29 Oct 2010

Catholic Church Issues Commands to Voters

Cardinal Raymond Burke, head of the Vatican's equivalent of the Supreme Court, the Apostolic Signatura, issued voting instructions for Catholics living in the United States: “You can never vote for someone who favors absolutely the right to choice of a woman to destroy a human life in her womb or

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22 Oct 2010

Things Beneath Our Notice

KAMPALA, Uganda — The front-page newspaper story featured a list of Uganda's 100 “top” homosexuals, with a bright yellow banner across it that read: “Hang Them.” Alongside their photos were the men's names and addresses.  This story began this past Tuesday but got very little play here in the States.

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10 Oct 2010

WalMart Selling LDS Anti-Gay Children’s Book

So it appears that WalMart has joined the crusade to 'save' young people from homosexuality and is in opposition to medical and psychological science and standards: More than 100 WalMart stores in the Intermountain West are stocking a new children’s book aimed at Mormon families to help in overcoming homosexuality. Chased by

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09 Oct 2010

Bryan Fischer Supports Jim DeMint’s Scarlet Letter Classroom Policy

“I'm happy to openly, publicly and unreservedly declare that Sen. DeMint is right. We should see to it that our teachers provide the kind of examples for our youth that are worthy of imitation in every way, including sexual expression. If we love America's students, and love America and want

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04 Oct 2010

Armstrong v. Shirvell delayed, Chris remains at risk from AAG

The Michigan Daily: A hearing to review MSA President Chris Armstrong's request for a personal protective order against Andrew Shirvell, a Michigan assistant attorney general and the author of the Chris Armstrong Watch blog, has been delayed Hmm….Someone call in a favour? Armstrong filed a personal protection order against Shirvell

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22 Sep 2010

John McCain Done Told Me So!

We are clearly losing the war in Afghanistan, and there is a good possibility that Iraq will slip first into chaos and then into the hands of Iranian Shiite clerics. How could we lose the war? How could the greatest nation on earth, with the most sophisticated weapons and a

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15 Sep 2010

Catholic Bishops Prepare Anti-Gay Campaign

Minnesota's Roman Catholic Bishops are gearing up for a fight to pass a Consitutional Amendment in Minnesota barring same-sex marriage, out of fear that a pro-marriage governor might be elected shortly Candidates Tom Horner and Mark Layton support equality, while Republican candidate Tom Emmer opposes it. Some of Minnesota’s Catholic

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26 Aug 2010

“Catholic Analysts” call for boycott of Mexico City

The Council of Catholic Analysts have called for a boycott of Mexico City and expressed support for Cardinal Sandoval.  Beyond that,the council encouraged all states in Mexico to protect marriage as the union between one man and one woman. It also called on the Legislative Assembly of Mexico City to ensure

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22 Aug 2010

The (Roman Catholic) Empire Stikes Back

From the Vatican News Service, Zenit: In response, the Conference of the Mexican Episcopate published a communiqué Tuesday, stating, “We lament that on expressing these concepts in public opinion, there are those who recriminate and threaten, warning of intolerance, when tolerance is the possibility that we all express our opinion

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10 Jul 2010

In re: Mr Mirabella

I was wrong about him, I was undignified, I was inappropriate. I am deeply sorry and I apologise

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