Great sex doesn’t always just happen. Sometimes, it takes a little planning, especially if — like many Americans — you’ve been in a bit of a sex rut. Do some prep work by turning your bedroom into a love nest: Make the bed (with new, or at least clean, sheets), tidy up, light a candle [...]
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Wrong to Sanctify Pope Benedict and his “Pontifical Secrecy” on Criminal Priest Pedophilia
According to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Pope Benedict will return to being known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger once he has stepped down as pope. He will be addressed as his eminence or Cardinal Ratzinger. – Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation explained WE ALREADY know the history the Catholic Church has of demeaning [...]
News Desk: Pope Benedict XVI Set to Abdicate
THE PAPACY of Benedict XVI has been marred from the start by the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse scandal, which the hierarchy has handled horrifically from the moment it was revealed. The Pope refused to defrock one priest who molested 200 deaf boys. The documents emerge as Pope Benedict is facing other accusations that he and [...]
Obama Compromises with Catholic Church, Bishops Reject Offer, Catholics for Choice Respond
The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops on Thursday rejected the latest White House proposal on health insurance coverage of contraceptives, saying it did not offer enough safeguards for religious hospitals, colleges and charities that objected to providing such coverage for their employees. The bishops said they would continue fighting the federal mandate in court. [New York [...]
Hillary Clinton’s Office, The Website
HILLARYCLINTON.COM now directs people to “Click here to reach the office of Hillary Clinton.” The second run to become the first female president in U.S. history… awaits. At least many of us hope so. It’s not a coronation, as is charged. As I’ve written before, many a Democratic man I have voted for had fewer [...]
Queer Talk: Homosexuality Still Seen as a ‘Sin,’ but Some Are Using a More ‘Compassionate’ Condemnation [VIDEO]
Polls and studies consistently show a growing acceptance, and even support, for LGBT equality. That’s true in the religious / faith realm as well, which surprises some people, but really shouldn’t. There have been strong allies, not to mention LGBTs, among those who practice whatever faith, including Christianity. That certainly doesn’t mean that homosexuality is [...]
Thoughts on Ross Douthat’s “Bad Religion,” by Franklymydears
TM NOTE: This is a guest post from a retired Episcopalian minister, whom I know through his ministry and because he took my husband and me through our marriage classes, then performed our ceremony. It was through Franklymydears that I heard speak and was introduced to the amazing Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. On [...]
Katie Couric’s Solid Interview with Manti Te’o, While Questions Remain on Notre Dame [Videos]
Hoax mastermind Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, posing as the mysterious Lennay Kekua, was the falsetto voice on the other end of the all-night phone calls with the Notre Dame star, the scammer’s lawyer said. The Heisman Trophy finalist “thought it was a female he was talking with,” lawyer Milton Grimes acknowledged to the Daily News. “It was [...]
A Private Peek Inside St. John’s Church
THE WHITE House pool report is meant for journalists and media. Pool reporters follow the President and First Lady, the Vice President, too. There is a lead pooler as well. Never have I offered an entire pool report, but this is no ordinary day, and I’ve offered snippets in the past, as have many other [...]
Queer Talk: D.C. Episcopal Priest to Deliver Inaugural Benediction
After whatever combination of personal decision to withdraw, and being encouraged to withdraw, saw the exit of Pastor Louie Giglio as Obama’s choice to provide the benediction at the Inauguration, the replacement is from the “Church of the Presidents.” CNN reports that the Rev. Luis León, pastor of Saint John’s Episcopal Church, which is across [...]
Biggest Losers for 2012: Republicans
Nothing on taxes. Nothing on gun control. Nothing on climate change. Nothing on gay marriage. Nothing on immigration reform (or an incremental, piece-by-piece approach, which will result in nothing). It’s a very odd situation when the losing party is the party refusing to negotiate. It may be how you disrupt, but it is not how [...]
State Department Inquiry on Benghazi Finds “Grossly Inadequate” Security, No Video Protest
Finally, the report blamed two major State Department bureaus — Diplomatic Security and Near Eastern Affairs — for failing to coordinate and plan adequate security. The panel also determined that a number of officials had shown poor leadership, but they were not identified in the unclassified version of the report that was released. “Systemic failures [...]
It’s Christmastime. Find Joy and Heal. [Obama's Full Remarks - Video]
“I want to talk to the White House. I know that they can’t give me an answer tonight, but I want to know what they’re going to do. I need to know what they’re going to do.” – Rep. Carolyn McCarthy GOD HAD nothing to do with the Connecticut school massacre and religion wouldn’t have [...]
The Power, the Protégé and the Dutiful Wife
Yet more studies with sweat have explored the strongest isolated candidate so far for a human pheromone, known as androstadienone, which derives from the male hormone testosterone. The presence of this compound has been reported to make women feel more relaxed. Wysocki and his colleagues are currently seeking National Institutes of Health grants to find [...]
News Desk: “60 Minutes” Releases Clip of Obama on Whether Benghazi was Terrorist Attack
“It’s too early to know how exactly how this came about, what group was involved, but obviously it was an attack on Americans. … As I said, we’re still investigating exactly what happened. I don’t want to jump the gun on this. But you’re right, that this is not a situation that was exactly the [...]
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