Eric Scheske

Subscribe

Religion

Gays in Seminary

I assume many readers have seen this, but just in case, I feel compelled to post the conclusion to the story since I covered it earlier: > The Vatican will allow gay men into the priesthood if they can show they have been celibate for at least three years, a

I'll Just Use the Discipline, but Thanks

Add a little bit of repentance, and you'd have a twisted form of Catholicism: > The First Assembly of God Church has a Fear Factor ministry that lets youths swallow live goldfish in order to teach them about fear. > "We need to be realistic about what

Relativism = Every Nut Deserves Respec. Episode 231,311

> A man who is fighting to get the words "under God" out of the Pledge of Allegiance was back in federal court Wednesday, making some surprising comments about the case. > Although the hearing was a procedural matter with no key rulings, Michael Newdow said that if

Oh, I Guess I'll Back Off

When someone with Sinead's intellectual rigor speaks, we better listen: > Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has slammed "blasphemous" priests who attack homosexuality, as their principles contradict their faith - which is based on loving and respecting others. . . > "The teaching against homosexuality is

Twisted Story

A former Catholic writes about taking revenge on "Brother Leopold," a man who beat him once in a monastery school. It's a twisted story, uncorroborated, and possibly meant to defame the Church, but it's too odd not to mention. PG-13 Link [http://www.somareview.

What is Anton LaVey's Symbol?

The cemetery branch of the military isn't ready to put the Wiccan symbols on grave markers (a free service for deceased veterans). I'm guessing they will shortly. And in a few years, we'll have requests from hedonists (alright, "Epicurians") to put genitals

Worth a Laugh

I was going to make-up some mock quotes from this group, but it's pretty much impossible to parody them. > The international dissident movement "We Are Church" is issuing an appeal to the Catholic bishops, gathered in Rome for the Synod, to confront the "real&

Secularists Wailing and Gnashing Their Teeth

A columnist at the relentlessly secularist Huffington Post is upset about Christianity. Link [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-schaub/the-lion-the-witch-the-_b_8323.html] . Excerpts: > The Palm Beach Post reports that Bush's "Just Read, Florida" program has selected CS Lewis' The Lion, The Witch and the

Miers' Religion

The NYT runs an article this morning on the faith of Harriet Miers. NYT Link [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/05/politics/politicsspecial1/05miers.html?ei=5094&en=7e04971063f63746&hp=&ex=1128571200&adxnnl=1&partner=homepage&adxnnlx=1128506591-+OBcdliwcZU0gng55ykzNw] . Nothing terribly surprising. As

St. Francis

A reader sends along this sermonette on the Feast Day of St. Francis (October 4th): > St. Francis of Assisi said, "Preach the Gospel at all times; when necessary, use words!" > To obey this holy man's good counsel, three things are necessary: > 1) ALWAYS