The California State Supreme Court ruled today that Catholic Charities of Sacramento must provide coverage for contraceptives, despite the Catholic Church's prohibition on their use. The state supreme court said the charity, incorporated separately from the church, was not a "religious employer" exempt from legislation mandating such coverage. While affiliated with the Catholic Church, the […]
I was going to rip into this Pioneer Press column by Brian Lambert, mainly because of this paragraph: One brave and skeptical line of discussion would have been to ask Gibson, "How do you know any of this actually happened?" Journalists are supposed to be in the business of asking impertinent, uncomfortable questions. But I […]
On Saturday I pointed out that Christians aren't a major source of anti-Semitism in world. But as is typical, a highly paid columnist said it longer, and better.
That title should get me some Google hits, and it has the bonus of being true. Dowd takes aim at both Mel Gibson for his film "The Passion" and President Bush for opposing gay marriage. She's mad at Mel because "The Passion" made her feel angry and violent. Solution: Take some valium. She's mad at […]
Well, the Supreme Court has done it again. In its latest decision, the court has demonstrated that we need at least three more Antonin Scalias on the bench. (The way the Democrats filibuster, that will likely never happen, unfortunately.) For those of you who are unfamiliar with the latest court ruling, Davey was a college […]
I've been watching some of the TV reporting and listening to some talk radio where various individuals have been discussing "The Passion." The concern that has been raised is that the movie may create anti-Semitic feeling and lead to violence against Jews. I haven't seen the film, but this claim is hogwash. Most Christians nowadays […]
I watched most of Mel Gibson's interview on ABC last night (I think I missed the first 5-10 minutes) and was impressed. Gibson's description of the flaws in the past and how, by the grace of God, he finally overcame many of them, was inspiring. I'll see the "Passion" when it comes out -- probably […]
Yesterday a Republican managed to trigger the infamous Howard Dean temper. Ungerer, wearing a T-shirt bearing the words "Mr Fix It," rose to his feet and condemned what he called the incivility of the campaign and the political press. He suggested Dean and the other Democratic candidates stop "tearing down your neighbor" and cut their […]
When I hear news about the Democrat presidential frontrunner, I often think: "The gall of that man." Howard Dean's latest comment is Exhibit A for arrogance, hypocrisy and gall. Howard Dean criticized President Bush on Friday for saying Christianity had influenced his opposition to stem-cell research. "I think we ought to make scientific decisions, not […]
Democrat President hopeful Howard Dean says that he signed a civil unions law for gays because God told him to. Dean, who's really studied the Bible, told The Washington Post that: "The overwhelming evidence is that there is very significant, substantial genetic component to it," Dean said in an interview Wednesday. "From a religious point […]