Well, isn’t this nice. “Pope” Benedict (I hate using the title “Pope” as if the position has some exalted status) has now said that condom use by male or female prostitutes is sometimes justified since it is a “lesser evil” than the spread of AIDS. And some people are calling that a step that will [...]
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As an atheist, I would prefer that there be no religions at all. As a feminist, I cannot understand how women can continue to support religions even though they always are second-class members of the religions. Maureen Dowd has a column in the New York Times in which she questions her membership in the Catholic [...]
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In 1992, based on her song “Nothing Compares to U,” Sinead O’Connor was very popular. Then she appeared on Saturday Night Live and sang a song that was anti-war and pro-human rights. She ended the song by tearing up a photo of Pope John Paul II while saying “We have confidence in the victory [...]
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