Religion

It seems that a lot of people in the Middle East need to grow up. In Beirut, a day after violent protests in neighboring Syria, the thousands-strong crowd broke through a cordon of troops and police that had encircled the embassy. Security forces fired tear gas and loosed their weapons into the air to stop the onslaught. The protesters, armed with stones and sticks, seized … [Read more...] about The Rules, For Religion

So-Called Austin Mayor has this to say about Pope Benedict's condemnation of same-sex unions: And no offense, but if I was the "Holy Father" in charge of an organization that demands celibacy from my employees, I would hesitate before charging someone else with threatening the future of the family. Heh. Read the whole thing. … [Read more...] about Threats to The Family

I was raised as a Lutheran, not a Roman Catholic, but just because us Lutherans didn't see the Pope as our leader doesn't mean we ignored events in the Catholic church. I remember when Pope John Paul died after only about a month and the cardinals elected a new one who took the name John Paul II. This was huge news here in Chicago because, get this, he was Polish. (Chicago … [Read more...] about John Paul II, RIP

Is it? Could it be? Oh my God, it is! It's Lutheran-Themed Humor! The last time I saw this was when Woody on Cheers was getting married! Hey, that consubstantiation stuff is pretty important, but dead elvis has a point: I spent 13 years in the Lutheran school system, learning about Lutheran history and doctrine, and sometimes it was all about kicking the Catholic church's … [Read more...] about “A pastor walks into a bar…”