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  • What Do Pope John Paul II and Hugh Hefner Have in Common?

    I am not Catholic, nor a scholar of Pope John Paul's ''Theology of the body.'' But that West puts Hugh Hefner and John Paul II together as advocates of overcoming sexual shame shows, to me, that he misunderstands both of them. I'm not convinced that Hefner thinks sex is good, in contradistinction to the 'Puritans' who think that sex is bad: ...
    Posted to Faith-Based by clflournoy on June 10, 2009

  • God Bless Google

    Blogging the 12 Days of Christmas has bumped my google rating from a 4 to a 5. I didn't realize till just last year that the song was an allegory...a mnemonic for young catholic children... I could only imagine the mess 23 birds and 50 hormonal, young guests would make, especially in the days before the pill...and with only 5 wedding bands ...
    Posted to Blogging the Bible by catnapping on January 3, 2009

  • the Un Caped Crusader Explainer

    Would the Slate Editorial Staff care to run an Explainer on why the Slate Editorial Staff would want to give the Un-Caped Crusader a forum? It appears to be a not so subtle grab for a lead headline to drive traffice. We know business is down, but seriously, where's the backbone. Not only was he unsuccessful as a Governor, husband, father, ...
    Posted to The Best Policy by paco on December 6, 2008

  • Re: Feminism ended Marriage/Family

    I came to this very interesting post thread a few days late, by way of Blue Skies by way of another Responder to both Blue Skies and MichaelBernard1 on the Iraq War exegesis as to ''how we got here.'' While I sympathize with this female academician and her illustrations greatly, based on her point of view, I have to either disagree or comment ...
    Posted to The Best Policy by MichaelBernard1 on March 31, 2008

  • The Catholic Problem

    It’s no secret: the Catholic Church has a huge problem with pedophiles in its ranks. But how did it get this bad? Other churches have had minor scandals with pedophiles among their clergy. Pedophiles tend to seek out jobs that have access to children because they are drawn to these positions the same way that alcoholics tend become ...
    Posted to Faith-Based by TKKenyon on October 5, 2007

  • Patriarchal and medieval

    Anse, I agree with your well-written statement. In addition, it seems to me that the male-dominated patriarchal Church has once again discriminated against women. In turning out the nuns, they have placed their needs below those of the pederasts who caused the financial problems to begin with. Throughout this scandal, it seems like the ...
    Posted to Faith-Based by TKKenyon on October 5, 2007