Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- They still don’t know what Medicare is – Still more “keep the government’s hands off of Medicare!” silliness.
- McCain slips a little further from seriousness: Steve Benen
- Matthew Yglesias » Pentagon Shooting – A fine (and backhandedly positive) comment about how the nation doesn’t freak out when it’s a non-Muslim killer going on the rampage. “Wild overreactions and wholesale reconfigurations of the constitution, of US foreign policy, or of daily life are considered off the table by definition. And rightly so!” If only we were so relatively rational about the other cases.
- Sony wants to patent ‘feature erosion’ in game demos, illustrates the idea vividly – It seems to me that, rather than feeling an urge to pony up and buy the game, instead it would leave me feeling more and more frustrated against it, making me less likely to buy.
- What Would You Do For $5? – That’s actually really clever. I’ll be curious to see how it does.
- What Ten C-17 Cargo Planes the Military Doesn’t Want Would Buy Us : Mike the Mad Biologist – But … but … the JOBS …! Against terrorists! And … and … ACORN!
- ‘Lone wolf’ anti-government extremist opens fire at the Pentagon. But let’s not call it terrorism.: David Neiwert
- IHOP ad from 1969 will melt your brain – I’m sure some ad exec sold this to IHOP with the pitch, “In the future, ALL commercials will look like this!”
- What’s the Harm? Answer: Pentagon Gunman was a 9/11 Truther – The truth will prevail — but it won’t necessarily prevail without blood, toil, tears and sweat. Not everyone who believes something screwy is going to go homicidal — but certainly the sort of folks we see go on these homicidal rampages (organized or not) believe something screwy.
- The full-scale collapse: From Murrow to Blitzer – Glenn Greenwald – Salon.com – So I guess one has to ask — “Does Wolf Blitzer still beat his wife? Let’s examine both sides of that allegation …”
- This Is What Happens When The Religious Right Takes Over Your State – Nice. “Not only are we not going to ensure we don’t discriminate against them, we’re going to make sure that nobody else protects them from discrimination, either.” Time to break out the “Virginia is for Haters” bumper stickers again, sadly.
- AFA’s Bryan Fischer Explains That’s He’s The Reasonable One: Kyle
- Boulder Catholic school denies preschooler with lesbian parents – The Denver Post – Because, you know, Jesus had the Apostles do background checks on all those children he suffered to come unto Him, right? Nice job, SHJ — what could have been a teachable moment … has become a teachable moment, only with a pretty obnoxious lesson.
- 6 Historic Acts of Revenge That Put ‘Kill Bill’ to Shame | Cracked.com – Boy, haven’t you ever just wanted to be able to do so something like these folks did?
- Tourist slammed over breaking into protected Maori site – The only positive thing I can say about this story of asshattery is thank God it wasn’t an American (this time).
- Pam’s House Blend:: Delusional Collusion – Roy Ashburn’s closet was protected by newspapers, local gays – I concur with George — people’s private lives are their private lives — but when they make a point of hypocritically delving into the private lives of others to condemn them for what they do themselves … they are fair game.
- Arizonans flush with anger over loss of rest stops – The Denver Post – Hey, Arizona voters — just remember that next time some pol tells you that “government isn’t the solution, it’s the problem.”
- Wisconsin bike Trek sues Marin wine Trek – And, for a brief moment, sanity prevails …
- Late Night Music Club – Happy Birthday Antonio Vivaldi – Happy Birthday, Antonio – a man for Four Seasons …
- Greg Lewis: Luntz inadvertently shows why Fox News prefers to call reconciliation the “nuclear option” – Words mean things. And notice which side usually seems to be the one to use violent, aggressive, “nuclear” words in politics.
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My favourite bits from SHJ’s website.
Each of us seeks to honor and serve God by sharing our faith with a spirit of generosity and forgiveness. Out of love for Him, we desire to grow in holiness by celebrating our faith through word and sacraments, ministering as a family, and serving others using our unique gifts and talents.
Our Catholic faith is enriched by personal commitment to the parish community. In a parish this large, we recognize our special responsibility to embrace one another through participation in parish life to create a place of belonging within the Family of God. We invite you join in living the Catholic faith through the many parish ministries Sacred Heart of Jesus offers. We look forward to your company in our endeavor to build a community of hope and love.
And from the school:
Non-Discrimination Policy
The elementary and secondary Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Denver, under the jurisdiction of Archbishop Charles Chaput and at the direction of Mr. Richard Thompson, Acting Superintendent of Catholic Schools, state that all of their Catholic schools admit students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the schools. Furthermore, Archdiocesan schools admit handicapped students in accordance with Archdiocesan Policy No. 2000 concerning student admission. These schools do not discriminate on the basis of race, age, handicap, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of their educational policies, employment practices, scholarship and loan programs, and athletics or other school administered programs.
So, just more stupid from Chaput.
http://www.shjboulder.org/SHJ_Parish/mission.htm
http://www.shjboulder.org/school/application.htm
I do think that there is a freedom to associate, religiously, with those with whom you consider to be (relatively) non-sinful. There’s also a freedom to openly disagree with what folks are considering sinful behavior.
As long as none of my tax money is going to support the preschool in question, it’s up to them if they want to close the doors to people they don’t want to associate with (or their parents). I don’t think it’s a productive strategy on their part, but I’m not in charge of their evangelization efforts.