Meredith Thompson
Posts by Meredith Thompson (page 3)
It’s Okay to Be “Selfish” Sometimes: The Effect of Cultural Trends on Birth Rate
The number of births per year in the United States is at a record low. Last year the fertility rate fell to 60.2 births... Read More
Foster Failure: Proposed Amendment Puts Faith-Based Discrimination before Child Welfare
Last week the House Appropriations Committee voted in favor of a legislative amendment that would allow faith-based child welfare agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ... Read More
Conform or Crumble?
After a landslide vote to repeal Ireland’s thirty-five-year constitutional ban on pregnancy terminations, all publicly funded hospitals in Ireland, including Catholic hospitals, will now... Read More
Sessions to Those Fleeing Domestic and Gang Violence: Not Our Problem
On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared that domestic and gang violence are not legitimate grounds for asylum. Sessions’ ruling overturns a 2016 immigration... Read More
Taxpayer Win: New Jersey High Court Declares DIY for Church Repairs
Between 2012 and 2015, Morris County, New Jersey awarded twelve religious institutions $4.6 million in taxpayer money to repair or maintain church buildings. But... Read More
The Loss of Anonymity and More? Mass Surveillance and Facial Recognition
Video surveillance has become commonplace throughout the world. From shopping centers to private warehouse facilities, and even in your own home, it’s not unusual... Read More
Confronting Our Plastic Culture
By now, plenty of us have seen the almost endless documentation in the media of the effects our plastic reliance has had on oceans:... Read More