Archive for the 'Religion' Category

Scientology Beats Up on Parody Site

Wednesday, October 19th, 2005

The Church of Scientology has told a parody web site to change it’s domain name or else. Some things just aren’t funny — at least to the Church of Scientology. A New Zealand-based website that says it is devoted to “exposing Tom Cruise’s moronic behavior in his relentless crusade to promote the Church of Scientology” [...]

Madonna: We’re All Going to Hell

Monday, October 17th, 2005

In a statement which must have literally destroyed the good ship Irony, Madonna is now blaming the “material world” for most of civilization’s ills: The former Material Girl now believes “the beast is the modern world that we live in!” “The material world. The physical world. The world of illusion, that we think is real. [...]

Oh, Those Crazy French!

Thursday, May 12th, 2005

Yet another example of why no one likes the French: PARIS: France’s media council has sharply reprimanded a private television channel for satirising Pope Benedict as “Adolf II” and saying he blessed Catholics “in the name of the Father, the Son and the Third Reich.” The Superior Audiovisual Council (CSA) warned Canal Plus that it [...]

A Fitting Tribute To Pope John Paul II

Tuesday, April 12th, 2005

Peggy Noonan has written an excellent piece regarding Pope John Paul II’s return to Poland after being elected Pontiff. Here is a sample: John Paul was a new pope, raised to the papacy just eight months before. The day after he became pope he made it clear he would like to return as pope to [...]

Why The Catholic Church Should Not Change

Thursday, April 7th, 2005

A long time ago, my parents raised me as a Catholic. I went to CCD classes, received my first communion, and eventually was confirmed. I got the lectures about not eating meat on Fridays and giving up something I really liked for lent. As a child, I just thought that these were things that everyone [...]

Atheist At It Again, Part II

Tuesday, January 18th, 2005

Everyone’s favorite atheist, Michael Newdow, is trying to prevent President Bush from having any prayers said at the Inauguration on Thursday. He filed suit and lost twice, so now he is appealing to the Supreme Court. Also, he is asking Justice Rehnquist to recuse himself, since he will be swearing in President Bush and thus [...]

Kerry Excommunicated from Catholic Church

Tuesday, October 19th, 2004

Via Catholic World News: A consultant to the Vatican has said Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has incurred the penalty of excommunication from the Catholic Church. The consultant made his statement in a highly unusual letter to Marc Balestrieri, a Los Angeles canon lawyer who formally sued John Kerry in ecclesiastical court for heresy. Apparently [...]