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February 2014

February 26, 2014

The Limits of Tolerance

What happens when people think evil is good and the devil is beautiful?

February 25, 2014

Will Arizona Let the Money Do the Talking?

The money men have lined up in what appears to be a concerted effort...

February 25, 2014

Getting Real: The Marriage Protection Amendment

Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and...

February 24, 2014

And So It Begins: The Push for Polygamy

This is a random round-up of opinion pieces pushing polygamy. It is by no means...

February 24, 2014

The Issue is Murder, and Our Willingness to Allow It

My Sabbath rest from this blog came just in time. I had read too many...

February 22, 2014

Elderly Woman Pays $14,000 to be Euthanized at Swiss Death Facility

Oriella Cazzanello. Source: Daily News. I’ve been wondering how much it costs to have someone...

February 21, 2014

Swiss Study Indicates Lonely, Unbelieving Women are Most Likely Euthanasia Victims

So who pays other people to murder them? A new study gives us a profile...

February 15, 2014

Western Civilization is a Dead Man Walking. Here’s Why.

It slipped past quietly, while we were ordering roses for Valentine’s Day and chattering about...

February 15, 2014

Is it My Duty to Kill My Mother?

The video below is a newscast describing the vote to euthanize children in Belgium....

February 14, 2014

Western Civilization is a Dead Man Walking, but It’s Valentine’s Day and We Still Have Each Other

A federal judge in Kentucky killed marriage this week. A parliamentary vote in Belgium officially...

February 13, 2014

Belgian Parliament Legalizes Euthanasia of Children.

The Belgian Parliament has passed a law allowing doctors to euthanize children and people with...

February 12, 2014

Federal Judge Rules that Kentucky Must Recognize Gay Marriages from Other States

US District Judge John G Heyburn II has ruled that Kentucky must recognize gay marriages...

February 12, 2014

Why Did Shirley Temple Survive the Meat Grinder of Child Stardom?

Shirley Temple Black is dead at the age of 85. I watched a few...

February 11, 2014

Abortions for Valentine’s Day. Gotta Love It.

I know what my husband is going to get me for Valentine’s Day. I know...

February 11, 2014

Diverse Coalition Unites to Defend State Marriage Laws

Oklahoma and Utah are the latest states to find themselves in the bull’s eye of...

February 08, 2014

Abortion: Four Decades

February 07, 2014

UN Report on Child Sex Abuse Demands the Church Change Teachings on Abortion and Homosexuality

The United Nations Committee on the Protection of the Child has issued a report on...

February 06, 2014

Four-Year-Old Girl and Her Family Ask Belgian King to Block Euthanasia of Children

Speaking of child abuse, legislators in Belgium are moving toward passage of a law that...

February 06, 2014

Woody Allen and Polanski: The Rich and Shameless Display Hypocrisy About Child Sexual Abuse

Nobody hates pedophiles more than the Rich and Shameless. At least, they hate pedophiles when...

February 05, 2014

Will They Know We are Christians by Our Love?

“A Christian murderer…It’s not me saying this, it’s the Lord. And there is no place...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Atheists Launch Super Bowl Ad Mocking Hail Mary

American Atheists must rolling in cash. They’re running an ad at the upcoming Super Bowl. Don’t...

January 28, 2014

West Coast Walk for Life: Archbishop Cordileone Asks Young People to Defend Life and Marriage

Archbishop Cordileone called on young people at the West Coast March for Life to defend...

January 28, 2014

They’re Going to Die Anyway

One doctor's answer to the argument that the baby is going to die anyway. This...

January 27, 2014

Oklahoma Lawmaker Files Bill to Ban Marriage

You gotta admit. I do have an interesting job. One of my colleagues in the...

January 27, 2014

Cough. “Women’s Health” Looks a Lot Like the Old Double Standard.

Oklahoma is having a bit of a kerfluffle over the morning after pill. On one...

January 25, 2014

Lock Up Your Babies and Little Old Ladies. It’s Killing Time in New Mexico.

You know those magazine articles and internet blogs detailing the best places in...

January 18, 2014

Are Gay Rights Activists Nazis, and Other Coffee Through the Nose Questions

I love the commenters here on Public Catholic. You are an intelligent and thoughtful...

January 17, 2014

Gay Marriage, the Rights of Children, and Religious Liberty

I've received permission to reprint Ryan Anderson's testimony concerning gay marriage in full. The video...

January 16, 2014

Oklahoma Fails the Test and I Am Proud Of It!

This is one test I wanted to fail. In fact, this is one test that...

January 15, 2014

Archbishop Coakley Issues Statement on Judge’s Decision Overturning Oklahoma’s Definition of Marriage

My personal religious leader, Archbishop Paul Coakley issued a statement this afternoon concerning yesterday’s decision...