Pope Francis Is The Bomb Dizzle (Even Atheists Like)

“Pope tells super rich, bankers to find some ethics”

I'm Dying Over Here: Life - As A Racist Ol' Country Song

"Our findings suggest that racism literally makes people old.'"

“France is dying a slow death,...It’s like a rich old family being unable to give up the servants."

“Of course, you can't go to a major city in continental Europe without seeing some colonial, racist crap. It's why I decided against Amsterdam for a Christmas trip."

"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness."

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“He starts out a happy, enthusiastic kindergartener. But by middle school Idris has some disturbing questions about the value of his racial identity…"

  ...At this age, Idris is absolutely aware that his racial identity is paramount to his experience,...He is aware that other people see him differently, and, disturbingly,...And no official from the school, including teachers and administrators, as far as we know, have brought these issues up in the classroom, on the playground, or in parent/teacher conferences."

"It was pretty obvious at this point that TED had a very specific idea of what they would not allow."

In the early 1930s, Joseph Staton, an employee of The Northwest Enterprise, a prominent African-American newspaper in Seattle, was arrested and booked in jail for vandalizing an automobile….

The image that Staton removed from the spare tire cover featured the logo of the Coon Chicken Inn, a fried chicken restaurant chain in the Northwest whose logo featured a ‘Coon’, or a racist caricature of an African-American male popular in 19th century minstrel theatre and early 20th century advertising,....

The restaurant was founded in Utah in 1925 by Maxon Lester Graham,....

“More than a few black Mormons here in America have gone on record reflecting these same racist ideas about themselves as inspired by God."

“This is probably too obvious to need saying, but I’ll say it anyway. African-Americans in the pre-civil rights South didn’t complain to their white overlords, especially the poor whites who sometimes worked next to them. Uttering complaints about the way you were being treated or about the heartbreaking unfairness of Jim Crow segregation was an excellent way to get fired or, if the good old boys within earshot were so inclined, lynched."

“On this date in 1967 Charley Pride became the first African-American solo singer to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. He opened a door that to this day not many have passed through."

I Read The News Today, Oh Boy (That's My Problem)

 

 There's a new movie about a black girl who stopped slavery in England or something. I knew nothing about it or her.

And somebody in Mississippi is learning new things, too:

  "It is clear that slavery continues to have lasting impacts on our society. We are not living in a post-racial America. Disproportionate levels of poverty in the African American community are just one manifestation of slavery’s lasting legacy. In order to confront today’s societal ills, we must engage in a conversation with the past — one that can be truly painful, but at the same time, necessary."

 

A new Rock band likes driver training soundtrack vocals.

While USA Today has seen fit to do a new piece on Stanislaw Burzynski - learn that name. 

Crush him for fun.

The Pope wraps it up with a searing new message on The Scarlet Letter and related matters.

Nothing new about that, unfortunately,...

 

Wow (This Pope Is GOOD)

“The joy of God is not the death of the sinner, but the life of the sinner. And how far from this were those who murmured against Jesus, how far from the heart of God! They didn’t know Him. They thought that being religious, being good people meant always being well-mannered and polite, and often pretending to be polite, right? This is the hypocrisy of the murmuring. But the joy of God the Father, in fact, is love. He loves us. “But I’m a sinner, I’ve done this and that and the other!” “But I love you anyway, and I go out searching for you, and I bring you home.” This is our Father. Let’s reflect on this.”

This Man Is Breaking All The Rules

Pope Francis Scourge of Slavery

Some Thoughts While Looking At Drudge In The Mourn

Two American blacks showing violent paranoia - is anyone going to seriously address this?

"Boy, do we miss you," a fan called out after the crowd chanted "43, 43" when he was introduced.

 To the Dems and Republicans who hated George W. Bush, didn't I tell you this would happen?

'Molly' Cyrus Goes Raunchy and Topless... and should be told her "career" is now suspended until she gets some sense.

The new NBC series, titled Space Race, is done with Branson’s Virgin Galactic, advertised as the world’s first commercial spaceline. The premise is the same — everyday people compete for a trip into space — in this case on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo.

 I ain't competing for shit - I deserve a trip out of this madhouse.

This new Pope ain't perfect but, I'll be damned, he's the shit.

There Is No God (But, If There Is, He's Down With Me)

I've been called John The Baptist several times, online, by deeply religious people who know I'm an atheist. But, while I've always found that flattering and heartwarming, it's also kinda weird to think about, and navigate emotionally. For instance, I haven't had a major problem with the theology of any Pope since John Paul:

"In comments likely to enhance his progressive reputation, Pope Francis has written a long, open letter to the founder of La Repubblica newspaper, Eugenio Scalfari, stating that non-believers would be forgiven by God if they followed their consciences."

Do you see what I mean?

Either I've got this shit figured out already, or Catholics and I now have a minor disagreement,...

 

Swinging Dicks: Cultural Wreckage Of Weak Hydraulics

A little girl cornered a McDonald's CEO to complain about the menu.

 I know a Vegan couple that'd be glad to have her.

Wanna Life Lesson in Fighting the Culture of Bullshit?

Go around telling everybody How JFK secretly ADMIRED Hitler. It's a start.

Antoine Dodson has given up the Gay for God - to be good.

Even the Pope knows being good is the point, not announcements about your sex life.

Except for my not agreeing with the choices, why 10 Rap Cult Classics You Need to Hear?

Because your collection's full of freaks, that's why.

Is there new evidence in the Manson case? I don't know.

I do know men think women with tramp stamps are easy, but women eventually forget it.

Their husbands suffer in silence for a lifetime.

But all they have to do is look around this great country of ours to know they're not alone.

Like so much else these days, it's a way of life,...

 

Because No One's Going To Listen To Just A Good Man

 

 Once again, the man in a dress, with the big funny hat, appears to be smarter than most:

Pope Francis on Sunday said clergy and Christians must not betray the word of God with their actions or they undermine the credibility of the Catholic Church. 

Francis, elected a month ago, inherited a Church struggling to restore credibility after a series of scandals, including the sexual abuse of children by priests. 

The pope spoke at the Papal Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls, where he celebrated Mass. He also greeted pilgrims and local Church members earlier in St. Peter's square. 

"Inconsistency on the part of pastors and the faithful between what they say and what they do, between word and manner of life, is undermining the Church's credibility," the pontiff said in his homily.

It must be the times. I told you they are a-changin'.

Gee, I wonder who else could benefit from that message? Maybe a certain blogger or two, or three, or more? I ain't naming no names. Just consider the daily dose of inconsistency delivered out there and it should become clear. 

 Considering that outlook, a man in a dress, with a big funny hat, might be just the thing,...