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Don’t tell the liberals – Christianity is growing
Shhhhh….don’t tell them. I know it will be another blow to their psyche. First they find out that they are actually a political minority, then the Tea Party movement comes along and blows them away to the point of going into hysterics, and now I’m worried that they will just totally freak when they find this out. If it wasn’t bad enough – it is the traditional faiths that are growing!
The National Council of Churches’ 2010 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches reports membership gains in the Catholic Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Assemblies of God, among others.
The 78th annual edition of the Yearbook also reports a continuing decline in membership of virtually all mainline denominations. And the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s second largest denomination and long a reliable generator of church growth, reported a decline in membership for the second year in a row, down 0.24 percent to 16,266,920.
The Catholic Church, the nation’s largest at more than 68 million members, also reported a slight membership loss in 2009 but rebounded this year with a robust growth of 1.49 percent.
Plane Crashes Into IRS Building – Austin, TX
Before noon eastern today “Joseph Andrew Stack, a 53-year-old software engineer who lived in Texas, crashed the plane intentionally” into the IRS building in Austin, TX (source FoxNews). He left behind a manifesto that describes his disdain for the IRS.
As I watched the news I noticed a nice little trend happening on MSNBC and CNN, that is was those crazy conservatives and those “tea party people” that caused this. After reading his manifesto I don’t consider him conservative or liberal, but seriously angry and disappointed in the US system (he claims it is all lies). He seems to take shots at pretty much everything, including Catholics, in his manifesto.
Let us know what you think of what is happening and feel free to add in related information below.
Even though Joe apparently didn’t like Catholics (and I think Christians), I will say please say a prayer for his soul and his family. Remember to include those who were hurt or may have been killed by his actions (no deaths have been confirmed as I type this).
Oh the embarrassment….
I was reading the news and I truly enjoy “odd” news stories… Along comes a story that should embarrass and make prison life entertaining for one robber. “Missouri Nuns Chase Down Armed Robber on Foot”… Now after you stop laughing, it gets worse….
A pair of sandal-clad nuns in Missouri chased down an armed robbery suspect and helped police put handcuffs on him…
Now if that wasn’t bad enough…
When he realized he had been spotted the suspect set off on foot and was chased by a nun in flip-flops…
So let me get this right… He was spotted by a nun, chased down by a women wearing flip-flops, and then she helped the police put the cuffs on him!
I don’t think this could get worse for the “accused”… I can almost hear the laughter in the court room and jail already… So I will give the “accused” a good suggestion… Make a plea bargain and do it fast. You’ll plead guilty, if they put you in a jail far, far away… where nobody knows you your name.
God bless the Sister!
Read the full story from Fox4KC.com or FoxNews.
They said it would never happen
The Catholic Children’s Society, whose president is Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, announced that it will no longer assess individuals or couples as prospective adoptive or foster parents.
The charity has pulled out of its principal role because it cannot reconcile Church teaching on marriage and the family with the demands of the Sexual Orientation Regulations, Labour’s gay rights laws that compel
adoption agencies to assess same-sex couples as prospective parents as well as heterosexuals.
The agency was founded in 1859 and the move brings to an end a service offered by one of the oldest adoption agencies in the country.
The trustees are convinced that what is best for children is that they be brought up by married couples. This is shown by research but it is also consonant with the teaching of the Church.
Former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe…….”It is a sign of the Britain we are in. If you do not subscribe to the prevailing orthodoxy you might as well be living in the Soviet Union. “
Hocus Pocus Let the Coven use the Oven
What will they think of next?
(News from the U.K.)
A coven of witches is accusing the Roman Catholic church of religious persecution after being banned from using a parish social centre for a Halloween gathering.
Sandra Davis, the "high priestess" of Crystal Cauldron group in Stockport, Greater Manchester, said she was shocked to be told that the pagan group was not considered to be compatibl
e with the church’s "ethos".
Mrs Davis, 61, booked Our Lady’s Social Club in Shaw Heath, Stockport, for the group’s annual "Witches Ball" due to be held in October.
The Reverend John Joyce, a spokesman for the Roman Catholic diocese of Shrewsbury, said that it was out of the question for a pagan group to use its facilities.
"Parish centres under our auspices let their premises on the understanding users and their organisations are compatible with the ethos and teachings of the Catholic church," he said.
I wonder if they would have demanded the Catholics cover all the crucifixes as some of our ….er….politicians have done?
But the State Doesn’t Want to Separate
First the state of Connecticut wanted to interfere in the Roman Catholic Church and force the Church to reorganize. The state wanted the Church to hand over all authority to the State taking away all the rights of the Pastor’s of the Church. It was very specific to the Catholic Church and no other religion. Naturally, the Church banded together to get the public aware of this complete violation of the Constitution and now they might be punished for doing the only American thing they could do when their rights are being threatened:
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport filed a lawsuit against the Office of State Ethics on Friday.
The diocese said the officials are requiring the Diocese of Bridgeport to register as a lobbyist in order to engage in activities such as a rally at the State Capitol or using its Web site to encourage its members to contact their elected representatives.
So, here is what the Church did to make the state think she violated lobbying laws – a portion of the statement from Bishop Lori:
Does An Apology Fix All?
Valerie is busy and MK’s house apparently has the plagues… So Val asked me to post this news article from Zenit, via the Catholic League.
Expresses Regret for Harm to Church and Victims
LONDON, FEB. 26, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Bishop Richard Williamson, formerly excommunicated member of the Society of St. Pius X, apologized today for statements in which he denied the extent of the Holocaust.
In a statement published on his return to London on Wednesday after being expelled by the government of Argentina, the prelate explained that "the Holy Father and my superior, Bishop Bernard Fellay, have requested that I reconsider the remarks I made on Swedish television four months ago, because their consequences have been so heavy."
The bishop, along with three other Lefebvrite prelates, had their 20-year excommunication lifted at the end of January, in the framework of Benedict XVI’s continuing efforts to heal the schism between the society and the Church. Around the same time, the bishop appeared on public television and made reductionist statements about the Jewish Holocaust that gave rise to extensive controversy.
The Catholic Vote and Obama
The Washington Post has an article by Fr. Thomas J. Reese. He is talking about the Catholic votes for Obama.
Silence Destroys Life
The Catholics have been thrust front and center into the election. The reason for this is because of Obama’s extreme views on Life and the fact that he stands for everything the Catholic Church preaches against. There have even been organizations writing to the IRS trying to get the Catholic Church to loose their tax exempt status. These organizations are looking the other way when it comes to Churches like Obama’s that preach hate, mention political candidates, and tell the congregation which way to vote.
Catholics and Morality
I have heard many times that Catholics don’t practice what they preach. The example that is always use
d is that many Catholics use contraception even though the Vatican has expressly said that contraception is an evil. Being a Catholic and talking to many women and men on this subject I know that this is true. However, it isn’t because Catholics think it isn’t wrong – it’s because the Churches have failed to teach why it is wrong.
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