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Why I do not believe in original intent

16 March 2014 · by  Fr. Ernesto 12 Comments

Tramadol Prescription Online On a post yesterday, a contributor wrote of being in favor of the conservative ideal of original intent. As I answered him, I am not in favor of original intent. In fact, I think that any devoted Christian should run far away from original intent. Why do I say that? Well, let’s really look at […]

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When is religious liberty really damaged?

https://www.petwantsclt.com/petwants-charlotte-ingredients/ 15 March 2014 · by  Fr. Ernesto 10 Comments

From an article supporting religious liberty. Lately, religious liberty has been looking like the freedom that eats everyone else’s for breakfast. In Arizona and other states, fundamentalists said they were acting in the name of religious liberty when trying to pass laws that would allow businesses to refuse to serve people based on theological or […]

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Respect for those before us.

8 March 2014 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

Watch the video. No comment is needed on my part.

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Drive-thru blessing

6 March 2014 · by  Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

I am always amazed at how “Jesus went out among the people” is used to justify any action that a pastor wants to take. Next on the list of reasoning of this type is that the “wind of the Holy Spirit” is bringing change. Next on the list of reasoning is a supposed rejection of […]

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Some truth to this

5 March 2014 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

I posted the comic above simply because I got a laugh out of it. The author of the comic actually makes a reasonable point, but you have to think about it a bit. Most people in the USA do not go to church (or mosque or synagogue) regularly. The Gallup organization estimated that only 39% […]

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Be careful about the Ukraine

4 March 2014 · by  Fr. Ernesto 8 Comments

From Haaretz, a Jewish newspaper in Israel, the edition published on 25 February, just 10 days ago: Ukrainian Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman, called on Kiev’s Jews to leave the city and even the country if possible, fearing that the city’s Jews will be victimized in the chaos, Israeli daily Maariv reported Friday. “I told my […]

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We must be careful what we post

3 March 2014 · by  Fr. Ernesto 4 Comments

Within this past month, a firestorm has been heating up on Twitter, Facebook, etc., about what was called after-birth abortion. The term was coined by two philosophers who wrote an article in 2011, which was first published in the Journal of Medical Ethics in its online edition on 23 February 2012. The article has the […]

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Funny immigration comic

2 March 2014 · by  Fr. Ernesto 4 Comments

You should know that Justin Bieber is in this country completely legally. He has a green card that allows him to work in the USA. For those few who do not know, he is a foreign citizen. He is also rather fond of breaking the law, just like the undocumented immigrants at which conservatives are […]

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OK, three parents?

27 February 2014 · by  Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

(CNN) — A promising way to stop a deadly disease, or an uncomfortable step toward what one leading ethicist called eugenics? U.S. health officials are weighing whether to approve trials of a pioneering in vitro fertilization technique using DNA from three people in an attempt to prevent illnesses like muscular dystrophy and respiratory problems. The […]

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Vampire Academy–YA fiction

25 February 2014 · by  Fr. Ernesto 3 Comments

One of the first young adult (YA) vampire fiction series that I read was the Twilight series. I first read it because one of our daughters was impressed and said I should read it. Since then, I have had a tendency to read various types of YA fiction. I tend to choose YA fiction that […]

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