Punishing the weak is what the Party of Trump is all about. And they sell it by persuading their base of cruel, selfish people that their victims will be people weaker, poorer, and darker than themselves. LBJ had it nailed 50 years ago: If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.... Read more
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American Right Wing Id Monster joins Nicaragua and Syria in rejecting Climate Accord–just for spite. And just days after Francis gave him a copy of Laudato Si, begged him to listen, and Trump lied that he would read it. (It’s longer than 140 characters and Trump’s name is not in it anywhere. Boring.) Me: I boringly think wisdom lies with listening to the Holy Father. But of course, the kneejerk response of the revanchist Trumpified Catholic is “Francis is not... Read more
I’ll be talking about By What Authority? and Sacred Tradition at St. Mary Magdalene parish in Everett tonight at 6:30. Q and A afterward! Read more
“You are loved.” The loving witness of the suffering Copts to the true gospel is such a beautiful and heartbreaking contrast to the violent, vengeful, paranoid, greedy, and ugly thing that has seduced “Bomb the Shit Out of Them” Americhristianity. It breaks my heart with sadness for my country and the spectacle of Trumpian Christianity and gives me hope for the Church universal at the same time. Read more
This response from an immoral godless Clinton in defense of the President from a vile and unfunny “joke”: to Trump’s defense of Ted Nugent’s rant about murdering “subhuman mongrel” Obama and this woman’s mother: Ted Nugent was obviously using a figure of speech, unfortunate as it was. It just shows the anger people have towards @BarackObama. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 19, 2012 Indeed, he even rewarded Nugent with an invitation to the White House. Griffin’s vile stunt was... Read more
…in hypocritical attempt to twist themselves into moral pretzels. Simcha Fisher observes: It’s really touching to see how so many Catholics now suddenly accept Amoris Laetitia and are eager to see that Catholics* who never attend Mass, got married in an Episcopal church, live in irregular marriages and have a checkered sexual history shouldn’t be criticized or cast aside, but deserve be treated with gentle compassion and respect, and even admired and held up as an example! Ain’t it the... Read more
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“Will my party accept me?” Perez and similar draconian ideologues thought that a moment when it is all hands on deck to stop the Party of Trump was an excellent time to tell 25-30% of their base who are allies on virtually every issue but abortion to get lost. Pelosi, Warren, and others intervened and suggested that it was beyond braindead to drive away natural allies when the Dems are the only thing with a ghost of chance to stop... Read more
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