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2015-06-04T10:42:16-05:00

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Does pop psychology make us bad Christians?

Last updated on: June 4, 2015 at 10:42 am By Simcha Fisher

Yesterday, I wanted to talk about the concept of “enabling,” and how we use the term to give ourselves permission to behave badly. But I ended up talking more about our duty toward transsexuals, and frankly, I bit off more than I can chew! What I really meant to write about is pop psychology, and how its vocabulary leeches into our psyches and turns us into terrible Christians. We may not be in therapy ourselves, but we’ve read an article, or talked to... Read more

2019-01-07T16:41:33-05:00

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Am I my brother’s enabler?

Last updated on: January 7, 2019 at 4:41 pm By Simcha Fisher

Don’t worry, I’m not going to write about Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner; not really. (The best take I’ve read on that topic is here.) I do want to talk about a question circling, like a fly around an overripe peach, the topic of Jenner, transsexuals, sex, gender, gender dysphoria, and gender reassignment surgery: the question of whether we ought to call someone “she” just because that someone wants to be called “she,” even if we think that someone is really a he. It’s... Read more

2017-01-27T15:48:46-05:00

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Yes, Agenda-Ridden Inflitrators Are Hijacking the World Meeting of Families

Last updated on: January 27, 2017 at 3:48 pm By Simcha Fisher

When my daughter was about three, she went into the bathroom and locked the door. Then I heard a shriek. She burst through the door and yelled, “Somebody bite me!” Sure enough, there on her arm were two perfect semi-circles of teeth marks where someone had bitten her. But no one else was in the bathroom. She had bitten herself. And she was MAD about it. This is more or less what happens every day in the Catholic blogosphere. The... Read more

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2015-06-02T13:25:12-05:00

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Yes, Agenda-Driven Infiltrators Are Hijacking the World Meeting of Families

Last updated on: June 2, 2015 at 1:25 pm By Simcha Fisher

Folks like the one-man band at the Lepanto Institute are introducing a gay agenda into the World Meeting of Families. They’re the infiltrators, the hijackers. They’re the wolf at the gate, eager to lay waste to something wholesome and good. Enough. Enough with the self-inflicted bite wounds. I understand that it really hurts when those teeth sink into your flesh, but the best way to avoid this pain is to stop biting yourself. Read the rest at the Register. ***... Read more

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2015-05-28T12:02:03-05:00

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Gee, your corpse smells terrific!

Last updated on: May 28, 2015 at 12:02 pm By Simcha Fisher

Not only does the Catholic Church “do science,” but she allows us a heck of a lot of latitude in our personal devotions. Myself, I have steered clear of incorruptibles as any proof of anything besides the fact that the world is weird, history is messy, and lots of people are different from me. Read the rest at the Register. photo via Wikimedia Commons Read more

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2015-05-28T09:08:35-05:00

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In Soviet Russia, waitress serves YOU!

Last updated on: May 28, 2015 at 9:08 am By Simcha Fisher

I mean, wait, that doesn’t make sense. How about this: in Soviet Russia, waitress knows what to do if she is molested. Via Mandatory. The guy tries to slip money into her shirt; she swats him down. He follows her and grabs her butt. SHE CLOCKS THE HELL OUT OF HIM. Watch and enjoy: Satisfyin’! Read more

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2015-05-27T11:43:07-05:00

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Tick spoons are the best.

Last updated on: May 27, 2015 at 11:43 am By Simcha Fisher

Ticks are pure evil. Pure, pure, pure, pure evil, and there are lots of them this year. Here is a product you should have on hand. It makes it fast and easy to remove those wiggling bastards whole: You don’t have to touch the tick at all, and the head comes right out. So much easier and less horrible than using tweezers. Tick spoon! Yay. Read more

2015-05-27T11:30:36-05:00

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Do Christians do good because they fear Hell?

Last updated on: May 27, 2015 at 11:30 am By Simcha Fisher

Imagine that I go for a walk in the mountains. Halfway up, I come across a little unexpected stream, with bracing cold water that sparkles over the mossy stones. The sweet smell of the waving weeds intoxicates me, and for one giddy moment, the shadow of a falcon races over my path. There are berries and wildflowers, sweet breezes and a new kind of birdsong, something wild and delightful that I’ve never heard before. So I tell everyone about it. Most... Read more

2015-05-27T08:33:03-05:00

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When Hell has a hashtag

Last updated on: May 27, 2015 at 8:33 am By Simcha Fisher

The BBC says, “if you believe in that sort of thing” because it does sound pretty goofy: A mysterious Mexican demon moving pencils around at the behest of eleven-year-old Mackynzie, who wants to know if Conor likes her or not. Who would believe nonsense like that? If Hell has its own hashtags, how scary could it be? Read the rest at the Register. *** Image via Wikimedia Commons: “Rops – Satan säht die Hexenbrut” by Félicien Rops – repro from art... Read more

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2019-01-07T16:34:39-05:00

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Would your kids know what to do if someone molested them?

Last updated on: January 7, 2019 at 4:34 pm By Simcha Fisher

I don’t care about the Duggars any more than I care about any family in the news. Many Catholics see them as role models, but they seem to have attitudes about children and women which are antithetical to Catholic ideas. Did their son molest girls because of his upbringing? Maybe, maybe not. I’m not familiar enough with their parenting style to know. I do know that it’s possible for parents to do their hardest to raise their kids right, and... Read more

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