Tag Archives: Catholic Church

New Hate Clip From NOM

Just in from Brian Brown: Dear Joe, Last week, I sent you a note about NOM’s newly redesigned website. Today I want to share with you a video reminding us how important it is that we remain active and engaged to demonstrate America’s support for marriage leading up to the Supreme Court’s consideration of this pivotal case. This new Marriage …

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Conference Of Catholic Bishops Files SCOTUS Briefs On DOMA & Prop 8

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops today filed Supreme Court briefs against the overturn of DOMA and Proposition 8. From their DOMA brief: The USCCB brief in United States v. Windsor says that “there is no fundamental right to marry a person of the same sex.” The brief also states that “as defined by courts ‘sexual orientation’ is not …

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Fred Karger Reports: NOM’s Brian Brown Was Paid $500K+ In 2011

NOM’s arch-nemesis Fred Karger, who ran for the GOP presidential nomination last year, appeared at NOM’s DC headquarters this week to demand their 2011 tax filings, which by law must be produced to any member of the public. Via press release: “They tried their best to avoid me, were rude and evasive, but what else is new?” said Karger on …

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FRANCE: Anti-Gay Activists Hang Marriage Banners From 170 Paris Bridges

Before the beginning of today’s marriage equality debate in the French National Assembly, this happened: “A mom and a dad, it’s elementary”, “No to fictional filiation”, “Having a child is not a right”, said the banners. “This is freedom of expression,” explained Frigide Barjot from anti-gay wedding collective Manif Pour Tous. “We demand freedom for MPs to vote their conscience. …

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COLORADO: Catholic Charities Vows To Shut Down Adoptions Over Civil Unions

(Tipped by JMG reader Ned)

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Gay Marriage Is Like Male Breastfeeding

“Fighting for marriage is our way of loving God, and the struggle is the particular gift that God has given our generation. This is our particular trial, and by overcoming it we may achieve spiritual greatness. It will entail suffering if we are to oppose gay marriage, something which poses such destruction to the understanding of natural marriage, which is …

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NOM’s Pants Continue To Blaze

NOM has been up-fudging the numbers of that Paris march for weeks. Today they added 700,000 to their January 13th claim, presumably in response to yesterday’s pro-gay march.

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BRITAIN: Peter Tatchell Debates Catholic Union Head On Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Today Al Jazeera published the below debate between British activist Peter Tatchell and Catholic Union head James Bogle, who hits all the usual anti-gay talking points. Won’t somebody please think about the children? Tatchell: “Stop interrupting me, you rude man!” (Tipped by JMG reader Nicholas)

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BRITAIN: Catholic Archbishop Distributes One Million Anti-Gay Marriage Postcards

“Marriage has an identity distinct from any other relationship, no matter how much love or commitment may be involved. Marriage is and always has been the union of one man and one woman, for love and mutual support, open to procreation. Marriage has, over the centuries, been the enduring public recognition of this commitment and it has rightly been recognised …

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Politifact: NOM’s Pants Are On Fire

Remember NOM’s typically lie-filled claims about marriage in their full-page Rhode Island newspaper ad? Politifact took a look at those claims and gave NOM their worst rating: Pants On Fire. That’s no surprise to most of us here, but enjoy: The National Organization for Marriage-Rhode Island said in a newspaper advertisement that “religious groups like Knights of Columbus have been …

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NEW YORK: Married Episcopal Priest Converts To Catholicism Over Gay Acceptance, Stops Fucking Wife

A former Episcopal priest who is pissed off about his sect’s acceptance of homosexuality has become New York state’s first married Catholic priest.  As part of the deal, he’s agreed to stop fucking his wife. John Cornelius will be ordained a Roman Catholic priest this weekend — and with the blessing of his wife they’re giving up their sex life. …

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Holy Toner, Monkman

Get your holy toner here! St. Andrew’s Abbey is a Benedictine monastery, a religious community of Catholic men who are vowed to a life of constant conversion & witness to the Gospel. The monastic community was founded in China in 1929 by the Abbey of Sint Andries Zevenkerken in Brugge, Belgium. The monks prayed, taught, and worked in China until …

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BRITAIN: Mussolini’s Millions Fund Secret Vatican Real Estate Empire

Here’s a fascinating expose by the Guardian: Few passing London tourists would ever guess that the premises of Bulgari, the upmarket jewellers in New Bond Street, had anything to do with the pope. Nor indeed the nearby headquarters of the wealthy investment bank Altium Capital, on the corner of St James’s Square and Pall Mall. But these office blocks in …

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Headline Of The Day

Details. (Tipped by JMG reader Bill)

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NOM Email Of The Day

“Dear Marriage Supporter, We need your help right away! Yesterday, the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee voted to send to the floor of the House of Representatives a bill redefining marriage. The vote on the floor of the House is scheduled for TOMORROW — Thursday, January 24 at 4:00 PM — so time is of the essence! Please forward this …

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“Meth Priest” Pleads Not Guilty

Connecticut’s now-infamous “meth priest” entered a not guilty plea yesterday before a federal court. “My gosh, Father, for your first involvement in the criminal justice system, you picked a real doozy,” Judge Smith told Wallin, who was not wearing his priestly garb, but sported an orange jump suit at least two sizes too big. “The drug involved is very deadly. …

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Illinois Bishop On His Handcuffed & Gagged Priest: It Was Non-Sexual Self-Bondage Because He Was Alone

Remember the priest who called 911 for help getting out of his handcuffs and mouth gag?  Today that priest’s boss, Diocese of Springfield Bishop Thomas Paprocki (left), is telling the press that that there was “no sexual component” to the incident because the priest had been alone at the time. Uh-huh. According to Paprocki, “self-bondage” was merely the priest’s way …

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Brian Brown: President Obama Is Robbing The Nation Of Its God-Given Dignity

“It is fitting that President Obama today takes the oath of office on two bibles — one belonging to Abraham Lincoln, and the other to Dr. King. But as I reflect on the America we live in today and the society we are building for my eight children, I can’t help but be concerned. Too many of our people live …

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COLORADO: Civil Unions Bill To Be Heard By Senate Committee Next Week

On Wednesday the Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee will begin hearings on a proposed civil unions bill. Senate Bill 11 would “authorize any 2 unmarried adults, regardless of gender, to enter into a civil union.” Last year, the Colorado House failed to vote on a civil union bill before the end of a special session of the legislature. This legislative session, …

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Brian Brown Reports From France

(Via Good As You)

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