Archive for October 2006
US President Wannabe Kerry Hates Military.
Sheesh, it’s tough when I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing and Kerry steps into merde again and I can’t blog in a timely manner.
And it couldn’t come at a more opportune time. It’s the perfect example of why Democrats in power is a bad idea.
Flip-flopper Kerry lost the last presidential election all by himself and amazingly, he may do it again this election and he isn’t even running. He helps show the American voters how close they came to electing a Democrat president who hates the military. How can anyone vote for a party that doesn’t believe in fighting the enemy on their turf, preventing them from coming into our country, believes that the enemy, a non-military combatant, should be given Geneva convention rights, and that every effort to use psychological and/or emotional rigors, wiretapping, and undercover surveillance should be banned?
Michelle Malkin is all over this one, thank goodness.
What’s sad is that most liberals and democrats feel this way about our military. How else can you explain why they won’t let them do their job voting against every military bill that comes before the Senate and Congress?
Voting for a Democrat means that we will have poorer economy, less security, more taxes, and more illegal immigrants.
Bishops Draft Common Sense Approach To Homosexuality
In a effort to set some guidelines on ministering to homosexuals and lesbians, the Catholic Church is sounding remarkably common sensical and tolerant.
The guidelines recommend baptizing the adopted children of same-sex couples, as long as the children will be raised as Catholics. It says that gay people may benefit from revealing their “tendencies” to friends, family and their priest, but should not make “general public announcements” about it in the parish.
Nobody, hetero or homosexual, should make general public announcements about their sexual lifestyles in the parish, thank you very much.
Guidelines also say that gay men and lesbians have “no moral obligation to attempt” therapy, an apparent reference to therapy programs that claim to change gay people’s sexual orientation. It says that while “some have found therapy helpful,” there is “no scientific consensus” either on therapy or the causes of homosexuality.
Again, a breath of fresh air. Maybe, just maybe…homosexuality is something that can be genetic. Not all therapy is cathartic or necessary and doesn’t necessarily result in “cures”.
Nobody should be denied a loving relationship if the love is reciprocal and monogamous.
Canadian Catholic Priest Runs For Political Office
Free speech is guaranteed in this country and the right to voice your political opinion as well but is it right in the capacity as a priest? The Church is asking for trouble when it allows priests to combine politics with religion.
Speaking from the pulpit on life issues in the context of the ten commandments is what religion should do every week, but to tell parishoners who to vote for, what laws to vote for, and priests running for office is legally outside the Catholic Church’s perimeters of separation of church and state.
Mind you, I’m for it myself, priests should be allowed to have secular lives, marry, and run for political office – if they can handle it – but then again I feel that the Church should be taxed to the fullest extent of the law.
Canon lawyer, Edward Peters discusses Canadian priest Raymond Gravel’s decision to run for office with the permission of his bishop. It will be a situation worth watching. Peters’ claim that the bishop’s approval goes against “sound canon law” should be taken seriously.
Under the 1983 Code, Catholic priests are flatly prohibited from holding governmental office: Canon 285.3 plainly states “Clerics are forbidden to assume public offices which entail a participation in the exercise of civil power.” The legislative history of this norm makes obvious the Legislator’s intent to eliminiate any exceptions to this rule. See Peters, Incrementa in Progressu at 234.
The double speak of why Gravel is being allowed to run for office is ultimately at the root cause of why so many Catholics are floating on a sea of cafeteria confusion. It seems the only ones who don’t have to obey the laws are the clergy.
American priest Fr. Drinan in the public political eye. How sinful.
Halloween: Catholic Holiday
Today is Halloween. A holy day, or holiday.
Ignorance prevails about this Catholic holiday. Yes, I said Catholic holiday because Halloween, also known as All Hallow’s Eve is the celebrated day before November 1st, All Saint’s Day, and All Soul’s Day, November 2nd. (Thanks, Molly!)
It is not a festival for Satan, witchcraft, or Hell. It was the Celtic celebration of the New Year. It was a time for the country folk to reflect on the year past and the loved ones who had died.
In the seventh century, Pope Boniface IV designated November 1 All Saints’ Day, a time to honor saints and martyrs. It is widely believed today that the pope was attempting to replace the
Celtic festival of the dead with a related, but church-sanctioned holiday. The celebration was also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse meaning All Saints’ Day) and the night before it, the night of Samhain, began to be called All-Hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween. Even later, in A.D. 1000, the church would make November 2 All Souls’ Day, a day to honor the dead. It was celebrated similarly to Samhain, with big bonfires, parades, and dressing up in costumes as saints, angels, and devils. Together, the three celebrations, the eve of All Saints’, All Saints’, and All Souls’, were called Hallowmas.
Dressing up in costumes, bobbing for apples, carving pumpkins is part of our folklore and tradition. As with commercializing Christmas and the hard feelings people have about losing the Christ out of the holiday, it is up to you to educate your children on the history and traditions of Halloween and bring Christ back into the holy day of Halloween. It’s nothing to be afraid of. Celebrating Christ in all that you do is how God would want you to live.
Male Contraceptive Pill
I can see the men trying to hold this pill between their knees and not letting it drop.
Will real men take birth control pills? I think they would. Think of all the situations that taking a pill every day would keep them from being involved in? Not leaving it up to women to protect themselves (and are they really taking birth control pills?) and not having to wear a condom that desensitizes their pleasure, I think would be right up a man’s alley.
The only downside is this birth control method doesn’t protect either sexual partner from STD’s. This is a method that should only be used by married couples or committed partners.
Iraq Success Stories
We’re days from a national election and the liberal loony pissants are losing it thinking they may win. They tout the war in Iraq as a failure. The war in Iraq was a success. We went to war to change the regime and we did. In a few weeks if not less, Saddam will be found guilty and sentenced for his crimes.
Iraq now has women involved in political cabinet positions. This is the highest percentage in the world.
Want to see the rest of the good we have brought to Iraq? Click here.
Pope’s Salute Only Further Assuages Terrorism
Middle East newspapers are reporting that Pope Benedict XVI saluted Muslims around the world in wishing them a joyous ending called Eid al-Fitr of their Ramadan holiday, the most important Muslim holy day.
Saluted??? Would this be akin to kissing the Koran? Why would Muslim papers say that Pope Benedict XVI saluted them?
“I am happy to send cordial greetings to Muslims around the world who are these days celebrating the end of the Ramadan fasting month,” the pope said from the window of his apartments in the Vatican.
“I send them all my wishes for serenity and peace.”
The pontiff said “this atmosphere of joy contrasts dramatically with news from Iraq concerning the very serious security situation and the atrocious violence to which many innocent people are exposed for the sole reason that they are Shiite, Sunni or Christian.”
“I am aware of grave concerns in the Christian community and I want to make clear that I am close to them and with all the victims,” he said.
He prayed that “religious and political leaders both locally and around the world will have the courage needed to help the Iraqi people along the path of reconstruction … in mutual respect and the understanding that their diversity is an integral part of their richness.”
Ecumenical appeasement of Islamo-fascim will keep millions enslaved and increase the threat of terrorism around the world.
Culture Of Death Feature Film
In their latest attempt to “help the world” face the world of reality, a new British film, ‘The Bridge’ is being shown that documents six people jumping off the San Francisco bridge and committing suicide. Director Eric Steele doesn’t seem to mind that suicides increase when films or the mainstream media focus on suicides.
It’s that “cram down your throat” attitude that forces children to grow up faster and adults to engage in negative thoughts and behaviour that is making the world a more evil place to live.
How many souls will Steele, the London Film Festival theatres, and the movie promoters, be responsible for and have on their conscience when they encourage them to commit suicide after seeing ‘The Bridge?’
Democrats Will Need To Break Out Their Pepto-Bismal
Barron’s reporter Jim Mctague is proclaiming that the GOP survive with only a few minor losses in Congress.
The Democrats, as widely reported, are expecting GOP-weary voters to flock to the polls in two weeks and hand them control of the House for the first time in 12 years — and perhaps the Senate, as well. Even some Republicans privately confess that they are anticipating the election-day equivalent of Little Big Horn. Pardon our hubris, but we just don’t see it. Our analysis — based on a race-by-race examination of campaign-finance data — suggests that the GOP will hang on to both chambers, at least nominally. We expect the Republican majority in the House to fall by eight seats, to 224 of the chamber’s 435. At the very worst, our analysis suggests, the party’s loss could be as large as 14 seats, leaving a one-seat majority. But that is still a far cry from the 20-seat loss some are predicting. In the Senate, with 100 seats, we see the GOP winding up with 52, down three.
This election can be a victory if every Republican gets out and votes. If you don’t vote, you will be the reason the Republicans lose.
Thanks and a sigh of hope and a hattip to Dave.
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