Thursday, March 31, 2016

Again with the Claim that Critics of Catholic Bishops' "Religious Freedom" Crusade Use Scare Quotes to Attack Religious Freedom: Michael Sean Winters' Continued Misrepresentation of Discussion of Bishops' Betrayal of Religious Freedom

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As I've noted previously , National Catholic Reporter 's Michael Sean Winters just doesn't get it when it comes to unders...

I Celebrate My Birthday, I Encounter "Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep" All Over Again: Continuing Challenge of Confronting Racism in American Culture

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Charles Wilber White, "Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep," Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (My apologies that the Salon vi...
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: Koch-Funded Business School of Catholic University of America Holds Neocon Conference on Catholic Social Teaching with Nightly "Cigar Reception"

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Note the nightly Cigar Reception for those attending the recent neocon-spun conference on Catholic social teaching at the Koch-brother...

Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: LGBTQ Human Beings, "the Church Doesn't Owe You Understanding or Mercy, but Recognition"

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Basque Franciscan theologian Jose Arregi tells LGBTQ human beings (his statement in Spanish is at the ATRIO site , and has been tran...

Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "Instead, We Are Left with the Likes of John Allen and Rocco Palmo Who Are Just Pole Dancers at Bishop Conventions"

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In response to Kaya Oakes's recent article about John Allen's decision to turn to the Knights of Columbus to fund his Crux  ...
Tuesday, March 29, 2016

As Crux Turns to Knights of Columbus for Funding, A Reflection on Catholic Heterosexism and Lack of Solidarity with LGBTQ People Among Heterosexually Privileged "Liberal" Catholics

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Tomorrow's my birthday, but Steve has informed me that the Birthday Rules dictate that one's birthday begins at sundown the d...
Sunday, March 27, 2016

Easter and the Longing to See Pharoah's Army Drowned: A Project in Which Atheists, Agnostics, and People of Faith Should Be Able to Collaborate

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In this Easter Sunday's New York Times , philosopher William Irwin describes a strategy for people who question the notion of God ...