Roberto Rivera

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  Dec 4, 2020

  The case for resettling refugees in the US

  Ultimately, we want the number of refugees reduced, and that will require that religious freedom and protections for religious minorities be advanced around the world.

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  Dec 2, 2020

  Bans on 'sexual orientation change efforts' are unconstitutional, says court

  Nearly everything in our culture has convinced them to assume that it is futile for anyone to resist their same-sex attractions.

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  Nov 30, 2020

  Cashing in on psychedelics: Escaping reality is never a solution

  If I were to bet big about psychedelics, I’d bet our nation is making a big mistake.

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  Nov 28, 2020

  Abandoning the elderly in Belgium during COVID-19 pandemic

  The residents of these homes were, according to the report, “abandoned” by government authorities as the epidemic raged.

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  Nov 27, 2020

  Advent in a time of COVID-19

  If there were ever a time that we needed less distraction and more focus on what really matters, it’s now.

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  Nov 23, 2020

  The problem with talking about right and wrong

  The opposing sides of contemporary debates around bioethics, i.e. abortion, doctor-assisted suicide, in-vitro fertilization, and other assisted reproductive technologies, often proceed from very different beliefs about what it means to be human.

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  Nov 12, 2020

  Why the idea of human exceptionalism ruffles feathers

  Scientists who assume that human exceptionalism is a religious hang-up will see any animal spotted resembling human behavior as evidence that there’s nothing exceptional about humans.

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  Nov 5, 2020

  Supreme Court tackles religious freedom in foster care case

  Yesterday, as most of America continued to process a razor-thin presidential race, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what could be a momentous religious freedom case. 

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  Oct 31, 2020

  How COVID could push us further toward euthanasia

  Even before COVID-19, Americans weren’t doing well caring for our elderly.

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  Oct 17, 2020

  So-called 'Virginia Values Act' undermines religious freedom

  The Virginia Values Act requires “churches, religious schools, and Christian ministries to hire employees who do not share their stated beliefs on marriage, sexuality, and gender identity.”