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2017-03-24T14:31:50-06:00

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After 9 Years of Ripping Off the Priesthood, Gay Priest Leaves, Blames Church for His Life of Lies

Last updated on: March 24, 2017 at 2:31 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Priests are human. I think I established my belief in the humanness and fallibility of priests a couple of weeks ago. I managed to outrage a lot of people by not being all that surprised or all that outraged by the fall from grace of one of our local priests. To be honest, I was a lot more surprised by the anger people felt toward him than by his action. Based on the reaction to that post, I’m buckling my seatbelt in preparation... Read more

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2015-03-02T10:45:58-07:00

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Pope Francis Condemns the ‘Intolerable Brutality’ of ISIS

Last updated on: March 2, 2015 at 10:45 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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2015-03-02T16:11:08-07:00

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History of the Crusades: Pope Urban II Father of the Crusades

Last updated on: March 2, 2015 at 4:11 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Islamic wars of conquest against Christians had been going on for over 300 years when Pope Urban made his famous speech launching the first Crusade. The Crusades were defensive wars. Claims to the contrary are historical fantasy which are put forward as an excuse for Christian bashing. This anti-history is so widely taught and accepted that the President of the United States referenced it in a speech, conflating Christians and Christianity with the barbarism of ISIS. This speech ignored the... Read more

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2015-02-28T09:46:52-07:00

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Watching Football with My Four-Year-Old

Last updated on: February 28, 2015 at 9:46 am By Rebecca Hamilton

There was a time when I let my babies “style” my hair while I read or watched tv. Now, I just give them money. 🙂 Read more

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2015-02-28T09:48:39-07:00

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RIP Leonard Nimoy

Last updated on: February 28, 2015 at 9:48 am By Rebecca Hamilton

2015-02-28T10:08:09-07:00

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The Cliche-Ridden Reaction to the Unmasking of Jihadi John

Last updated on: February 28, 2015 at 10:08 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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The world has a name and a face to go with the mask and the knife. It turns out that Jihadi John, the serial killer in the ISIS videos, is an educated, well-to-do Londoner named Mohammed Emwazi. The early coverage of Mr Emwazi was the usual fill-in-the-blanks hand-wringing claptrap. Nobody said that Mr Emwazi’s murders were workplace violence, but that was one of the few cliches they missed. We were treated to the standard “he’s such a gentle person” from his... Read more

2017-03-24T15:32:41-06:00

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Who is Mohammad Emwazi aka Jihadi John?

Last updated on: March 24, 2017 at 3:32 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Who is the serial killer, Mohammed Emwazi? These videos give a bit of insight. One point that I think should be made about the last video is that conflating the demonstrations of the early 1970s with ISIS and calling the demonstrators terrorists is absurd. The idea that young people are attracted to ISIS for the same emotional reasons as those that drew young people to the anti-war movement of the 1970s is worth thinking about. I’ve haven’t given it enough... Read more

2015-02-27T13:42:47-07:00

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Mexico Needs to Stop the Faux Outrage at the Pope and Get Real

Last updated on: February 27, 2015 at 1:42 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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Evidently, Pope Francis was concerned about problems in Argentina and, in a private correspondence, said, “Hopefully we are in time to avoid Mexicanization.” When this statement became public, there was tsk-tsking in all the predictable quarters and Mexico went into the usual knee-jerk outrage and demands for apologies. I’m not sure if the Mexican president said he was “hurt” by the Pope’s remarks, but I wouldn’t be surprised. Everybody is “hurt” by things that couldn’t possibly hurt these days, including private... Read more

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2015-02-26T16:58:45-07:00

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What is Conversion Therapy?

Last updated on: February 26, 2015 at 4:58 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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Representative Sally Kern has managed to get a ban on bans of what is called “conversion therapy” out of a House committee. I do not know if she will manage to get it to a vote of the full House. I published a post yesterday, summarizing those two facts. The resulting conversation has left me confused, which is why I’m writing this post now. I honestly do not know what “conversion therapy” is, except what I get from the name itself. A... Read more

2015-02-26T11:41:11-07:00

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Jihadi John Unmasked

Last updated on: February 26, 2015 at 11:41 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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“Jihadi John,” the murderer of James Foley, Steven Sotloff, David Haines, Peter Kassig, Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto is not a victim of poverty and discrimination. He is a well-to-do Londoner who obtained a degree in computer science from Westminster University. His name is Muhammed Emwazi. Of course, the nonsense is already starting. According to CAGE, a Muslim-led human rights advocacy group in London, Emwazi was “harassed” by UK security services. International Business News immediately posted an article headlined: Jihadi... Read more

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