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  • Re: A better question would be, why is celibacy so important?

    kait:The argument shouldn't be: should priests be celibate, but why? As a non-Catholic agnostic, I wonder if the logic behind the maintenance of the medieval institution of celibacy is the following: In jurisprudence, there is a rule that says ''ultra posse nemo obligatur''. You should not be asked to do or not to do that is impossible to you. ...
    Posted to Faith-Based by AugoKnoke on May 18, 2009

  • Wow -- What a Rant by "Rage Boy" Chris Hitch Today

    I am perfectly content, really quite happy, about Obama's decision to have this mega-Church author, pastor, and cultural figure, Rick Warren, give the prayer at the January 20th Inauguration of our new United States President. I understand the apoplexy of ''Rage Boy'' Christopher Hitchens at the very thought of a prayer being said, let alone a ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by MichaelBernard3 on December 29, 2008

  • Well, That's Good News for Dems and Catholics Both

    I did not need to read this article, to take immediate notice when 1) Gov. Casey's Son spoke at the Democratic Convention this year, in contrast to the first Bill Clinton Convention in 1992; and 2) Joe Biden was picked to join this 2008 Ticket with Obama. Both were welcome developments to me, and I have the sensitivities on these pro-Abort ...
    Posted to Faith-Based by MichaelBernard2 on September 1, 2008

  • What in the World is a Ramadan Emblem?

    I've been a Muslim for 17 years and have never heard anyone declare there to be Islamic emblems for Muslim holidays. Thus, there is no sacred or religious emblem or representation of an event (eg. hajj), a practice (eg. daily prayer), or a month (eg. fasting the month of Ramadan). There are no religious emblems for Islam, not even the crescent ...
    Posted to Faith-Based by Usama2 on December 25, 2007

  • Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Western Civilization

    Whenever I read Christopher Hitchens, I learn a few lessons. In this case, Hitch upheld The Netherlands/Dutch as historically heroic for, among other things, offering refuge to Spinoza's family. Who knew? Unfortunately, when reading Hitchens, I always come across masterfully artful examples of his selective Polemics - (argumentative techniques.) ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by MichaelBernard1 on October 9, 2007