Catholic Church
June 22, 2009
- Note: Although this article was written in 2002, the fundamentals remain sadly unchanged. According to the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), an estimated 265 service members will have been fired under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" since Barack Obama was inaugurated, allowing prejudice to trump national security.They function as entities unto themselves. They have their own ...
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April 8, 2009
- I was raised in the Catholic Church. Let me clarify what being raised in the Catholic Church in my family meant. We attended mass on Easter and Christmas. We were sent to CCD classes until we made first holy communion, confession and confirmation. Still to this day I have no clue what the letters CCD stand for. I will let you know what I did at CCD class. I caused hell.Remember, I was a ...
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March 7, 2009
- Oh, yes, tomorrow is International Women´s Day. I almost forgot. Hoorray. Let´s celebrate.Now back to real life. Boy, I´m so angry. I should stop reading the news, but then it wouldn´t be a mature way of facing things, it would be escaping, and I want to do something about the tremendous injustices that happen in this country. I guess writing about them at least brings them into discussion, ...
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December 28, 2008
- I remember bits and pieces of my early years. I wish I could remember more. At home, I was known as Chisaii (), the nickname given to me by our landlord in Japan. Pronounced “chee-SIGH,” the word means “small.” Although not underweight at birth, I was on the small side. At school, I was called by my given name, Delia. It was like having two personae.Continued at Girls Sent Away. . .
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November 15, 2008
- The new Bishop of Little Rock, Anthony B. Taylor, has taken a daring stance on the immigration issue. In his first pastoral letter released on November 5, Bishop Taylor declares that all humans have “the right to immigrate when circumstances so require.” In the Bishop’s 64-page letter, Taylor explains that immigration is an economic necessity. It provides labor in nations where it’s ...
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October 30, 2008
- I am beginning to realize just how much unspent anger I have inside of me. For years I was angry with God. Angry because I believed the lies I was told by the Catholic Church, that because I was gay I was destined for a life of loneliness, evil and desperation. And that if I acted on my desire, not only would I be condemned to hell for eternity, i would be punished in this life. I grew up ...
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October 20, 2008
- I attended a lovely wedding reception on Saturday, and ended up talking with some of the other guests about how useful it would be if they did start teaching marriage skills in kindergarten. Maybe the divorce rate would not be skyrocketing. It seemed to us, in our conversation, that the curriculum would not really have to separate the lesson into “gay” and “straight” marriage. For one ...
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