Positions
Dave Schmelzer
What was missing from the presidential candidates’ campaign rhetoric?
What Romney Wouldn’t Say
Randall BalmerThe Cracks Beneath Obama’s Winning Coalition
Matthew Schmitz
Will Paul Ryan help Mitt Romney win the Catholic vote?
Ryan’s Catholic Problem? A Century of Papal Teachings
Michael Sean WintersMemo to Ryan: “Life Issues” Go Beyond Abortion
Simone CampbellIn Ryan, Romney Has an Ally for the Unborn
Patrick ArchboldRyan Speaks the Language of “Faithful Catholics”
R.J. Moeller
Whose responsibility is it to fund care for the underserved—the state or religious groups? And who does it best?
Let’s Remember History, When Religious Institutions Welcomed Government Support
Alison Collis GreeneGovernment Is Not the Enemy, Nor the Only Answer
Joel C. HunterChurches Need Strong Federal Programs to Help the Vulnerable
David BeckmannWhen It Comes to Complex Needs, Government Can’t Provide What Matters Most
Jedd Medefind