A new Pew survey shows that Americans still view the GOP as “more friendly” toward religion than Democrats, but a plurality say President Obama himself is amicable toward faith. The survey also says that 42 percent of Americans view the press as “neutral” toward religion (You love us, you really love us) while one in three says the media is less than friendly. And if I find him, I’ll…
Progressive Jewish groups are pressing to keep the Stupak amendment out of the Senate’s health-care reform bill, while Orthodox Jews in N.J. are making a rare foray into political activism to fight gay marriage. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I. chose to talk about Cain and Abel rather than continue his battle with Bishop Tobin. NOTE TO POLITICIANS: When Cain asks “Am I my brother’s keeper?” he is being sarcastical; he doesn’t really care where the little animal sacrificer has gone off to.
A California Web designer has launched a semi-satirical stunt to ban divorce in the Golden State (What would Hollywood do?) “Since California has decided to protect traditional marrige, I think it would be hypocritical of us not to sacrifice some of our own rights to protect traditional marriage even more,” says John Marcotte, a married father of two.
A good Samaritan in York, Pa. (home of the great YDR) dropped a gold coin worth $1,000 in a Salvation Army kettle; an Ohio man who claims to hate Christmas knocked an Army volunteer to the ground and took the kettle full of donations. Sounds like someone’s bucking for a visit from three ghosts.
A Chicago-based group is teaching St. Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises to the homeless in St. Louis, and a prisoner in New Jersey successfully sued for the right to preach in prison.
The UN and other international sorts are piling on the Swiss for banning minarets, Germany’s high court upheld the ban on Sunday shopping, and an Argentine judge has blocked gay marriage on the way to the altar. He should have to pay the catering bill. The Catholic Church has launched a Web site in Cuba. Women are looking for a place in the hajj, preferably not near the Satan-stoning ramps, which are incubators for swine flu, according to health officials.
