by admin | Jan 8, 2007 | Politics / Govt
Former US Attorney General John Ashcroft says his faith has always informed his politics, but has been misunderstood by his critics. Faith became a focus of the confirmation hearings when President Bush nominated former Missouri Senator John Ashcroft as his Attorney...
by admin | Jan 4, 2007 | Politics / Govt
Governor Blunt tells those attending the Governor’s Prayer Breakfast in Jefferson City that faith plays a role in government, but that people of faith must be careful about how that role plays out. Blunt says it’s not wrong to hold to moral certainty, but...
by admin | Dec 15, 2006 | Crime / Courts
A lawsuit filed in Jackson County accuses a former Kansas City-area priest of molesting a 12-year-old boy in 1978. The lawsuit says John Tulipana abused the boy during a trip. The suit also says the Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese ignored complaints and concealed the...
by admin | Sep 10, 2006 | Uncategorized
For 140 years, Missouri had an order on its books telling people of a certain religion they could be killed if they practiced their faith in Missouri. The man who cancelled that order worries about a new kind of intolerance today. Governor Lilburn Boggs signed an...
by admin | Jul 25, 2006 | Politics / Govt
A lawyer in Washington, D. C. has filed a complaint with the IRS against the Missouri Catholic Conference. The complaint by lawyer Marcus Owens questions the conference’s tax-empt status. He cites a letter sent to state lawmakers that he says urges them to...
