catholics

Well, it appears that atheists are edging up on the Islamic community within the US in terms of how "warm" Americans feel towards various religious groups (including atheists). Pew surveys released their data, see...

If a book or series of new books/scrolls were discovered today, how reluctant would Protestants, Catholics, etc. be to add this stuff on to the Bible? As if the knowledge of what period the Bible was finally assembled wasn't troubling enough, what if some new ancient gospel or epistle dated to...

Spoiler Alert for Dexter Show Episode "Easy as Pie" - if you've not seen this episode yet, then do not read any further. In the Dexter episode Easy as Pie, the Camilla character is dying of cancer and is in great pain. She tells Dexter that she watched her husband die in a similar fashion and...

My dad pointed out http://www.fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/government/judicial_and_courts/news.php?q=1206478726 this site to me. I really can't tell what this is about - it *claims* to have discovered the "real" cause behind the US financial crisis, but I want a little better support than some...

So, masturbation is supposedly a sin in some religions, right? The supposed rationale for this is that every sperm cell is a potential life and that the seed should not be wasted in an act of selfish pleasure. Or so I learned in Catholic school. (Okay, they didn't actually cover it in Catholic...

Will he cave? Link

NYS Supreme and Appellate Court ruled that Church must pay for contraception. I wonder if legal abortion is next? more details at: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/20/nyregion/20courts.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Many Catholic leaders are openly stating they will not require citizenship checks before giving out services. I saw a fast blurb on this on the news and was kind of confused. Is ID going to be required to give out services that the church gets tax funds for? I can't imagine the government can...

Heard about this guy starting his own town based on Catholic principles? Meaning, no abortion clinics, pornography, or birth control will be available. Raises some interesting questions. I'm trying to whether I oppose this on principles or just because the guy's an asshat.

Would it be fair to say that's a correct assumption?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-1811332,00.html The Catholic bishops of England, Wales and Scotland are warning their five million worshippers, as well as any others drawn to the study of scripture, that they should not expect “total accuracy” from the Bible. “We should not...

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/15/adoption.church.ap/index.html Christian adoption agency snubs Catholics Friday, July 15, 2005; Posted: 4:49 p.m. EDT (20:49 GMT) JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) -- A Christian adoption agency that receives money from Choose Life license plate fees said it does not...

http://www.startribune.com/stories/614/4222216.html Here's a story about some "Lithuanian Catholics" in Minnesota, USA. They think they're Catholic, but they don't they don't acknowledge the pope's leadership. So many different version of the 'one true God'.

O'Reily asks: What Would Jesus Do? I have problems with a lot of O'Reily's crap, but I believe he's right, in jumping on this...

I recieved a letter from a local Catholic Church inviting me to participate in something called a "Red Mass." A "Red Mass" according to the letter, is a special service for lawyers and judges marking the beginning of the civil judical year. I guess they got my name and address from the State Bar...