A can of worms

Has been opened.  Looks like Edward Peters is saying it's time to stop horsing around with Nancy Pelosi, and others who are joining forces with those who would invoke the power of the state to crush the right to hold non-liberal Catholic beliefs in America.  I know, I know.  That's a tough one.  It's easy to say 'exciommunicate the sinner!', assuming that it will stop before it gets to me.  But there is also a danger in the great 'moral equivelancy' that so many turn to nowadays. 

When Ron Paul is asked about American foreign policy, he makes it clear that other countries would be offended at what we've done.  Fair enough.  Hitler was, too.  So was Mussolini and so was Tojo.  What does that mean?  Did what America do to the American Indians equal the Holocaust?  To some, yeah.  Is Christianity no different than Radical Islam?  Sure, some would say.

And in some general, overarching way that's probably true.  But is it completely true?  Do we really think we should look at things from Hitler's point of view?  Not really.  Maybe in the years leading up to the war, but not too often do we weep for Hitler's rage against the allied war on his nation.  Likewise, most Christians at least like to point out differences between little old ladies in Bible studies and Islamic terrorists who fly jets filled with innocent people into skyscrapers filled with innocent people.  Somehow, we know there are differences.

Same here.  I wouldn't want the Church to go crazy and start dropping the axe on anyone who fails to live up to the perfection to which Christ calls us.  That would be the end of me!  Nor do I want to see the Church going after anyone over diverse opinions, or even disagreements; even if those disagreements are with the Church.  And I would extend that to folks who openly disagree with the Church.  And maybe even those who openly oppose the Church and act on it.  But when the State makes such a flagrant move against the Church, a move that is only to crush the right not to be liberal in America, and threatens to openly persecute the Church for failing to conform to this mandate, that's serious.  And it is serious when a Catholic politician not only openly opposes the Church, and acts on that opposition, but agrees to get the kindling for the fire that will be used to burn non-liberal heretics at the stake.  Then it might be time to take action.

I don't know.  But I know the Faith has had its share of Quislings over the years, those who have cozied up to the latest tyranny that seeks to destroy the Orthodox faith and force it to conform to the latest, hippest heresy or nightmare philosophy.  I also know that when these folks do such things, many have suffered as a result.  Perhaps something should be done.  I'll say that since I've been a Catholic, it's the first time I could honestly say that in this case, it might be time for the Church to do something drastic.  That, in itself, shows my concern for what this mandate portends.

Duh

In one of those weird 'huh?' moments that comes with being Catholic, it looks like the Vatican’s top prosecutor in sex-abuse cases says Bishops should be held accountable for their roles in the sexual abuse scandal.  Well, yeah.  Hello.  Of course they should.  Was this news?  Was anyone disagreeing?  I would like to think this was a non-story that wasn't worth reporting.  But knowing how things can be in that strange, wonderful, and sometimes confusing world of Catholic living, it might actually be a story worth reading.

Washington Legislature has its priorities right

While wars and terrorism continue to sweep the world, while uprisings and brutal crushing of demonstrators shocks, while children starve and millions flounder, while natural disasters and the potential unraveling of Western Civilization loom on the horizon, the good lawmakers in Washington have what's important on their minds.  Remember kids, the only reason God created the universe was for homosexuality, and the enlightened leaders of our north-westernmost neighbors have finally seen the light.  Well done.  Another group of lawmakers ensuring that a thousand years from now, we will be the era that gave it all for gay sex.  I know I'm proud to be an American at this time!

Well done Rick Santorum

I'm not sold on Rick Santorum at this point.  But I give credit where it's due.  Nobody, and I mean nobody, thought he would make it this far. Remember, folks were calling for him to drop out before the Iowa Caucus.  That's a turn in events.  He's still against the multi-zillion dollar Romney Campaign Machine.  And who knows, he may not make it another round.  It's just enjoyable watching the MSM try to adjust its narrative of "Romney vs. The One" when the good voters of the country appear to have minds of their own. 

Obama administration offers deal with the Devil

And Michael Sean Winters will have none of it.  Good for him.  No hardcore right-wing fanatic, Mr. Winters sees the writing on the wall.  Any notion of 'compromise' is nothing other than a slap in the face to the First Amendment.  It's saying 'we won't charge you money when we demand you compromise your deeply held religious beliefs, but we will demand you compromise your deeply held religious beliefs.'  Hopefully folks are waking up to the lie that was post-Christian liberalism.  Notions of tolerance, diversity, everyone living in harmony and peace, respecting each other's diverse opinions, was a lie.  Either stupidity, naivete, or a boldface lie.  So good for Mr. Winters, and good for the growing outcry against this heavy handed, flagrant crushing of the Constitutional rights guaranteed by our founding documents.  And shame on those, including Catholics!, who are either slaves to party loyalty, their own libidos, or the tired and demonstrably false notion of the promises that belonged to that which once called itself Liberalism.

California Court rules against democracy

Citing once again the notion that what 300 million Americans want is irrelevant, only free sex matters, the California Courts have - quit predictably - said that it's time for our krytocracy, or rule by an elite band of judges.  No government.  No congress.  No representation.  While the Obama administration continues to champion its crusade against the right not-to-be-liberal, we see the post-modern progressive movement score a victory along the other flank.  Welcome to post-Christian, post-modern America:  In all things sex, drugs and bathroom humor, unlimited freedom and liberty; in all other things - especially non-liberal religions - unbridled censorship, oppression and tyranny.  Well done America.  You sold your birthright for your libidos. 

The Gay Rights Movement has found its Poster-Child

Lloyd Blankfein has thrown his support behind gay marriage!  Wow!  Didn't see that one coming.  Gay Rights pundits are justly proud for making this big catch, because it demonstrates just how broad and diverse is the support for gay marriage in our country. After all, what demonstrates this diversity of support more than when liberal Democrat Blankfein joins the ideological eclecticism of liberal Democrat Al Franken and liberal comedian Mo'Nique?  Sometimes it just parodies itself, doesn't it?

Of course there's no better image for gay marriage than a man who came to exemplify the worst of the Wall Street corruption that led to the economic collapse of 2008.  The man who, at the helm of Goldman Sachs, came to stand for all that was wrong in big business, as he appeared to stuff his pockets while the policies of GS, both moral and allegedly not-so-moral, helped devastate the lives and dreams and hopes of endless tens of thousands, if not millions, of innocent people.  I know when I'm jockeying for a cause, that's the type of fellow I want representing my side.

Still, it might be appropriate after all.  First, gay marriage is about a lifestyle that says 'I want it, I want it, and I don't care about nuthin' but I want it.'  So what better example to head the cause?  Plus, it demonstrates that post-modern leftist values are as eternal as the next Faustian bargain.  Wall Street and its CEOs the image of modern Satan?  The most horrible demonstration of evil in the last decade?  You betcha!  That is until it benefits us to have their endless billions at our disposal.  Now we're all better now, and really good eggs.  Is it unique to the post-modern left?  No.  This sort of devil's alliance has long been demonstrative of human interactions and agendas.  It just goes to show how the thing that was once liberalism was nothing more than a myth and lie, and just the same-old same-old that has been seen throughout the ages.

More McCarthyism Irish Style

Read it and laugh, or weep, as the case may be.  The Post-Christian West: Where anything is welcome but the Christian Faith.

Heh

Looks like Alec Baldwin is picking up some pointers on Tebowing from the master himself.  Fun stuff.   Of course the usual Internet Cranks rush to the story to display their post-modern puritanism and contempt for this.  It is the Internet after all.  To me, Tebow seems to be the real deal, all the more reason to root him on next year.

Associated Press photos by Marcio Sanchez

More chutzpah from King Obama

Turns out the Obama administration put the muzzle on Army chaplains who were, according to the dictates of their bishops, wanting to read the letter sent out against the HHS mandate against religious liberty.  I know, this is the army.  They have a right to monitor things, and have monitored things in the past.  Fair enough. It's just a little warning shot, however, to those who still labor under the illusion that liberalism was ever about tolerance, diversity, open-mindedness, and living together despite our differences.  It's about conformity to a new set of absolute values, standards, and ethics that demand obedience and group-think.  It's bowing before the new Faith of post-Christian progressive secularism.  It's, in its most fundamental form, realizing that we are no longer free not to be liberal, but must venerate at the alter of the official belief system of the New American Order. 

The United Nations continues to impress

Amid one of the most flagrant affronts to civil rights in the last decade, Russia and China have once again affirmed their commitment to mass-murdering dictators by refusing to support a UN Security Council resolution calling for Syria's President Assad to step down.  Of course we all know that the United States must be the culprit behind it all.  After all, it's not like we're not the most evil nation in history, so there must be something going on.  Still, it does show that once again, the UN fails to deliver on the least of its obligations.

In other Big Brother news

Cynthia Nixon, who blasphemed the pro-gay gospel a few days ago, has been brought into line.  You see, she originally said that she is gay by choice, which goes against the brainwashing teaching that God puts a gene in you that makes you gay which is just like being black or Asian.  This, obviously, created an uproar of tolerance and diverse thinking.  In light of this uproar, she recanted...sort of.  She said she is actually bi-sexual by birth.  Meaning, well, something.  But given the two choices that her genes gives her no choice of having, she chooses gay.  Not sure that's good enough to maintain the illusion, and expect some more gnashing of teeth.  But it goes a long way to show the ludicrous joke that is modern 'research and scholarship', that so many are willing to believe the absurd simply because it's convenient.  Yep, like I say, somewhere up there are millions of medieval peasants blowing mead out their noses laughing at our generation's self-congratulatory view of our intellectual superiority.

Susan G. Komen begs for mercy

Against the juggernaut of liberal tolerance.  Sad.  But as I tell my boys, at the rate we're going, it won't be long before it's illegal not to be liberal.  The biggest mistake the Komen charity made was forgetting one of the most important dogmas of the post-Christian left: Women's health issues are important, but the right to abort babies is sacred.  Oh well.  You lose a few and you lose a few.  For me, I'll still support the Komen foundation since I'd like to show that helping cure breast cancer is actually important, rather than a convenient spoke on the pro-abortion wheel.

Candlemas not Groundhog Day

For those who missed it, this day, the 2nd of February, is also the day known as Candlemas.  It's a Catholic thing.  For those in Protestant-land who lament the replacing of Christmas with that abstract, non-committal winter holiday that happens to be centered around a shopping day that occurs six days before the New Year, it's time to get a little of what was given.  I have no idea if the reason for Groundhog Day was simply to replace an old Catholic Tradition with anything that wasn't a Catholic Tradition.  But over the generations, I can guarantee that few if any are aware that this date actually should carry some meaning.  It comes, the 40th day after Christmas, with the usual stockpile of traditions, foods, customs, and all those bells and whistles that once marked a civilization seeped in the story of the Christian faith.  Now, its greatest moment for reflection is a groundhog.  Here, at the always informative, if not a bit traditional, Fisheaters, we have a  breakdown of some traditional meanings and approaches to this forgotten day.

Fr. Barron brings clarity

To the lame arguments and frightening lunacy that is supporting the Obama attack on religious freedom.  As can be expected, he says it far better than I ever could, so allow me to step aside.  Enjoy, and learn something along the way:

More life control from our post-modern culture

Sugar, it just needs to be controlled.  It needs controlled just like everything else, except, of course, sex, drugs, and bathroom humor.  In those things there is no call for control, censorship, oppression, or regulation.  Just in everything else.  It would take a stunningly idiotic society to fall for such obvious attempts to strip away freedom and liberty.  Glad to see we are able to fulfill the expectations.

The economy is great, all is well

So says the AP headlines.  Of course companies are cutting left and right, and there are indicators that things are in rough times ahead.  This also ignoring the fact that each month shows more and more Americans falling off the other end of unemployment - having been far too long on unemployment and having exhausted their last benefits.  But hey!  This is the AP, it's primary focus is to get us to ignore the piles of garbage and refuse littering the streets in order to get The One reelected.  So all of us who are struggling to stay on the sinking ship, to all those who are trying to stay alive, afloat, or whatever - shut up.  You're ruining the narrative that salvation is through Obama alone, and therefore his anti-Christian despotic regime must be continued.  Well done, o ministry of propaganda. 

BTW, you have to read to the end of the shining article of happiness and prosperity to find the obligatory qualifier that avoids the flagrant 'we lied!' charge:

"Most economists expected the combination of weaker inventory growth and tepid consumer spending to lead to slower growth in the current January-March quarter. Many are predicting 2 percent annualized growth this quarter."

Public schools love bullying

Especially when it's against a kid who speaks out against the sacrament of gay sex. Here, the good superintendent at Shawano School District pushes thugs and lesser bullies aside to show how it's really done. Desiring censorship and thought control on behalf of homosexuality, a student who merely wrote an editorial against gay adoption was subject to a grueling hours long interrogation where he was informed of his status as mouthpiece of evil:

"He said the 15-year-old was ordered to the superintendent’s office where he was subjected to hours of meetings and was accused of violating the school’s bullying policy" 
The scene put me in mind of nothing so much as this:




Reading what happened to him made me want to cheer the boy on all the more.  Press on you who do not conform to the dogmas of gay "rights", take a stand for liberty, freedom, and the right to disagree with these dogmas of absolute truth being hoisted on us on a daily basis.

I've read good things about "The Woman in Black" so far

So maybe I'll go and see it.  I'm pulling for Mr. Radcliffe, if only because he still puts me in mind of our oldest boy.  Which is why, though I think he did a wonderful job in My Boy Jack, my wife can't watch it due to his battlefield death scene.  Still, I do hope he doesn't go the way of the tired and predictable 'defiant Brit actor' and attempt to do anything and everything under the sun to buddy up to the movement growing increasingly warm with 'can't we just ban all non-us religions, if not religion in general?' attitudes.  We'll see.  Right now, it looks like a good turn, and maybe proof that he can do something without being naked with horses, or portraying men who corrupted generations of brainless teens. 

My oldest as Harry Potter

Daniel Radcliffe stealing a ride on my oldest son's bike

Death takes a holiday

Or so we can hope.  Looks like the Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity has severed its ties to Planned Parenthood.   Kudos to the brave ones!  Expect those who are more concerned about aborting babies than curing breast cancer, however, to attempt an end run.  Sure, they will say it is because of the breast screenings that Planned Parenthood does.  Fact is, there are places women with no money can go for help with that - I know first hand.  The real issue is that abortion is the foundation upon which the post-Christian progressive movement is based.

Think about it.  Every day, in the name of this 'progressive' ideology, we hear more and more about how folks want the government to regulate this, that, and everything else (but sex).  We need more regulations on what we eat, wear, drive, how we walk, talk, sleep, worship, think, believe, act, what foods we can have, how we raise our children, and any one of a million other restrictions. What idiot generation would comply with that?  Well, there's the meat and circus, the peace and bread.  It's sex, tons and tons of sex.  Glorious, unadulterated, consequence-free, responsibility-free sex.  Group sex, orgies, online pornography, threesomes, one night stands, three night stands, one night stands with three people, why the list goes on and on!

Of course there are STDs, and HIV/AIDS, but those mostly are ignored nowadays, or through billions of dollars of drugs and medications, we can reduce their effects.  Birth control can reduce the chances of pregnancy, but there's still a chance....a slight chance, that it can happen.  This possibility of Woman having her social life, her financial future thwarted by nine months of carrying the result of one's libido is too much of a threat, enough to make the fantasy promises of the progressive movement give at least most people cause to think.

And that's where abortion comes in.  It's the safety net.  The final score.  The ultimate promise from our post-Christian progressives.  Sure, most would prefer not to have an abortion.  But that would somehow mean we have to restrain ourselves, think of others, and live a life of some measure of discipline and sacrifice.  And we can't have that in the post-Christian Utopia!  So abortion is waved as the ultimate 'don't worry, just do it.'  Over a million a year, and the vast majority having zilch to do with dying mothers, raped girls, or deformed babies doomed to die.  The vast majority there so that the mom can continue to jump on every Tom and Harry's you-know-what while not letting the disease known as pregnancy interfere with the climb up the financial ladder. 

Some have speculated that abortion, being a multi-billion dollar industry with all its sideline venues involved, is all about money.  That Planned Parenthood, and others behind abortion rights, are in it for the money.  I disagree.  It's about seizing our civilization and replacing it with tyranny that promises orgasms and drugs to a generation intoxicated on the promises of narcissism and hedonism.  Make it illegal to make money off abortions tomorrow, and I can almost promise that the same who will launch assault after assault on the Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity today, would do the same two days from now.  It's about the power to seize a civilization (and BTW, once the power is gained, expect the land of hedonism and narcissism to be reigned in just the same).