Good will to all men? Not from the grumpy atheists! (Thank God not all atheists are grumpy but there sure seems to be a lot of them)
Why is it that so many in the atheist community cannot bring themselves to get past their anger whenever they engage in discussions? The language of many of their contributions in public debate is laced with invective and dripping with sarcasm and bile. There are exceptions of course, but they tend to fall more into the category of being the 'exception that proves the rule' when compared to the hostility of many of today's atheist posters. Comment offered by the theists in the public square is often depicted as being 'malicious' or 'venomous' and intended to enslave the 'feeble minded and weak' by those who post. Nothing could be further from the truth. Venom is something that is oriented to death. Christians are oriented in a 180 degree different direction. We speak not to the culture of death that grips our world but rather for the culture of life and light which ends with the gift of eternal life. For example, the Catholic Church in its hum...
"...when Judge Jean-Pierre Bessette throws out the ticket..."
ReplyDeleteDon't hold your breath on this. I don't think the judge is going to throw the case out.
The bylaw apparently specifically spells out the prohibited activities. And the judge may well ask her if she wanted to hold a mass, why did she not take it to a church in the first place?
I'm more interested in why I can't find this story anywhere except in Catholic publications. It appears nowhere in the mainstream news. Why is that?
Lady Janus: I agree with you regarding the probable outcome.
ReplyDeleteThe story has been covered in the National Post... not a Catholic media source last time I checked (grin).
Fr. Tim
Tim, it wasn't "covered" by NaPo; it was merely repeated. Where are the other sources?
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