religion

  • Why Priests Hire Male Prostitutes

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    Mike Jones, the male escort that outed Ted Haggard, on why so many priests hire male escorts: During the 1990s, when I worked as an escort in Denver, Colorado, I estimate at least 15 percent of my clientele were clergy or connected with the church in some way. There were one-timers and there were guys…

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  • A suggestion for the Pope

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    PZ Myers has a suggestion for the Pope in regards to his “outrage” over the Belgian raids of Catholic church offices: He’s doing everything all wrong. Here’s what he should be doing: he should be calling the actions of priestly sex abusers deplorable and wrong, and insisting that the church will do everything in its…

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  • Pharyngula: Reality Rejection Syndrome

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    So, yeah, face the facts: creationism isn’t just a weird reaction to bad science instruction and those annoying godless liberal college professors — it’s just one symptom of a deep-seated mental derangement.

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