Eric Scheske

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Attack on the Altar

Anti-Catholics attack an Alabama church. KKK-remnants? A manifestation of the anti-Catholic bias that breathes (in a fairly deep and safe sleep) under the American surface? A handful of nuts? Link [http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/051003/assault.shtml]. Excerpt: > "They were screaming something about Catholics worshipping idols

The Devil's Playground?

Has anyone else noticed that it seems like 7/8ths of the weird spirituality stories seem to come out of India? It reminds me of a Christian historian who, after examining the dark metaphysics of India's religious thought, asked "Why God allowed India to be the Devil&

Bringing Sex to the Pews

> [A] new book backed by a Church of England bishop urges Christians to spread the message to their friends and neighbours by hosting lingerie parties. > The book, Open the Door, argues that in an age when more people know their zodiac signs than the Ten Commandments, Christians have

Bending Over Backwards for Islam

> Novelty pig calendars and toys have been banned from a council office – in case they offend Muslim staff. > Workers in the benefits department at Dudley Council, West Midlands, were told to remove or cover up all pig-related items, including toys, porcelain figures, calendars and even a tissue box

I Like It

I think I've seen more bishop backbone in the past twelve months than I saw in the twelve years prior: > The pastor of a Roman Catholic church was temporarily pulled from the pulpit after he refused to support a petition drive against gay marriage by the state&

Something for Sundy Morning

Quotes from Simone Weil: > All sins are attempts to fill voids. > Evil, when we are in its power, is not felt as evil, but as a necessity, even a duty. > Human beings are so made that the ones who do the crushing feel nothing; it is the

Order Heads Going to Rome

The NY Times continues its high-radar coverage of the proposed ban on gay priests, looking for any homosexual-sympathetic angle possible: > Responding to reports that the Vatican may be close to releasing a directive to exclude most gay candidates from entering the priesthood, leaders of Roman Catholic men's

Pagan Place

I found this great website a few hours ago: The Pagan Pride Project. It's full of good stuff, like this preliminary statement to its definition of "pagan": > What is a Pagan? The following definition is for the purposes of the Pagan Pride Project. Others may

Religious Countries Worse

Many of you have probably seen this story: "Societies worse off 'when they have God on their side [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1798944,00.html].'" If you haven't, you may want to check it out, but then drink some antidote at

It Wasn't Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life?

After the Atlanta shooting earlier this year, everyone was marvelling about the woman who convinced the shooter to surrender. She shared her faith with the shooter, along with advice from Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life. But she shared a little more: > Police said Nichols took Smith