Barbara Walters covering all her bases

It's been a while. Sorry to my faithful reader.

Last night, intrepid journalist Barbara Walters did an in-depth, hard-core investigative piece on Heaven: Where is it? How do we get there?

It would be near impossible to write a satirical title for fake journalism more hysterical than this.

Anyway, Walters fawned over every sort of religious idiot for a while. When she came to Ellen Johnson, the president of the American Atheists, her fawning stopped. She immediately took on a smug attitude and began asking all sorts of stupid comments like "You can't prove that God doesn't exist." and so on. Johnson, clearly an intelligent, capable human being, responded appropriately...to the tune of "It ain't my job to prove a thing doesn't exist. The burden lies with the person positing something."

Hurrah.

What sickened me was the complete lack of respect for Atheism, and treating it like it is some sort of immature belief that people outgrow. Unlike the superstition of religion. Which is sane and mature.

Megachurches closing for christmas

Apparently, some of the megachurches around the country are closing for christmas.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/12/06/D8EB5R608.html


This one is a no-brainer - They're closing because they're businesses. All businesses are closed for christmas.

Child molesting priests are gay, not pedophiles.

The Vatican has released a new document on homosexuality. Apparently, it rehashes some of the old business about sexuality being on a sliding scale (a la Kinsey). Which is all fine and dandy.

The scary thing is that it attributes priest abuse of children to homosexuality, rather than pedophilia. A quote from the interview...

Given the present crisis in the Church, with 80% of the abuse involving
homosexual assaults of adolescent males, seminarians and those in formation in
religious communities with same-sex attractions have a serious responsibility to
protect the Church from further shame and sorrow.

They are also claiming that it can be cured, and that they've had some success. The only thing they are really successful at, is driving people into parks late at night to indulge in unsafe sex, because they are denied to ability to have a healthy relationship. Kudos.

http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=81164

Rejoice Sinners! You Can Be Saved!

O Glorious Day! It turns out there is hope for all of you, my sinning little children…Benedict the Umpteenth says that you can be saved. Thank God.

http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=80888

I have some ideas on how we might be saved: burning at the stake usually works pretty well (historically).

Church stirs up anti-semitism

It appears that Papa Ratzi is all about making the Church the way it used to be. Like stirring up old anti-semitic feelings by condemning usury. Hmmmm….how much money do you suppose the Church has invested. Any of it in bonds? Oh wait, I remember….The Church primarily puts all of its money in real estate. And doesn’t pay taxes on it.


http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=80486

Papa Ratzi shows true face. Welcome back to the dark ages.

Interesting times, folks.

It seems the Pope nee Grand Inquisitor just doesn't like people getting along. Hence, he put the Franciscans under a new system of threefold-control, including a Papal overseer. Which is in direct contradiction to the Autonomy that JP^2 granted 'em in the 60s.

All because the Franciscans used to act as the link between the Church and society.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/28/AR2005112801707.html?sub=AR