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Politics:

• To the extreme | Bipartisanship isn't dead. It's merely different (Kal Raustiala, The New Republic)
• Labor needs soul to win conservative hearts | The party can find common ground with Christians and still stay true to itself (Marion Maddox, The Sydney Morning Herald)
• A hard evening on Hardball | In politics we have to be careful about declaring what is the will of God. (Tony Campolo, The Huffington Post)
• Billy Graham's final crusade | In a time of shrill and divisive religious rhetoric, Graham's simple message of faith rings with refreshing authenticity (James L. Evans, Sightings)

Court battle:

• Bush's grievance | It would be naive to suppose that the clamor from the right will not weigh in his judgment. But my strong impression is that the constituency that is most important is the one inside the White House -- the people who share and, I believe, reflect the president's own deep sense of grievance about the Democrats' past treatment of his judicial nominees (David S. Broder, The Washington Post)
• Bush answers Gonzales critics | President decries attacks from right, says character will guide nomination (The Washington Post)
• Divisive issue is decisive for some | Abortion drives wedge between conservatives and Gonzales (The Washington Post)
• The next Sandra Day | Harry Reid may be willing to give up Roe v. Wade to get a trial lawyer on the Supreme Court (Walter Olson, The Wall Street Journal)
• Timing on court nominee called key | Republicans warn early Bush pick could draw attacks (The Boston Globe)

Life ethics:

• Abort, retry, fail | Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner's argument about abortion and crime is a lively read. But it's morally rotten to the core (Jeremy Lott, Beliefnet)
• In-vitro new front in embryo war | Right-to life battle lines may be shifting to fertilized frozen embryos, which have helped millions of women conceive (Chicago Tribune)
• Eyes on Romney as morning-after pill okayed | House approves bill increasing access (The Boston Globe)
• Plan B for Plan B | The FDA's refusal to issue a decision on Plan B reflects the influence of the Christian right over Bush Administration policy (Ayelish McGarvey, The Nation)

Catholicism:

• Vatican criticizes Catholics on communion | The Vatican singled out divorcees who remarry and Catholic politicians who support abortion on Thursday in criticizing the faithful who continue to receive Holy Communion while in a state of mortal sin (Associated Press)
• Catholics cannot support abortion rights-Vatican | The Vatican on Thursday said too many Roman Catholics were not taking their religion seriously and that those faithful who receive communion and still support abortion rights were behaving scandalously (Reuters)
• Itzik invites pope during 'warm, informal' visit | Benedict said he was "very happy" to receive the invitation and that although his schedule was very tight, visiting Israel would certainly be "a priority" for him (The Jerusalem Post)

Abuse:

• Stokes decries decision not to retry Blackwell | Dontee Stokes said yesterday that because a former West Baltimore priest—whom he accused of molesting him and later shot—will not face a retrial, "There is no safe haven within the system" for sexual assault victims (The Baltimore Sun)
• Also: Lack of retrial for ex-priest decried | Md. man who shot alleged abuser rejects 'poor excuses' (The Washington Post)
• Ex-Catholic priest receives life sentence | A former Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting an 18-year-old former parishioner who said he was too drunk following a wedding party to defend himself (Associated Press)

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July (Web-only) 2005, Vol. 49