How Boston's forced desegregation busing led to nationwide judicial tyranny today; Easter conversion trends analyzed; and more!

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Boston's forced desegregation busing, trends in adult conversions to Catholicism, and the ongoing threat of judicial tyranny in America.

Show Notes: Brown v. Board of Education Is the Constitution Colorblind? by Edward J. Erler, Co-Author, The Founders on Citizenship and Immigration Minority Schools and the Politics of Education by Thomas Sowell Judicial Hubris by David Lewis Schaefer Policy Brief: The Threat of Judicial Tyranny Is Far from Over by Ken Cuccinelli Adult conversions soar in dioceses across U.S. (National Catholic Register) Roman Catholic Churches See a Surge of New Converts (New York Times) America’s new Catholics, by the numbers (Brendan Hodge, The Pillar) Catholic Church should focus on getting ‘nones’ back, Bishop Barron says The Symbolism of the Christian Temple by Jean Hani (affiliate link) Your paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work, but we are happy for you to receive our podcast for free! Want to tell a friend? Please do! It’s a great way to help us! How about this, if you enjoyed listening to this one episode: Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Hosts: Leila Lawler, Phil Lawler

Topics covered

• desegregation
• judicial tyranny
• Easter conversion trends
• Catholic Church
• education policy
• religion
• spirituality

Keywords

• desegregation
• judicial tyranny
• adult conversions
• Catholic Church
• Easter
• education
• religion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Catholic Register, New York Times, The Pillar, Catholic Church

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