2014-12-29T19:14:11-07:00

The Church of England issued a report today in which it states that it will not support the blessing of gay marriages. The report says in part: … ‘marriage is a creation ordinance, a gift of God in creation and a means of his grace. Marriage, defined as a faithful, committed, permanent and legally sanctioned relationship between a man and a woman, is central to the stability and health of human society. It continues to provide the best context for... Read more

2014-12-29T19:14:40-07:00

Has anybody seen news coverage on Kermit Gosnell? He’s the abortionist who is on trial for murder for killing babies — lots of them — after they were born. I googled and all I saw was some print stuff and blog pieces. Is there a news black out on this story? Would you let me know in the com boxes if you have seen anything? Read more

2014-12-29T19:15:10-07:00

Pope Francis is a priest. That sounds like an absurdly redundant statement. Of course he’s a priest. But I’m not talking about the collar and the black clothes. I’m not even referring, for the moment, to the fact that he is one of those men whose life work it is to gift the world with the sacraments. From priests’ hands we receive the Eucharist. I don’t mean that right now. I am referring to the fact that Pope Francis is... Read more

2014-12-29T19:15:39-07:00

Now, here’s a surprise. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that the agency will go ahead with enforcement of the HHS Mandate on August 1. Sebelius, more than any other government official, is responsible for this broadside against religious freedom. The hand-picked committee that wrote this regulation operated under her agency’s control. That is not to gainsay that President Obama signed it and has backed it to the max, despite promises he made to pro life Democratic members... Read more

2014-12-29T19:16:03-07:00

Gendercide. Sex-selected abortion. The “problem” is as old as misogyny, which is to say, it goes back to the day we were cast out of the garden. Baby boys are wanted all over the world, baby girls, not so much. Christianity has always stood against killing babies. It has always opposed taking the life of any innocent person, including that most innocent of persons, the baby in the womb. There are no exceptions in Christianity which allow people to kill... Read more

2013-04-10T05:40:35-06:00

The thunder woke me up. Roads in Western Oklahoma have an inch or so of wet, slicky ice. We’ve got power outages, freezing rain and sleet. The leading edge of this is thunder-boomers with hail, winds, driving rain, and of course (this is Oklahoma) the threat of tornadoes. Snonadoes. Yesterday and the day before I ran the air conditioner. Now, we’ve got snonadoes. This isn’t all that unusual around here. It doesn’t happen every day. But it does happen. The... Read more

2014-12-29T19:19:15-07:00

Oklahoma passed a law against sex-selected abortions, a few years back.  When we did, the bill was opposed by … “pro choice” advocates claiming they speak for “women’s rights,” including, of course, representatives from Planned Parenthood.  Imagine my lack of surprise when I learned that Planned Parenthood is, once again, opposing a bill that is against sex selected abortions. I would guess that you know this, but in case you don’t, misogyny has long included a willingness to kill baby... Read more

2014-12-29T19:19:35-07:00

Americans have the right to petition their government. Eighty-five thousand of us took advantage of that right by commenting on the latest version of the HHS Mandate. This isn’t the first go-round of this process where the mandate is concerned. Back in August 2011 when the initial rule was issued, 147,000 commenters, most of them again the Mandate, filed comments. It is mind boggling how much political capital the Obama administration has expended on this outrageous attempt to subvert the... Read more

2014-12-29T19:20:10-07:00

This is the kind of story that makes me wish I had a biting stick. It turns out that the Planned Parenthood lobbyist who basically Ok’d letting babies who survive abortions die rather than receive medical care is not, as appearances would lead one to believe, a neophyte amateur. She’s a professional lobbyist and president of the firm, Snow Strategies.  I made a copy of the relevant page from her web site because these things have a habit of going down... Read more

2014-12-29T19:20:30-07:00

The Patheos Plumbers (IT people) are going to overhaul the inner workings of Public Catholic. I’ve been told that comments may vanish and then come back. I don’t know what else will happen. Just bear with us. Things will be all better (much better, in fact) once they finish.   NOTE: I’ve learned that Public Catholic will get the overhaul this weekend. When it happens, comments may blink on and off, but it will be temporary. Read more

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