Nuns on the Bus

Romney’s Choice Makes It Clear: This Ain’t Your Grandpa’s GOP

August 13, 2012 by Brooklyn Dame 13 Comments

Nuns on the bus protesting the Paul Ryan budget. This ain't your granpa's GOP

The GOP presumptive nominee Mitt Romney says that Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan is the guy who is willing to “make the tough decisions”. Many of us can respect someone who is willing to analyse a situation (in which everyone has at least one opinion) and make a decision that could be unpopular. Quite often it appears that politicians on both sides of the aisle are completely content to kick the can of fiscal discipline and rational decision-making down the road.… [Read more]

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Pope Benedict, the Proclamation…and the Nuns

June 26, 2012 by Barbara Broido and Brooklyn Dame 5 Comments

Doodle_271_Ordination_of_Priests_Same_as_Paedophilia

A Roman Catholic church official was recently convicted of child endangerment – a groundbreaking case because it’s the first time a conviction of a church official has resulted from the crime of mishandling abuse cases. Do you remember back two years ago when the Vatican proclaimed that ordination of female priests is as high a “crime” as pedophilia – as though ordaining a woman is on the same level as sending pedophiles to unsuspecting churches.… [Read more]

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