Nothing that the Catholic Church does surprises me anymore. In fact, I’m prepared to say that the Catholic Church is now right up there with the right-wing Christian nutcake churches that blight the American landscape. But I don’t want to… Read More ›
Churches
Procreation Be Damned! You’re Fired!
I’m pretty sure that if God were actually as intolerant and narrow minded as the modern-day minions in the Vatican who preside over His church, none of us would be here. I was born and raised Catholic, but I am… Read More ›
America’s Schools Have Become State-Subsidized Platforms for Christian Gay Bashing
The religious right has erased even more of the line separating church and state. As AlterNet reports, last month 8,000 high-school students in Montgomery County, Maryland, went home with flyers informing them that nobody is “born gay” and offering therapy… Read More ›
Take a ride in the crazy Mormon clown car
You know, aside from being an asshat of major proportions, it’s no wonder Mitt Romney has had difficulty gaining traction in the 2012 presidential elections. Fact is, the Mormons are just plain loco with this whole ‘baptism by proxy’ thing…. Read More ›
State of Confusion (or just plain WTF?)
There are just some things that happen, particularly when election season heats up, that defy logic. They may not be entirely story worthy, but collectively, these little “events” are big enough to make you wonder WTF people are thinking. It’s… Read More ›
Beware the Dominionists
“This Republican Party of Lincoln has become a party of theocracy.”- Former US Representative Christopher Shays, Republican, New York Times, March 23, 2005 Chances are you really don’t know what the Dominionists are all about, and that’s just the way… Read More ›
While we’re all smitten with the Occupy movement (and rightfully so), our elected officials are escalating the war on women
The Occupy Movement seems to be everywhere, and that’s a good thing. It’s the first time in America in a very long while that people have taken things into their own hands and told the politicians they’ve had enough. I’m… Read More ›
Why the 501(c)(3) status for churches and religious organizations must go
I suppose that this particular post is not what one would expect as a “first” with all the Occupy events in the news these days, but this issue has been a thorn in my side for quite a while. As… Read More ›