Chris Matthews is now driving the point home: Sarah Palin is a pathological liar. She fully supported the bridge to nowhere, but here she is, seven times, claiming she didn't support it. BTW, Sarah Palin claims to be quite religious. See her performance at her church here. She believes in…
At Salon.com, Sarah Posner writes about the religious beliefs of Sarah Palin. It's everything most of us would have expected. Here are a few exerpts: With regard to creation, the Assemblies of God's official position is that "even though the Bible is not primarily a book of science, it is…
Tired of all the fundamentalists consigning kind and reasonable people to hell on their own authority? You can now respond with these handy "Get Out Of Hell Free" cards. If they can designate people as hell-bound, then you are just as empowered to hand these out and save people. They…
I am a practicing Roman Catholic, and will vote for Barack Obama for President of the United States. Not only will I vote for Senator Obama, I will do so gladly and with a clear conscience. The reasons are many. This lengthy post enumerate many of those reasons, providing ample links in support.
I accept the Roman Catholic teachings on the sanctity of human life and, to the degree the views of Senator Obama and the Democratic Party platform depart from Catholic teaching on the sanctity of human life, I disagree with Senator Obama and the Democratic Party on their positions. I will work inside the party to change the positions of Senator Obama and the Democratic Party, and I will pray for change. I see my vote for Senator Obama as informed by my conscience to support a candidate not totally acceptable to Catholics but, who nonetheless poses a far lesser evil to the dignity and sanctity of life than a vote for Senator John McCain.
In my own life, I strive always to have compassion for those who disagree with me and seek to make a world where all children are recognized for the contribution they are to their families and the world, even before they are born. I will yet find a world where choice will mean whether one raises their child with the support necessary to allow the entire family to succeed, or a child will be placed for adoption by a family capable of the …
I didn't realize that Jesus had said these things (click on the image for a larger version): Empathy, anyone?