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The Good News

Sometimes in the rush of the news day—fascists in Arizona, bigots in Mississippi, Goldman Sachs in the doghouse—we overlook the good news: Most young adults today don’t pray, don’t worship and don’t read the Bible, a major survey by a Christian research firm shows. If the trends continue, “the Millennial generation will see churches closing […]

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Hung on the Cross

Meanwhile in Oklahoma… Churchgoers are outraged over a crucifix in a Catholic church that they say shows an image of genitalia on Jesus. The controversial crucifix has caused a deep divide among members of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, where it hangs above the main altar. “There are a couple people who have left the […]

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Blaming the Media Didn’t Do It, Blaming the Jews Didn’t Do It…

…maybe blaming the gays—again—will “defuse the sex scandal” rocking the Catholic Church: It is homosexuality, not celibacy, that is linked to pedophilia, the Vatican’s Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone said on Monday, seeking to defuse the sex scandal that has battered the Roman Catholic Church…. “Many psychologists and psychiatrists have shown that there is […]

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Pope on the Ropes, Part 498

Gawker reports on the Pope’s odd habit of extensively shielding child molesters while instantly excommunicating priests who broke vows of celibacy. (Apparently, raping children does not qualify as breaking your vow of celibacy. Good to know!) Meanwhile, Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens are plotting to have the Pope arrested for crimes against humanity. From the […]

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