Clash of Realms: Bishop Tobin, Representative Kennedy, and Church-State Entanglement.

By: Crowe (Diary)  |  November 22nd at 02:02 PM  | 

Thomas J. Tobin, bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Providence, Rhode Island has apparently instructed Rep. Patrick Kennedy not to present himself for Holy Communion due to the latter’s pro-abortion stance and his public statements asserting that his standing as a Catholic is unaffected by his dissent from the unwavering and well-known position of the Church on this issue. Is this an inappropriate and | Read More »

What’s that? Oh, right.. Too bad no one mentioned that before…

By: Crowe (Diary)  |  July 14th at 02:19 PM  | 

Turns out bad stuff in the media DOES negatively affect children. Don’t mind us social conservatives and religious whack-os who have been railing against the objectification of people, especially women and young girls, for others’ perverse enjoyments (or even “innocent” marketing power): we’re already working on trying to undo the damage and prevent further similar damage in the future. There should be no finger pointing | Read More »