…despite his brand-spanking new Christian conversion and repentance he’s using to justify his breathtaking homophobia, rooted in his current journey “deep into Bible study.” Since Leviticus is only the third book of the Bible, he must be a very slow reader (or perhaps, as we suspect, just very slow, thanks to all those punches to the head):
“In an interview with National Conservative Examiner, Pacquiao addressed President (more…)
Backstory: “On May 30, 2009, Raul ‘Junior’ Flores, 29, and his daughter, Brisenia, 9, of Arivaca, Arizona, were murdered during a home-invasion by Shawna Forde and accomplices. Pima County [Arizona] Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said the attackers hoped to rob the Flores-Gonzalez family. Forde and her accomplices believed that it was their duty to kill the family as they were trying to protect the U.S.-Mexican border from illegal immigrants; Raul and Brisenia Flores, who died, as well as Gina Gonzalez, who survived, were all natural-born U.S. citizens. …
“Shawna Forde (born December 6, 1967), was convicted of this crime and sentenced to death. She formed and was the self styled Executive Director of the anti-illegal immigration group, Minutemen Civil Defense Corps even though she exhibited ‘unstable’ behavior, later formed a splinter group (Minutemen American Defense or M.A.D.) to pursue her political goals. Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik alleged Forde to have planned and ordered the murder of Junior Flores. … (more…)
Who? Republican who likes Vern Buchanan, Dan Coats, and Dick Lugar (oopsy, guess that donation was wasted!); CEO of New Life Generation, Inc., a non-profit human-tissue donation agency (which in 2011 earned itself a warning letter from the FDA regarding “significant deviations from the regulations for human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products”) and MediGraft, a human tissue bank, based in Indianapolis; CEO of Allograft Innovations, a Florida-based provider of frozen and freeze-dried human tissue (yes, really); founder & former CEO, McMillen & Associates (more…)
“Pacquiao is entitled to his beliefs, but he looked a bit hypocritical when it turned out that his wife, Jinkee, nearly divorced him in November. The Los Angeles Times last week reported that trainer Freddie Roach said Jinkee Pacquiao served divorce papers upon her husband shortly before his fight with Juan Manuel Marquez.
“Roach subsequently denied saying she served divorce papers, though he didn’t deny that Pacquiao’s lifestyle was hurting his fight career. Roach said that, among other things, the distractions (more…)
“I believe that the Catholic Church is sending a message to women that they do not have the right to have any control over their bodies when it comes to reproduction. I believe also they have subjugated the nuns and the recent activities of the nuns who have tried to speak up against what the pope recently said and that is that the Catholic Church should not spend as much time in worrying about the matters of reproductive rights as much as other issues that it is going through, and I say that there has been so many instances of cover ups in the church regarding its own sexual misgivings (more…)
Guilty plea: Dustin Scott Cassady, 31, Mormon priest and youth pastor, Carmichael, California, to one count of sharing child pornography. The DOJ reported at the time of his indictment in 2011 that Cassady “was arrested by the FBI after an undercover investigation into online distribution of child pornography using a file sharing network. The investigation revealed that Cassady’s involvement with children through his church might have been putting children at risk of exploitation.” KXTV notes: “Agents said he had taken pictures of some of the boys [at the church] without their (more…)
Headlines below pretty much say all — but it’s important to note that Williams’s spiritual father, in more ways than one, is the late and ever-so-infamous Fr.Marcial Maciel Degollado, Legion of Christ founder who raped boys and fathered at least one child of his own.
• “Famous priest who preaches morality on TV confesses to fathering love child,” AP, May 15, 2012
• “Legion admits it knew of priest’s kid, did nothing,” AP, May 15, 2012
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And, this time, not for child molestation, but possession of marijuana for resale and distribution and long before her trial for statutory rape is scheduled to begin.
She’s free on bond again, by the way — which compels us to ask: Isn’t it about to time to just keep her in custody?
“At a fundraiser in Virginia last night, Mitt Romney touted his experience running the Salt Lake City Olympic Games in 2002 — a familiar refrain — but also introduced a new rhetorical line about something more specific: lapel pins. He told a story about the ‘We Stand United’ American flag pins he commissioned for the games, which took place just months after the terror attacks on 9/11. Romney touted his creation of the pins as a means to explain how he hopes to bring Americans (more…)
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Hypocrisy, thy name is Willard…
Earlier this year, presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney came out strongly against the Obama administration policy that will require health insurance plans to offer birth control coverage at no additional cost — one of the many important (more…)
“You have to hand it to the Catholic Church. It takes a certain level of chutzpah to come through arguably the most widespread global paedophile scandal in human history and its subsequent alleged cover-up, and still be dishing out moral guidance on ‘disordered sexual practices.’”
— Ruth Whippman
“As long as the Catholic Church pushes homophobia, it shouldn’t be allowed to run state schools”
The Independent, May 1, 2012
There are so many things wrong with Susan Wagle’s statement on the Kansas Senate’s passage of the state’s ludicrous and downright embarrassing anti-Sharia law today (“there are,” the Seattle PI reminds us, “no known cases in which a Kansas judge has based a ruling on Islamic law”)…
Well, intelligent folks will be amazed (and horrified) by just how much irony the stunningly self-
Well, probably not, since we’ve never seen a pack of dogs physically assault a weaker dog just for the fun of it, and then “giggle hysterically” afterward — but we’ll take Mr. Maxwell’s word for it.
One thing we do know: If this is the opinion of one of Romeny’s “old friends,” what must Romney’s victims have thought of Willard and his gang? (more…)
Sentenced: Keith James Boyd, 44, pastor, Open Door Apostolic Church, Slidell, Louisiana, to three years in prison after his conviction of carnal knowledge and indecent behavior with a juvenile; i.e., engaging in a three-month sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl. At Boyd’s sentencing, Judge William “Rusty” Knight quoted 1 John 1:9. Story: Times-Picayune, May 10, 2012
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It was really the only sensible thing to do — and remarkable as it’s the only sensible thing Paul Babeu has done in recent memory:
Sarah Steelman is a Missouri state senator, former state treasurer and as radical a right-winger as a super-duper-trooper-Christian Republican Teabagger can get, who’s trying to knock Claire McCaskill out of her seat in the U.S. Senate.
Sam Steelman is her son and campaign manager, and he’d like to knock McCaskill out of her seat, too — or maybe even see somebody knock her off. We don’t know. We don’t know the guy, or his Mommy. And, judging from (more…)
“The owners of the Holy Land Experience must think [Pastor Bruce Allen of Orlando's University Baptist Church (who has a) 1,820-square-foot parsonage he calls home] — and most other local ministers — are really roughing it. No pool. No fancy outdoor summer kitchen. No waterfront views or boat docks.
“It turns out that Trinity Broadcasting Network, which operates the Christian theme park, (more…)
