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Finally! Faint glimmers of brains at work in the Catholic Church: Germany’s Roman Catholic bishops are requiring that suspected cases of sexual abuse of minors by clergy or others working for the church be reported to prosecutors. Of course it’s not the Pope, and it’s only policy within the German archdiocese, but it’s a start. [...]
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Canada Revenue Agency stops beating dead horse
August 31st, 2010 
Crommunist Here’s an interesting legal connundrum: David Little, who has spent the last few years moving back and forth between P.E.I. and New Brunswick, has refused to file tax returns since 2000 in protest of government-funded abortions. He was due in court in Fredericton this week to face a charge of refusing a court order to [...]
Classically Liberal: The intersection between Libertarian and Liberal
August 30th, 2010 Crommunist I’ve mentioned a couple times before that I regularly read a libertarian blog written by CLS called ‘Classically Liberal’. While I don’t agree with everything CLS says (particularly his views on the role of government and health care), I find his articles useful and insightful. Today’s post is no exception: But things have changed. Both [...]
Why do I want to take religion away?
August 30th, 2010 Crommunist People who argue against the influence of religion, and argue for its separation from public life (which Jesus also did, by the way, for those of you who actually bothered to read scripture), are commonly asked the same question: why do you want to get rid of religion? Atrocities have occurred throughout history committed by [...]
CFI Vancouver stands in solidarity with Sakineh Ashtiani
August 29th, 2010 Crommunist On Saturday, August 28th skeptics from Centre for Inquiry Vancouver attended a rally on the south steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery. The rally was in support of Sakineh Ashtiani Mohammadi, the Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning, for the alleged crime of adultery. I say ‘alleged’ not simply because I don’t [...]
Movie Friday: President Bartlet gets Biblical on her ass
August 27th, 2010 Crommunist Have I said that I’m a big fan of The West Wing? Yes, yes I have, but I’ll say it again. I love The West Wing Using the Bible to justify anything is the beginning of the end for your argument. There’s so much evil shit in that book it chills the blood. It was [...]
“Doctor Laura” at the Michael Richards/Mel Gibson school of etiquette
August 26th, 2010 Crommunist The really frustrating thing about blogging is that sometimes a week will go by where a million bloggable things happen, and I’m left with the choice of either commenting on them 2 weeks late, or flooding you with Facebook/Twitter updates every 5 minutes. As a result, I am writing about this story right after it [...]
Is there a worse name than ‘honour killings’?
August 26th, 2010 Crommunist When you think of the word ‘honour’, it conjures an image of someone who is honest, plain-dealing, and trustworthy. What it doesn’t invoke is the image of a man who murders his children for wearing revealing clothing or dating outside his/her nationality, or for refusing an arranged marriage. There’s no honour in murder. It is [...]
Sakinah confesses! I guess I was wrong…
August 25th, 2010 Crommunist You’ll remember the news about Sakineh Ashtiani, the Iranian woman accused of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning. You may also remember that after a world-wide rally was held on her behalf, her lawyer disappeared, and subsequently resurfaced in Turkey. Around that same time, new allegations surfaced that Ms. Ashtiani has conspired to murder [...]
Because we all need a good laugh from time to time
August 25th, 2010 Crommunist A buddy referred me to this website: From: David Thorne Date: Wednesday 10 March 2010 7.12pm To: Darryl Robinson Subject: Permission Slip Dear Darryl, I have received your permission slip featuring what I can only assume is a levitating rabbit about to drop an egg on Jesus.Thank you for pre-ticking the permission box as this [...]
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