Comments on: Atheist to Italy: Get Religion http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/05/atheist-to-italy-get-religion/ by Hemant Mehta Sun, 27 May 2012 18:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: c.darrow http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/05/atheist-to-italy-get-religion/#comment-149590 c.darrow Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:22:20 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/04/05/atheist-to-italy-get-religion/#comment-149590 "three leading Catholic publications have criticized Mr. Ferrara’s campaign, saying matters of faith should remain private." this is what they are saying, but not what they are thinking: in fact they are strongly pro "faith" in public, and they usually praise the faith based american politic. this time they only fear that ferrara, a pupil of the vatican in recent years, with his unexpected move will take away votes from the catholic center party, favoured by those publications. the vatican has a much broader strategy apparently, and the more the media talks about abortion or every other ethical question, before or after the elections, the more they gain power, both on the media and in the government. they just can't lose, they have a total monopoly on the "values". “three leading Catholic publications have criticized Mr. Ferrara’s campaign, saying matters of faith should remain private.”

this is what they are saying, but not what they are thinking: in fact they are strongly pro “faith” in public, and they usually praise the faith based american politic. this time they only fear that ferrara, a pupil of the vatican in recent years, with his unexpected move will take away votes from the catholic center party, favoured by those publications. the vatican has a much broader strategy apparently, and the more the media talks about abortion or every other ethical question, before or after the elections, the more they gain power, both on the media and in the government. they just can’t lose, they have a total monopoly on the “values”.

]]> By: Joe M http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/05/atheist-to-italy-get-religion/#comment-149547 Joe M Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:00:58 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/04/05/atheist-to-italy-get-religion/#comment-149547 I guess he kinda resembles PZ... PZ Meyers - clean hair - grooming = this guy Yikes! I guess he kinda resembles PZ…

PZ Meyers – clean hair – grooming = this guy

Yikes!

]]> By: Karen http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/05/atheist-to-italy-get-religion/#comment-149481 Karen Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:30:41 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/04/05/atheist-to-italy-get-religion/#comment-149481 What's really creepy is that he vaguely resembles PZ Myers, as if one were trying to transmogrify PZ into a toad and the process hung up shortly after the start.. (Which is not a criticism of PZ!) What’s really creepy is that he vaguely resembles PZ Myers, as if one were trying to transmogrify PZ into a toad and the process hung up shortly after the start.. (Which is not a criticism of PZ!)

]]> By: Phillip http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/05/atheist-to-italy-get-religion/#comment-149364 Phillip Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:08:00 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/04/05/atheist-to-italy-get-religion/#comment-149364 What draws my attention the most is that the Vatican disapproves of anyone bringing faith into an election, apparentley. They also seem to think he's scoring points by atheism. I gotta contrast that to elections in the U.S. What draws my attention the most is that the Vatican disapproves of anyone bringing faith into an election, apparentley. They also seem to think he’s scoring points by atheism. I gotta contrast that to elections in the U.S.

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