William Barr
If Nancy Pelosi is denied Communion, why not William Barr?
By John Gehring — May 24, 2022
(RNS) — Punishing one and celebrating the other, some Catholic leaders act like mere partisans.
Judge tosses most claims over clearing protesters in DC park
By Michael Balsamo — June 22, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a 51-page decision, the judge did allow the claims against the Metropolitan Police Department and the Arlington Police Department — their officers were involved in clearing the park — to proceed.
Faith groups celebrate Virginia’s death penalty ban
By Jack Jenkins — March 25, 2021
(RNS) — Some faith leaders are now hoping the Biden administration will follow suit.
Being pro-choice doesn’t necessarily make Biden a bad Catholic
By Mark Silk — February 27, 2021
(RNS) — But he could do more to make the case.
Barr the executioner
By Mark Silk — December 21, 2020
(RNS) — The departing attorney general seemingly went out of his way to reject his church's teaching on the death penalty.
The death penalty is a burden of shame for the United States. It must end
By Diane Randall — December 11, 2020
(RNS) — The death penalty denies the sacredness of human life, forever foreclosing on the opportunity for redemption.
William Barr and the politics of death
By Shane Claiborne — November 18, 2020
(RNS) — We are not executing the ‘worst of the worst,’ as some may believe, but the poorest of the poor, and disproportionately people of color.
Playing the anti-Catholic card in the Barrett nomination
By Mark Silk — September 27, 2020
(RNS) — Anti-Catholicism in American politics used to be all about Protestants against Catholics. These days, the Catholic right is crying foul, and their opponent is often other Catholic politicians and the pope himself.
National Catholic Prayer Breakfast award for Barr divides Catholics
By Thomas Reese — September 21, 2020
(RNS) — Getting together for breakfast and prayer should not be controversial, but the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast is dividing Catholics along partisan lines with its plans to honor Attorney General William Barr a little more than a month before the November election.
Federal executions are one more example of Trump administration overreach
By Shane Claiborne — July 29, 2020
(RNS) — This month’s federal executions are the first in 17 years, but may only be the beginning. The next federal execution is scheduled for Aug. 28, and there are 59 more federal inmates facing the death penalty.
Justice Department takes church’s side in 1st Amendment suit
By Emily Wagster Pettus, Colleen Long, and Michael Balsamo — April 15, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — Church officials believe they have been singled out for their religion after members were ticketed $500 for attending services.
Liberal Christian group files ethics complaint against Attorney General Barr
By Jack Jenkins — October 29, 2019
(RNS) — Faithful America suggested that Barr had gone beyond expressing his own views to echo the Trump administration's singling out of religious minorities, calling the speech 'coordinated' with Trump’s election bid.
How William Barr, culture warrior, weaponizes religious liberty
By Mark Silk — October 17, 2019
(RNS) — In a speech at Notre Dame, the U.S. attorney general put personal morality — and personal religious liberty — above the more traditional Catholic concern for social problems.
A rabbi pleads with AG William Barr: Don’t bring the death penalty to Pittsburgh
By Yonat Shimron — August 13, 2019
(RNS) — To Rabbi Jonathan Perlman, a lengthy trial in which the prosecution would highlight Robert Bowers’ documented stream of anti-Jewish invective might be too much for his congregation to bear.
Can faithful Catholics vote for President Trump?
By John Gehring — August 9, 2019
(RNS) — The nation's Catholic bishops include racist behavior among the sins that 'may legitimately disqualify a candidate from receiving support.'
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