Author: Judie Brown

Anyone who has recently seen the news realizes that a tawdry depiction of alleged “nuns” has become a headline story. Calling themselves the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, these wolves in drag make a mockery not only of truth but of all that is sacred. Such people intend to defy Christ by assaulting His Truth and His teaching with actions akin to the sword of Satan. You remember the childhood image of the red guy with the pitchfork? Well, that is how I see these people. Another way to see them is to defer to Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s description of them as “a group…

Starting with the basic definition of a safe haven, we learn that it is a place where “people who need to escape from a dangerous situation such as a war can go . . . and be protected.” A good example would be a place that protects those suffering from domestic violence or elder abuse. But more recently, a sordid twist on the term has occurred. In Nevada, Governor Joe Lombardo, a Republican, has signed a bill into law that makes the state a “safe haven for abortion tourism.” This means that anyone can travel to Nevada to kill her baby, no questions asked. As you might expect, I would call this anything but a…