Article: Thought control extends its reach in Lincoln.

Recently I gave a lecture in Lincoln, Neb. Alert NCR readers will remember that Lincoln is the diocese where all members of Call to Action were declared excommunicated by Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz in May of 1996. Although I have been a member of Call to Action since its beginning 25 years ago, I did not expect any particular difficulty. My speaking engagement was with the local Methodist college, Nebraska Wesleyan. I was speaking on the topic of my forthcoming book, Christianity and the Making of the Modem Family (Beacon Press, August 2000).

The term family was seen by many at the college as making this a ho-hum topic. In my lecture I planned to show that, far from ...

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