making threats

[solarbird]

The Catholic Church in Washington, DC threatens to shut down its taxpayer-supported social service programmes if DC City Council doesn't reject marriage rights. They're holding 68,000 needy people hostage to try to make the city council keep the queers in their place. What part of this organisation is supposed to work for good again?

Oh, meanwhile, Rep. Stupak is saying that if the Senate alters his anti-abortion amendment in any way, he'll torpedo the health care reform bill for good. He claims he has 40 votes with him.

Now back to songwriting.

Comments

[maellenkleth]

Some heartening news from that country on the other side of the wall: http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/34194/canada_more_open_to_same_sex_marriage_than_us_uk

[tfabris.livejournal.com]

Sounds like some people need their bluffs called.

[jessie-c.livejournal.com]

Apparently the city officials shrugged and said "Meh. So what if they pull out? We can cope."

Do you hear that Catholic Church? Go away and take your bigotry with you. We don't need you.

[solarbird]

Yeah, I think Stupak's lying. Maybe we'll find out!

[epawtows.livejournal.com]

Maddow clearly doesn't believe him.

[deskitty.livejournal.com]

That's pretty funny, after Catholics on the other coast started freaking out after the San Francisco board of supervisors expressed its opinion on the church's gay-adoption policies.

I guess it's at least consistent, though. They're operating from the broken worldview that gay is harmful to society.

[darksumomo.livejournal.com]

My wife is sending a box of wire coat hangers to Stupak's office.

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Brilliant. We've got some to get rid of, too.

[darksumomo.livejournal.com]

I agree with you.

Also, there's a reason why Benedict is called Pope Palpatine.

omg, that's still circulating

[solarbird]

I made that.

Re: omg, that's still circulating

[darksumomo.livejournal.com]

Holy crap (pun fully intended)! I had no idea.

*bows before solarbird* I'm not worthy! I'm not worthy!

Seriously, Google "Pope Palpatine"--your macro is the number three hit on Google Images (http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=pope+palpatine&gbv=2&aq=0&oq=pope+pal&aqi=g1) courtesy of Impolite Conversation (http://impoliteconversation.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/not-gonna-happen/) who posted it last April and from whence I ganked the image.