San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro gave a great speech opening night at the Democratic Convention. Some of it was even in Spanish! Spanish? Castro’s Mom spoke Spanish but she insisted that no Spanish be used at home as she was raising the twin boys! So, as Julian (now 37 years old!) rose in[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Roman Catholic’
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Pope Bendict Shows Compassion
Pope Benedict, tear down this wall BERKELEY BLOG, by Malcolm Potts, professor of population and family planning All the world knew when the Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989, that a half century of Soviet tyranny was over. Last month Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged that the use of a condom might[...]
Chaplains Instructed to Tell Catholics Commander in Chief Has Sinned
Archbishop to U.S. Troops: Obamacare Reg ‘Is a Blow to a Freedom…for Which You Have Seen Your Buddies Fall in Battle’ By Terence P. Jeffrey, CNSNEWS February 6, 2012 Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who leads the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, wrote a letter to be read [...]
Sunday Revelation: Hanukkah and Christmas
Where in the bible is Hanukkah mentioned … watch the video to find out that an a lot more about the relationship of Hanukkah and Christmas![...]
A Channukah question: “What do I buy for the children of the man who tried to kill my wife?”
“It was never my intention to become a reconciler, to become a secondary victim of terror who turns around and, in order to create something positive out of the destruction, works toward peace and reconciliation” -David Gershon In the spirit of this season, please read this wonderful let[...]
November 6th, 2011 - 4:49 am § in America
SUNDAY REVELATION: Christian roots, trunk and branches for the Third Reich
Hitler was a True Christian™ from PZ Meyers on Pharygula. If you tuned in to that local debate on Christian radio, you know that one of the points the Christian fool trotted out was the tired old claim that the Nazis were no true Christians — no True Christian™ would ever commit such horrible[...]
John McKay: The residual remnant of the rational republicans
Is John McKay the remnant of promise in the Republican Party? The Seattle Weekly has a long paen of praise for John McKay, mostly centered around his support for regulated but legal sales of pot. The article, however, says something else. Nina Shapiro describes something quire important, a rationa[...]
May 1st, 2011 - 1:54 pm § in Religion
Sunday Revelations: The heritage of the divinity of Rome’s Emperors taints the last remnant of the Roman empire.
Can you imagine Germany without holocaust guilt or America without its knowledge of the crimes of slavery? At this year’s Vatican Easter service , students of the Legion of Christ provided the liturgical service at the vigil. The Vatican took over the Legion last May 1 after confirming its fou[...]
Could the UW’s New Young be a Candidate for the Supreme Court?
Given President Obama’s unique effort to find balance in our fractious society, Michael Young could be a unique candidate if a new SCOTUS position were to open up. As a Mormon, he would represent a real first .. esp on a Court now comprised remarkably of all Roman Catholics and Jews. As a rati[...]
Of Church and State
Mormon Church owns one of most active gun sale sites on web, according to Mayor Bloomberg report Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mormon-church-owns-active-gun-sale-sites-web-mayor-bloomberg-report-article-1.1018385#ixzz1mTjiLSla An undercover investigation released in December [...]