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Almost as a matter of principle, theological debates are insusceptible of empirical resolution. There’’s no scientific test to determine whether God is really three persons in one, for example, or whether salvation really comes through faith alone. Some Catholic thinkers, however, believe there is a growing body of empirical confirmation for at least one aspect of church teaching, which is Paul VI’’s 1968 assertion in Humanae Vitae on the immorality of separating the unitive and procreative functions of marriage. The toxic consequences of rewriting traditional concepts of marriage and the family, they believe, are grimly evident in the current demographic...

In a 5-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled people convicted of crimes overseas can own guns in the United States. U.S. law bars felons who have been convicted in "any court" from owning guns, but Justice Stephen G. Breyer, writing for the majority, reasoned the law should not apply to foreign convictions because courts abroad often have fewer procedural protections for defendants. Breyer was joined by Justices John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, David H. Souter and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He wrote, "We have no reason to believe that Congress considered the added enforcement advantages flowing from inclusion...

Amid fears Iran is developing a nuclear weapons program, the country's hard-line Revolutionary Guards issued a warning to the "Great Satan" United States of certain defeat if Washington decides to attack. "Brave Iranians, disregarding the yells of the White House and arrogant media, will not hesitate for a moment in pursuing their objectives in various fields including nuclear energy," the statement said, according to Reuters. "With alertness and iron-like will, [Iran] will inflict serious and repeated defeats on the Great Satan's camp." The threat come as an Iranian resistance group reports that last year, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Al Khamenei...