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November 2012

November 01, 2012

Be Advised, Weird Stuff is Happening, Both on the Blog…

And elsewhere. To wit, something went amok with a "Popular Post" link sharing doohickey. Patheos...

November 01, 2012

Injunction Junction, What’s Your Function?

"Puttin' on hold the laws that are stinky." Pardon me for thinking about the Schoolhouse...

October 2012

October 26, 2012

Proof That Bright Ideas are a Double-Edged Sword During Electoral Combat

It's what makes the last two weeks of an election a marvel of psychological warfare...

October 25, 2012

Obama and the Crass Roots Campaign

I thought the above was over the top. And then I saw this. Our President approves...

October 22, 2012

A Message About Religious Freedom From Citizens Next Door

and around the corner. Folks of every creed, every color, and every political persuasion....

October 19, 2012

Love Him, or Hate Him, Stephen Colbert Calls Out Tennessee “Pro-Life” Congressman

Filed under news you'd rather not have heard about, Stephen Colbert's "Alpha Dog of the...

October 15, 2012

King David is Criticized Soundly, and Takes It Like A Man

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, many of the stories we find...

October 15, 2012

The HHS Mandate is a Very Foul and Dangerous Thing

This may surprise you, but many folks have no idea how repellent the HHS Mandate...

October 13, 2012

You Don’t Have to be Catholic to Recognize Joe Biden’s Remarkable Incoherence on Abortion

Here at Patheos, there are many different viewpoints from folks from many different faith traditions....

October 12, 2012

Sneak Preview of an American Catholic Political Party!

Some folks are dreamers, wishing upon a star. They say things like, "If only there...

October 12, 2012

Mr. Biden Gets “the Facts” Wrong

Don Clemmer of the USCCB explains, Detective Joe Friday style. Last night, the following statement...

October 12, 2012

A Quote for Election Seasons, Past, Present, and Future

“It is your duty to vote. To neglect to do so would be a...

October 10, 2012

God Gave Us the Vote So We Could Make Fools of Ourselves

Meanwhile, His will prevails, which is part of the reason why I don't spend much...

October 04, 2012

Because The Prophet Francis Didn’t Sugar Coat the Faith for Politicos

It's the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. You might have noticed this, as...

October 01, 2012

So If a Corporation is A Person, and A Person Has Rights…

Then why does the government argue in court that a secular corporation doesn't have rights?...

October 01, 2012

Separation of Church and State? The HHS Mandate Shatters That

Which is why it must be rescinded. Yesterday, I talked about how pelvic issues have...

September 2012

September 30, 2012

Orgasm: The Alpha and the Omega of Our Politics? UPDATED

"Oh Frank, what's with that headline? You're really just too much. Calm yourself down man,...

September 21, 2012

Public Prayer at University of Tennessee, Revisited

The other day I shared the story about the Freedom From Religion Foundation's letter to...

September 21, 2012

The Illusionist…UPDATED

Here you see him, and there you see him. The Great Obama and Mitt the...

September 17, 2012

“We Stand for Religious Freedom…”

You know, except for when we don't. President Barack Obama said the United States supports...

September 16, 2012

For “the Didache” Voters’ Guide

As the presidential election starts looming large on the horizon, it's time to dust off...

September 14, 2012

An Argument Against the HHS Mandate: Keep America Weird

It may seem a strange way for an argument to develop, but really it is...

September 10, 2012

Because the Dalai Lama Says Things Like This UPDATED

Which points out to me that though he (perhaps) will be perceived as being...

September 04, 2012

The HHS Mandate and the Clinton Years…UPDATED

Proof abounds that the Democratic Party nowadays is not your father's (or your grandfather's) Democratic...

September 02, 2012

Politics and the Priesthood: The Military Analogy UPDATED

In all the years I've sat in pews in the Catholic Church (eighteen as a...

August 2012

August 24, 2012

The EWTN Interview with Mitt Romney

For those of us who missed the broadcast (me included)... The questions could have been...

August 23, 2012

President of Biola University Makes a Statement on the HHS Mandate

This just in from Los Angeles. Another ally in the fight against the HHS Mandate....

August 21, 2012

Paul Ryan Said He’s Pro-Life (Except in Cases of Rape)? Here’s What Happened Next…UPDATED

When I heard the news, I was just having some tea, see, and then BAM!...

August 16, 2012

The YIMCatholic Presidential Straw Poll UPDATED

Because you've been dying to vote, and you don't want to wait until November. Why...

August 14, 2012

To Let the Democracy of the Dead Teach Me How to Vote Like A Catholic UPDATED

Are you dissatisfied with the book-length voting guides put out by the USSCB? Do you...