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June 2015

June 18, 2015

You Can Find the Real Encyclical HERE

If you want a copy of the Encyclical, Laudato Si, go here. My attorney colleague...

June 18, 2015

5 Groups of People to Ignore When They Talk About the Encyclical

By their agendas you shall know them. In our agenda-laden society, you can almost write...

June 17, 2015

I’m Not Going to Rush Out There With a Verdict on the Encyclical Tomorrow.

I know, I know. Everybody and his dog is going to jump right over the...

June 17, 2015

Cafeteria Catholics Wear Red as Well as Blue

It was a rout. They knocked one another down, running away from Him. The temple...

June 16, 2015

Climate Change Crosses Political Lines: What’s a Bishop to Do?

So, Pope Francis has written a soon-to-be-released encyclical on the environment. Long before we got...

June 15, 2015

Belgian GPs “Killing Patients Who Have Not Asked to Die.”

Evidently, the greatest danger to an elderly person in Belgium is their doctor, a fact that...

June 15, 2015

Pope Francis: Gender Theory is a Threat to Marriage

Getting rid of gender difference is the problem, not the solution ... We must do...

June 12, 2015

House Defeats Pacific Trade Fast Track

The United States House of Representatives has defeated the fast track on the Pacific Trade...

June 11, 2015

Will Gay Marriage Lead to “Marriage with Multiple Partners?” Emory Symposium Says No.

If the Supreme Court creates a 14th Amendment right to gay marriage in it upcoming decision,...

June 11, 2015

Islamic Brotherhood Tries to Shut Down ISIS in Gaza

According to Haarvetz, the Islamic Brotherhood has been trying to shut down ISIS' activities in...

June 10, 2015

The Junk Food Fix is More Than One Person’s Bad Choice. It’s an American Problem.

My brave, witty and beautiful colleague, Katrina Fernandez, writes with the uninhibited gusto of a natural...

June 09, 2015

Court Upholds Texas Law Requiring Abortion Clinics to Meet Outpatient Surgery Standards

Actually, it's a no-brainer. And no, it does not require abortion clinics to close. I'm...

June 09, 2015

“Freedom to Worship” is NOT Freedom of Religion

Oklahoma's Senator James Lankford raised the question, and it's a good one. President Obama has...

June 08, 2015

The Church Without Nuns is Like a Human Heart that’s Cut in Half

Legislators can be dismissive of clergy. In fact, elected officials are, whether they will admit...

June 06, 2015

Minnesota Archdiocese Charged with Mishandling Sexual Misconduct

Prosecutors filed criminal charges against the Archdiocese of St Paul Minneapolis due to what prosecutors...

June 05, 2015

Trans … What Did You Say? Trendy Medical Malpractice on the Mentally Ill

Transexuality, otherwise known as gender dysphoria, is not alone. It turns out that there are...

June 04, 2015

Pope Francis: A Society That Does Not Take Care of the Elderly, Has No Future

The Church teaches us to love and care for the elderly, disabled, weak and helpless....

June 04, 2015

Should Medicare be Forced to Pay for Sex Change Surgery?

UPDATE: I first published this post in 2013. I am publishing it again today because the...

June 03, 2015

Obama’s Approval Sinks. What Would it Be if They Asked About Religious Liberty?

CNN recently polled Americans' approval of President Obama's job performance. It turns out that President...

June 03, 2015

Sex Change Surgery is the New Pre-Frontal Lobotomy, and a Trendy Form of Child Abuse

What do prefrontal lobotomy and sex change surgery have in common from a scientific viewpoint?...

June 03, 2015

Sex Change Surgery is the New Prefrontal Lobotomy and a Trendy Form of Child Mutilation

What do prefrontal lobotomy and sex change surgery have in common from a scientific viewpoint?...

June 02, 2015

FBI Flies Surveillance over Me and Thee

I wonder if the government is going through our lingerie drawers when we're out of...

May 2015

May 29, 2015

Former Oklahoma Rep Randy Terrill Begins Prison Sentence

My former colleague Representative Randy Terrill surrendered to authorities today. He is beginning a one-year...

May 23, 2015

Dems for Life Calls on Hillary to Open Up Democratic Party to Pro Life People

I know what you're going to say, so let me say it for you. Fat...

May 23, 2015

Fr Longenecker’s 12 Reasons Not to Debate Internet Atheists, Plus 6 of Mine

Fr Dwight Longenecker published a post today giving 12 of the reasons why he...

May 22, 2015

I Left the Legislature a Year Ago and Nothing Has Gone as Planned.

A year ago tomorrow, I cast my last vote ... ... and walked out of...

May 21, 2015

Senate Punts on Obama Trade Deals. The people Lose Again.

The United States Senate once again abrogated its responsibilities in favor of letting the Prez...

May 21, 2015

Breaking: Federal Court Forces Notre Dame to Follow HHS Mandate

The 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the University of Notre Dame's appeal against...

May 21, 2015

ISIS Claims Full Control of Syrian City of Palmyra

ISIS has taken full control, of the Syrian City of Palmyra. This puts ISIS in...

May 19, 2015

Two Bad Presidents Made Iraq into the Petri Dish that Grew ISIS.

How did Iraq become the cesspool that birthed ISIS? Who made this mess? We did....