about reducing the use of "the important papers". It looks like she could use some right about now.
Kudos to Archbishop Raymond Burke of St. Louis, MO for standing up for what's right. Undoubtedly, there are going to be quite a few critics who will screech about how he would have turned down thousands of dollars in donations "to help the children", all so he could make a point. It is precisely because of his passion for helping children, born and unborn, that Archbishop Burke has resigned his chairmanship in protest of Sheryl Crow's appearance in a benefit concert for the Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation.
Please note, that the Reuters story points out that Ms. Crow is a "proponent of stem cell research". A more accurate description would have been to say she's a proponent of embryonic stem cell research. In the wake of the Michael J. Fox campaign ads, however, liberals have figured out that one has to drop the "E-word" when talking about stem cells. Incidentally, embryonic stem cell research has yielded nothing in terms of curing diseases; research on using adult stem cells (such as bone marrow transplants to treat leukemia) has been the only research to show benefits. May be it's supposed to work that way? Just a thought.
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Thursday, April 26, 2007
Friday, March 2, 2007
A Pin to the Conspiracy Theorists' Balloon
So it would seem that everywhere I turn, I hear lots of people who (a) didn't pay attention at Sunday school, (b) didn't pay attention during religion classes at the parochial school their parents sent them to, (c) are simply looking for an excuse to "stick it" to Christianity, or (d) any combination of a, b, and c.
I've just heard for the umpteenth time: "Jesus' tomb has been found! And he had a wife and a son! Dan Brown was right!" Uh, no. Allow me, as a practicing Catholic and someone who attended parochial school for 13 years, to share some of what I learned.
First off, Jesus was a common name back in the first century A.D. (that's C.E. for all of you politically correct shmucks). Don't believe me? Go to behindthename.com, type in the name "Jesus", and you will find that it is actually an English translation of a Greek translation of an Aramaic translation of a Hebrew name. In fact, it is a shorter version of the Hebrew version of the name "Joshua". This is similar to "Mike" being the shorter version of "Michael". So, it's quite possible that there were more than one man named Jesus, living in the Holy Land.
Now, there is the notion that Jesus could not have been a respected member of the community without being a family man. While it was not common for a man to be unmarried, it was not unheard of. Look at the Prophets of the Old Testament, a group largely composed of unmarried men. In fact, Jewish tradition would not have precluded Jesus electing to lead a life of celibacy. Not only this, but could you, knowing that you would one day be put to death for the sake of the whole world, be so selfish as to want a family and put them through that agony? Jesus knew that he was sent to fulfill prophecy and redeem us all.
Hearing people like Larry King joke about this as being "the end of the Easter Bunny" leds further credence to what we have been saying all along. Christianity is under attack by people who consider themselves to be the most tolerate, and most intelligent, of all other people. The only problem is that unless you're an atheist, or an Islamo-fascist, you aren't entitled to benefit from their cultural and religious tolerance. They not only demonstrate their intolerance, but their ignorance as well. "Do not seek to remove the splinter from you neighbor's eye before removing the beam from your own."
I've just heard for the umpteenth time: "Jesus' tomb has been found! And he had a wife and a son! Dan Brown was right!" Uh, no. Allow me, as a practicing Catholic and someone who attended parochial school for 13 years, to share some of what I learned.
First off, Jesus was a common name back in the first century A.D. (that's C.E. for all of you politically correct shmucks). Don't believe me? Go to behindthename.com, type in the name "Jesus", and you will find that it is actually an English translation of a Greek translation of an Aramaic translation of a Hebrew name. In fact, it is a shorter version of the Hebrew version of the name "Joshua". This is similar to "Mike" being the shorter version of "Michael". So, it's quite possible that there were more than one man named Jesus, living in the Holy Land.
Now, there is the notion that Jesus could not have been a respected member of the community without being a family man. While it was not common for a man to be unmarried, it was not unheard of. Look at the Prophets of the Old Testament, a group largely composed of unmarried men. In fact, Jewish tradition would not have precluded Jesus electing to lead a life of celibacy. Not only this, but could you, knowing that you would one day be put to death for the sake of the whole world, be so selfish as to want a family and put them through that agony? Jesus knew that he was sent to fulfill prophecy and redeem us all.
Hearing people like Larry King joke about this as being "the end of the Easter Bunny" leds further credence to what we have been saying all along. Christianity is under attack by people who consider themselves to be the most tolerate, and most intelligent, of all other people. The only problem is that unless you're an atheist, or an Islamo-fascist, you aren't entitled to benefit from their cultural and religious tolerance. They not only demonstrate their intolerance, but their ignorance as well. "Do not seek to remove the splinter from you neighbor's eye before removing the beam from your own."
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