Pope Benedict’s trip to Brazil has proven very interesting. His comments about possible excommunication for politicians who vote to legalize abortion have been broadly reported – although the Vatican is now saying that he would not support such excommunication. What fascinates me about the Pope is how selectively the media reports on what he says…

So I had this bizarre dream last night. Bizarre mostly because it was so absolutely random. So at the risk of being vivisected, here it goes: I was at some dinner party with random people. After dinner some folks headed off to get the games ready (a barrage of games was to follow) and I…

Gov. Romney is taking it to Rev. Sharpton: “It shows that bigotry still exists in some corners,” said Romney, who spoke to reporters Wednesday after a campaign event. “I thought it was a most unfortunate comment to make.” I am not a Mormon. I have huge theological problems with Mormon theology. Their theology is not…

…One thing I’ve learned from blogging these past months is that any time I blog on political controversy my blog traffic shoots up, there are lots of comments, I get emails, etc. But when I blog on other things – on faith things, on humanitarian things – the opposite happens…lower traffic, no comments, few emails.…

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