From Churchill’s Parrot blog
TO:
Mr. Larry Cornett
Director - Earth Religion Rights Network
http://members.aol.com/lcorncalen/erro.htm#INTRO
Miss Wren Walker and Mr. Fritz Jung
Founders– The Witches’ Voice, Inc. - NeoPagan News Network
http://www.witchvox.com
Dear Sirs and Madam … or … whatever,
We have recently uncovered a development to which we are compelled to alert you with utmost urgency. It is our belief that armies of […]

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Well one has to wonder. This lady of ‘Prime time’ who generally is well respected has been dabbling in the well of no return. Tom Cruise is a well known whacko, a Google search on Tom Cruise reveals more hits about Scientology (some religious cult) than anything else.
Oprah in my mind is a pretty nice […]

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Way to go, fellahs.
After 104 years, some bureaucrat in the depths of the Vatican finally noticed that the LDS church was collecting baptismal records from far and wide for their geneology collection…And (gasp! Horrors!) once in awhile, a good member of the LDS church will undergo a ceremony to baptise his ancestors so that they […]

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I love conspiracy theories.
The stories often have a smidgen of truth in them, but are amplified until they become larger.
So we are now reading lots of news stories about the genitalia stealing witches in Africa and that mobs are going around killing the witches in Africa.
Actually, the problem, called Koro, is a world wide phenomenum.
Usually […]

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Anyone who’s done any poking into the topics of mythology, religion, and religious history is most likely more than familiar with the name Joseph Campbell. Easily the greatest mythologist of our time, Campbell also made a name for himself as a great storyteller, speaking on the topics that popularized his works. Near the end of […]

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It took some 20 years, but finally Rev. Jeremiah Wright said something that got Barack Obama’s goat: Wright called him a politician. That was the last straw.
Obama was moved to take Wright to task for his lost week-end (rather, the week-end Wright probably destroyed his chances of becoming president) spent dissing all those white voters in MA and […]

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Stained Glass at the now suppressed St.Aloysius Church, Philadelphia, Pa.
April 28, 2008 - There is no such thing as “desanctification” within the Catholic Church. That is precisely the reason we need to develop good stewardship practices. The Church needs to reuse, restore and refurbish materials when new parishes are built, not loot the parishes that […]

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Gender/Authority Gaps?
Pope Benedict XVI is doing his best to regain the trust and confidence of American Catholics after the child abuse fiasco, but as some commentators have noted, he may be missing the main points of criticism of the institution that he is trying to shape. Two of these are the […]

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I was happy when the Pope addressed the UN on Human Rights.
In various places where I’ve worked, I’ve run into human rights issues, from sterilizing Native American women, to lots of money for  “pill ladies” in African villages without running water, to displacing people from farms lands designated for a certain race, to allowing out […]

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Who would win in this battle? Well the Catholic Church has the Pope, while the Scientology movement has Tom Cruise. Being agnostic, I would call this a tie. But being a reasonable human being I think the Pope is a better guy. The Pope has the entire Catholic Church behind him, and 2000 years of […]

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The purpose of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has been eroded and molded to fit 21st century liberal sensibilities; that is to say, to take it as much out of the public square as possible.  When Thomas Jefferson responded to the Danbury Baptists, he was responding to a specific question — government interfering […]

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There is a cluenessless about God as part of one’s life and worldview  can be seens in this article, where pro abortion politicians have plainly decided to receive communion from the Pope in a public forum.The press will undoubtably report this as a political issue, but here is the key clue that the politicians don’t […]

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Catholicism is fascinating.  I am drawn to the ritual and richness of symbolism in the Catholic Church.  When I read a Catholic author or hear a Mass or even walk into a Catholic church, I sense that connection which links us back through time to all the others who have believed before us.  I’m not […]

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Taking example from John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI did not scold Americans during his first pontifical visit to the United States. Just like John Paul II, he was also concerned about his public image. Vatican diplomats have admitted as much in their pre-trip media interviews when they suggested that the pope will try to present a moderate tone during his American visit. More […]

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Should a painter be allowed to decide what he or she paints?  Should a musician be allowed to decide what music to play or write?  Should a photographer be allowed to decide what pictures to take? 
In New Mexico, the answer to that last question is a resounding, “No.”
The New Mexico Human Rights Commission ruled […]

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It’s true! Would hysterical conservatives lie to you about a Godless Muslim Koran-fondling wild man like Scary Barry? A man who doesn’t always wear a flag pin on his lapel? That was mighty careless of him. You’d think the Anti-Christ would be a little more devious than that. Since Christ was clearly a white American, […]

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I guess Barack Obama hasn’t learned the lesson that honesty . . . when on the “stump”, when trying to become the nation’s next president . . . is NOT the best policy.
Here are the words Obama spoke at a small political gathering in Pennsylvania last week:
“But the truth is, is that, our challenge is […]

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In a television interview with the Voice of America (VOA), Ted Lipien, author of Wojtyla’s Women: How Women, History and Polish Traditions Shaped the Life of Pope John Paul II and Changed the Catholic Church, observed that Pope Benedict XVI is even more conservative than Pope John Paul II and that American Catholics don’t expect […]

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Perhaps the main reason for the continued diminishing numbers of Catholics that avail themselves to the Sacrament of Reconciliation or Confession in the pre-Vatican II jargon…is the lack of understanding for most Catholics as to what constitutes sin. Sin used to really be a black and white matter. According to the Baltimore Catechism, the need […]

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Today the Vatican released an online edition of the liturgical texts the Holy Father will use during his visit to the United States next week. The Apostolic visitation edition of the Roman Missal is on the Vatican website, and the prayers for all of the liturgies in both Washington, D.C. and New York are contained […]

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Growing Catholic anticipation!

Excitement is building as we wait for Pope Benedict’s arrival. Over the past few days, this author has carefully watched the barrage of news releases that offer commentary on just about anything that deals with Pope Benedict. Questions are raised. What will he wear? What will he say? While the crescendo of this […]

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Assalamualaikum, Islamic Greetings of Peace
Peace Tv is a household name not only in Pakistan  but also  entire Muslim world.because it has presented a convincing picture of Islam through wise talks, debates and dialogues.
Infact Ijaz ul Haq, son of late Zia ul Haq, a minister in Musharaf’s government is a big fan of Dr.  Zakir Naik. […]

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When Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the United States next week his message will most likely include some positive paternal encouragement for American Catholics. During the Holy Father’s visit he will participate in multi events that are intended to address the entire cross section of American Catholics and pastorally motivate Catholics to stand firm in […]

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April 4, 2008 - Senator Obama is conveniently evading the question about his Islamic heritage. He consistently maintains he is a practicing Christian. However, the American electorate has a right to inquire about his early religious upbringing and observance while he was a child. Obama denies his primary educational background in Islam, however closest childhood […]

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There are a couple of things that really seem to be popular in the world of liturgical art and architecture. The first thing is to make parishioners and clergy aware of the fact that they both have a responsibility to procure the highest quality of available materials available for use in their sacred liturgical space. […]

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Yesterday a Dutch parliamentary member called attention to a short internet based documentary, called, “Fitna!” It has broadcast through the entire world community and clearly shows the side of Islamic militancy that unfortunately is happening throughout the world. The documentary really causes quite a bit of discontent among Muslim and Jewish faithful cultures. It should […]

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The fallout regarding, Fitna! Continues and the unfortunate effects are continued developments of violent reactions. Islamic countries are loudly condemning the internet posting, and protests against the right-wing member of the Dutch Parliament escalate. There clip is once again an extremely insensitive focus on the most militant of Islamic religious behavior. In addition to the […]

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The label, “Made in China!” should shout a warning to Catholics when they search in religious goods stores for Catholic religious articles. The fact that religious articles are being produced by businesses in China for global Catholics is a high illustration of our lack of concern for the Chinese government’s lack of religious tolerance and […]

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Recently, this author had the opportunity to participate in a discussion about the increased spread of Islam on the BBC via a live web broadcast. It seems very clear that the UK is uniquely concerned with the emerging dominance of Islamic fundamentalism within Britain and indeed the rest of the world. What concerns most observers […]

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There’s a lot of stuff on the internet about the Pope coming to the US. A lot of the reporting is slightly absurd, leading Peter Steinfels at the NYTimes to predict how the media will spin the story when they discover the Pope is Catholic…
Flannery O’Connor once explained the Catholics as “Here comes everybody”, so […]

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