Posted in other paths, uberfrum on 24 November 2007 - 15 כסלו 5768
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary Pope Pius X’s Encyclical Letter, Pascendi Dominici Gregis, (8 September 1907), the Pontifical University of Rome isto present new edition of this encyclical against modernism.
The new edition of the encyclical that the Pope wrote against the influences of modernism in theology and Catholic thought is being published by Cantagalli [...]
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Posted in Egg Cracking, Progressive, uberfrum on 8 November 2007 - 28 חשון 5768
I wanted to say “Rabbess” but I didn’t think it would make any sense. Over at the National Catholic Reporter, we find a St Louis Reform Temple is hosting two WomanPriest ordinations. This Rabbi welcomes sinners and eats with them!
Two Catholic women are being ordained by Roman Catholic Womenpriests here Nov. 11, [...]
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Posted in Teh Gay, other paths, uberfrum on 3 November 2007 - 23 חשון 5768
Thanks to Daniel, I’ve discovered a series of posts over at slacktivist, on the evolution of the idea that there is Only One Sin Left. It seeks to answer the question, How did gay-hatin’ come to be the “most-common perception” of Christianity?
The series, called “Gay-Hatin’ Gospel” comes in five parts (with decent quotes from [...]
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Posted in uberfrum on 27 October 2007 - 16 חשון 5768
According to WNYC (NPR) Cosimo Cavallaro work, “My Sweet Lord” is appearing at a Gallery in NYC this weekend. Umm…. This can’t be the same Chocolate from last year? Really? Ewwwww!
NPR reported the Catholic League says they still dislike the work, but will not protest this time. Why not, [...]
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Posted in Teh Gay, uberfrum on 20 October 2007 - 9 חשון 5768
A Church in Texas has been told that it can not participate in an annual programme of giving gifts to the children of prison inmates. Why? Because they welcome gay people in their congregation.
There is only one sin in the Bible.
Only one.
One.
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Posted in other paths, uberfrum on 18 October 2007 - 7 חשון 5768
Rather like Jehovah’s Witnesses and Blood Transfusion, some Romans are opting to stay in the Dark Ages: according to the Globe and Mail, a Catholic School has voted to allow girls to get HPV.
Look, I understand the logic, and the fear of looking like a dork in front of your kids. “Trustees opposed to [...]
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Posted in Judaism, teh internets, uberfrum on 15 October 2007 - 4 חשון 5768
Rabbi Rami rightly Says:
Ann Coulter certainly isn’t soft on terrorism, and neither is her Jesus. The Jesus Ms. Coulter wants us Jews to accept is more about the Kingdom of Greed than the Kingdom of God. He is more about sanctioning war than preaching peace. He is a Christ of conformity who wants a [...]
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Posted in church geekery, uberfrum on 13 October 2007 - 2 חשון 5768
Russian Orthodox walk out of ecumenical talks… Not because of theological issues, mind you, but rather because of petty Russian-Greek bickering.
Orthodox Archbishop Illarion of Vienna, who led the Russian delegation, said the Russian Orthodox Church does not recognize the legitimacy of the Estonian Apostolic Church created by Constantinople and conditioned his delegation’s participation [...]
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Posted in uberfrum on 11 October 2007 - 30 תשרי 5768
The Catholic League - the only line of defence left to Almighty God - have stepped up their free advertising campaign for The Golden Compass:
The movie The Golden Compass is being produced by New Line Cinema and Scholastic Entertainment. It is based on the first volume of the His Dark Materials trilogy of [...]
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Posted in uberfrum on 6 October 2007 - 25 תשרי 5768
Ruth points us to a evangelical editing of Sir David Attenborough’s “The Life of Mammals”. She provides YouTube links, although I wonder how long they will be active.
Regardless of one’s view of mammalian history, does one need to edit art created by an opponent? Or is this new version simply what DJs would [...]
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