Another Satirical Video

Colbert, a self-confessed Catholic, has recited the Nicene Creed several times on his program.  This is the latest occurance. He’s snarky but in a good way. I can’t get the embed code to work, and I’m too lazy to deal with it: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/252639/october-13-2009/the-word—symbol-minded

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Our Lady

This controversy just won’t die.  And Archbishop Chaput comes to the rescue again.  He proves that Catholic teaching is not just empty, disconnected rhetoric. He does an excellent job explaining how abortion is at the core, not the fringe, of human rights. There is no “social justice” if the youngest and weakest among us can be legally [...]

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Finally Passed a Budget

For the first time, the PA legislature has voted to extend its 6% sales tax to cultural institutions and entertainment venues.  Why doesn’t that include movie or sporting events? Hmm.

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Banned

This year’s banned books list is out.  My mother would create our family reading lists from this list.  Apparently, I have a lot of reading to do.  I concede that sex, profanity, and racism are noble reasons to prohibit your child from reading a book.  However, that decision does not belong to the government; it belongs to [...]

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700 mHz

Once again, the Performing Arts gets screwed. It’s always the first department to get cut when budget concerns arise. My theater is funded by the City so it’ll have an easier time acquiring funding to replace its wireless system, but what about the little guy? This is sink or swim time.

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