Adviser resigns following column linking same-sex attraction with devil By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — A policy adviser to the U.S. bishops has resigned following a controversy over an opinion piece he wrote suggesting that same-sex attraction could be the work of the devil. Daniel Avila, policy adviser for marriage and family to the [...]
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Quo Vadis, Modern Church?
Posted in American Wasteland, Religion and Life, Roman Catholicism on November 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
But If He Had Been Old, White, Female and In a Wheelchair
Posted in American Wasteland, Idiot Watch on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Federal agents have arrested a Nigerian man after he successfully flew from New York to Los Angeles, and then attempted to fly from Los Angeles to Atlanta, without having a valid boarding pass for either flight. Olajide Oluwaseun Noibi cleared security at John F. Kennedy International Airport on June 24 and successfully boarded [...]
Charlize Theron – Theologian and Philosopher (?)
Posted in American Wasteland on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Although the biography on her web page labels Charlize Theron as one of the great actresses of our time, I was more interested in the fact that she declared gay marriage as a “divine right” in an interview with Piers Morgan. I am really impressed that a former model, raised in South Africa, and whom [...]
It’s 476 a. d. All Over Again
Posted in American Wasteland on July 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know about you, but this “where will LeBron play next year” thing has scared me half to death. Every news site on the internet (including the Catholic site) mentioned that this really tall, black guy who is great at basketball was deciding where he would get paid millions of dollars for the next few years. [...]
Bread and Circus Again
Posted in American Wasteland on February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I am really confused. As I watched the Super Bowl on Sunday, I kept hearing how much the Saints winning the Super Bowl meant to the people of New Orleans. I looked in the stadium for the faces of the people who were pictured in the thousands of images coming out of New Orleans after Katrina; [...]
An American “god”
Posted in American Wasteland on June 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Prior to our recent trip to Lake Chatuge and Edisto Beach, I made a trip to Barnes and Noble to pick up some “I don’t have to think about it” reading. You know, those mysteries and novels that you can read with “half your brain tied behind your back” (sorry, Rush). I picked up a [...]
The Whimpering Church
Posted in American Wasteland, Church, Religion and Life, Roman Catholicism on April 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On my way this afternoon to the local grocery to pick up some dog food, I was listening to a new program on the local talk radio station. The program was called, I think, “The Allen Hunt Show-Where Faith and Reality Meet.” The main topic of discussion was the covering of the “IHS,” an ancient [...]
The Academy Awards
Posted in American Wasteland on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Another red letter year for me at the movies. Last year, I was happy that I had managed to miss all the winners at the Academy Awards. This year, I did even better–I never wasted any of my money on a nominated film. I can barely restrain my hand from back-slapping me, especially since I [...]
Thoughts On the Orgy
Posted in American Wasteland on January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Moby Dick reads on…onward, one page at the time, searching looking for enjoyment. Meanwhile, back on the web, the pundits and those with loads of time on their hands are writing their lists of Letterman-like top ten goals for the Obama Presidency. Mysteriously, the list seems to include a lot of what can the Government [...]
“Better” Living Through Biology
Posted in American Wasteland on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First of all the title, “Single men turning to surrogacy,” appeared in the “Living Well” section of on-line CNN struck me as ironic. The article was a glowing endorsement of the movement by some men, both gay and straight, to have surrogates bear children for them. To me, it was an amazing case of selfishness. [...]
