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In today's Rocky article there's no mention of Janet Rowland's history of likening being gay to "bestiality, polygamy and incest." But apparently her parenting leads to beastly behavior. Janet Rowland is Bob Beauprez' running mate.
Rowland's son accused of harassment, Rocky Mountain News, Ellen Miller, 10/16/06
Rowland's son accused of harassment, Rocky Mountain News, Ellen Miller, 10/16/06
I love it when the press picks up stories about the diversity within the LGBT community. This weekend hundreds of gay rugby players from around the world came to New York for their international tournament and Reuters got some video.
Mark Ames, an event organizer, told the reporter that there is a divide between masculine gay rugby players and the wider gay community. "What this is try[ing] to do is combine those two communities, make [them] sort of join up as one and make people aware that actually being gay doesn't mean you have to be sort of camp."
After Ames says this in the video it cuts immediately to what must be the only feminine rugby player at the event as he flames out. I can't exactly say bravo to the video editing (which Reuters labels a 'rough cut,') but I love that the story was covered.
* Video + article: International Gay Rugby meet Reuters, May 29, 2006
* A list of gay sports groups in Colorado can be found under "S & C Links" at the Team Colorado website
* Question: Does anyone know if there's a Colorado gay rugy team?
Pat Robertson said last week that he can leg press 2000 lbs.
From the AP/MSNBC article: Clay Travis of CBS SportsLine.com called the 2,000-pound assertion impossible in a column this week, writing that the leg-press record for football players at Florida State University is 665 pounds less.
At least we can trust Robertson to tell us the truth about scripture, right? Anyway, only a true "brunch lover" would lie about what they could press. Maybe Robertson thought that spending a lot of time in the steam room with his brunch buddies would give him superpower legs. In any case, he's always predicting that cities with pro-gay policies will trigger the wrath of God through natural disasters. I wonder what Robertson would say God would do to a liar.
* Video: Pat Robertson's Age-Defying Shake, CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK
* Robertson's 2,000-pound lift raises eyebrows, Skeptics question whether septuagenarian televangelist leg-pressed a ton, AP via MSNBC, May 29, 2006
* The Lamest Exercise in the World, Why Pat Robertson should stop bragging about the leg press. By Mike DeBonis, SLATE, Saturday, May 27, 2006
In November Colorado voters could face up to 18 ballot initiatives, including four on marriage equality. But in today's Denver Post Fred Brown expects that most won't make it onto the ballot. Just two surrounding marriage equality look likely to make it.
Expected marriage equality referendums:
• The pro-equality domestic partnership initiative (already made it onto the ballot)
• The anti-equality definition of marriage between one man and one woman is likely to make it, too
Brown doesn't expect antigay activist Will Perkins' ban on domestic partnerships to show up on the ballot. And the pro-gay countermove sounds like it's already dead: it was an amendment to the state constitution saying that domestic partnerships are not "similar to marriage."
• Denver Post Perspective: Colorado's crowded ballot, 18 issues could face November voters, By Fred Brown, 5/28/06
• Learn more: Coloradoans for Fairness & Equality
Everyone knows about the Saturday Night Live appearance by now, but lots are talking about the great Gore video that didn't air during the 2000 Democratic convention by director Spike Jonze. People are starting to wonder if he's promoting more than just his
new movie.
Wired: The Resurrection of Al Gore He invented the Internet (sort of). He became President (almost). Now Al Gore has found his true calling: using the power of technology to save the world. By Karen Breslau
Unseen Al Gore Campaign video DNC/Spike Jonze, 13 min 12 sec - Jan 1, 2005 (Google Video)
SNL: Al Gore as President (iFILM)
new movie.
Wired: The Resurrection of Al Gore He invented the Internet (sort of). He became President (almost). Now Al Gore has found his true calling: using the power of technology to save the world. By Karen Breslau
Unseen Al Gore Campaign video DNC/Spike Jonze, 13 min 12 sec - Jan 1, 2005 (Google Video)
SNL: Al Gore as President (iFILM)
Yours truly quoted in the conservative paper:
Pro-life Democrat vying for governor By Valerie Richardson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES, May 1, 2006
Pro-life Democrat vying for governor By Valerie Richardson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES, May 1, 2006
Supporters of LGBT equality in Colorado should be ashamed. Today the Denver Post reported on the financial status of both sides of Colorado's marriage campaigns. 11 people wrote checks over $1000 to support a ban on gay marriage while there's only one such donor on the pro-gay side: Tim Gill's political action committee.
Unlike the HRC, with its fancy dinners, logo merchandise and exclusive giving clubs, there's nothing sexy about Coloradoans for Fairness & Equality (CFE). But there is something every donor should be aware of this year: Washington is firmly controlled by an administration and congress that HRC can accomplish nothing with. Pro-gay Coloradoans just sent more than $100,000 to D.C. where nothing will happen.
Meanwhile, CFE has people on the ground, right here in Colorado. They are working hard knocking on doors, drafting legislation, and making our case to reporters. They are campaigning to stop a ballot initiative that would rewrite the Colorado Constitution to ban marriage equality. They are also pushing for another initiative that would allow domestic partnerships. While over $100,000 just went from Colorado to D.C., the people working for CFE have just $60,000 behind them and nearly all of it came from one guy.
It's pathetic that not a single person has coughed up more than $500 to support Colorado's campaign. Personally, I'm broke. But I'm going to write a check for $50 right now and push everyone I know to start giving to CFE. Won't you join me?
• Give now: Coloradoans for Fairness & Equality
• Marriage debate gets boost, By Kevin Simpson, Denver Post Staff Writer, 4/18/06
• UPDATE 9:03 PM 4/18: Apparently the Human Rights Campaign has made a significant pledge to CFE. Also, CFE just hired a constituency director who will be organizing fundraisers, and yes, even a HRC-style dinner.
… the Gill Foundation Action Fund accounted for $55,000 of the $60,133 reported by Coloradans for Fairness Issue Committee. No other contributor gave more than $500.It's just a few weeks after Denver's Human Rights Campaign (HRC) dinner where hundreds of Colorado supporters of gay issues put on tuxes, slapped backs, and sent a big bucket of money to Washington.
Unlike the HRC, with its fancy dinners, logo merchandise and exclusive giving clubs, there's nothing sexy about Coloradoans for Fairness & Equality (CFE). But there is something every donor should be aware of this year: Washington is firmly controlled by an administration and congress that HRC can accomplish nothing with. Pro-gay Coloradoans just sent more than $100,000 to D.C. where nothing will happen.
Meanwhile, CFE has people on the ground, right here in Colorado. They are working hard knocking on doors, drafting legislation, and making our case to reporters. They are campaigning to stop a ballot initiative that would rewrite the Colorado Constitution to ban marriage equality. They are also pushing for another initiative that would allow domestic partnerships. While over $100,000 just went from Colorado to D.C., the people working for CFE have just $60,000 behind them and nearly all of it came from one guy.
It's pathetic that not a single person has coughed up more than $500 to support Colorado's campaign. Personally, I'm broke. But I'm going to write a check for $50 right now and push everyone I know to start giving to CFE. Won't you join me?
• Give now: Coloradoans for Fairness & Equality
• Marriage debate gets boost, By Kevin Simpson, Denver Post Staff Writer, 4/18/06
• UPDATE 9:03 PM 4/18: Apparently the Human Rights Campaign has made a significant pledge to CFE. Also, CFE just hired a constituency director who will be organizing fundraisers, and yes, even a HRC-style dinner.
They say it best, check out their article:
The link to the Rocky's own article isn't working but if you go to the Rocky's main page you can see a flash animation of some of the winning photos and a link to their article (it may not be living there for long, though).
The link to the Rocky's own article isn't working but if you go to the Rocky's main page you can see a flash animation of some of the winning photos and a link to their article (it may not be living there for long, though).
I didn't know this was being considered, but it makes me smile. From the Durango Herald:
Weekly legislative roundup, By Joe Hanel, Durango Herald, 4/15/06
The Senate gave its initial OK to an interstate pact to elect the president by popular vote. If the Legislature passes the bill and enough other states follow suit, Colorado would pledge its electoral votes to the candidate who won the most popular votes nationwide.
In 2000, George W. Bush won enough electoral votes to become president, even though Al Gore won more individual votes. In 2004, John Kerry nearly won the election although Bush had 3 million more individual votes.
The Senate gets one more chance to vote. After that, the bill - Senate Bill 223 - goes to the House.
Yesterday the Colorado Senate added exemptions to the smoking ban, including one for small bars. The sponsors of the bill will kill it if its essence is destroyed. But there's still hope:
Write your State Senator
Enter your ZIP+4 at Project Vote Smart to find who represents you and their contact information.
Smoke ban stumbles
Senators vote to exempt many types of businesses
By April M. Washington, Rocky Mountain News, February 28, 2006
"It's far from dead," said Sen. Dan Grossman, D-Denver, sponsor of the bill in the Rocky Mountain News. "(But) we have our work cut out to remove all the exemptions.
Write your State Senator
Enter your ZIP+4 at Project Vote Smart to find who represents you and their contact information.
Smoke ban stumbles
Senators vote to exempt many types of businesses
By April M. Washington, Rocky Mountain News, February 28, 2006
The Colorado legislature started its 2006 session a few weeks ago. One of the bills I'm most excited about is a proposed ban on smoking in restaurants and bars. But right now some bar owners are trying to make the law meaningless by 'carving out' exemptions for certain types of bars.
Send a quick e-mail to your state representatives. Tell them that you want to ban smoking in all bars and restaurants. You can find who to contact in two seconds. Just grab a magazine or bill that has your 9-digit Zip code and go to:
Project VoteSmart. After you enter your Zip, click on your representatives under "Colorado Senate" and "Colorado House of Representatives." Then find their e-mail address and fire away.
Article: Sending a clear signal
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
By Lynn Bartels, Two lawmakers are threatening to kill their bill to ban smoking in the workplace if legislators ...
Example: My e-mail to legislators:
As my State Representative/Senator, I hope you'll support a ban on smoking in workplaces, including all bars and restaurants. I don't want a watered down law that doesn't include all bars.
I lived in California when the state was the first to ban smoking in bars and restaurants. I admired the integrity of my representatives to do what was best for the people of the state.
A handful of businesspeople may be negatively impacted by a smoking ban, which I'm sure you are very concerned about. But, as in California and other places that have since banned smoking, lawmakers are increasingly doing what is best for the people they represent by contributing to healthier interior environment. I hope you will, too.
Thanks for your help. :)
Send a quick e-mail to your state representatives. Tell them that you want to ban smoking in all bars and restaurants. You can find who to contact in two seconds. Just grab a magazine or bill that has your 9-digit Zip code and go to:
Project VoteSmart. After you enter your Zip, click on your representatives under "Colorado Senate" and "Colorado House of Representatives." Then find their e-mail address and fire away.
Article: Sending a clear signal
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
By Lynn Bartels, Two lawmakers are threatening to kill their bill to ban smoking in the workplace if legislators ...
Example: My e-mail to legislators:
As my State Representative/Senator, I hope you'll support a ban on smoking in workplaces, including all bars and restaurants. I don't want a watered down law that doesn't include all bars.
I lived in California when the state was the first to ban smoking in bars and restaurants. I admired the integrity of my representatives to do what was best for the people of the state.
A handful of businesspeople may be negatively impacted by a smoking ban, which I'm sure you are very concerned about. But, as in California and other places that have since banned smoking, lawmakers are increasingly doing what is best for the people they represent by contributing to healthier interior environment. I hope you will, too.
Thanks for your help. :)
If Abramoff and DeLay were Democrats, CORRUPTION would have been the disciplined political message on the tips of all Americans' tongues for last three months.
In light of the present Republican scandals, imagine if Democrats had the same political infrastructure as Republicans:
• For months, think tanks would have beat down the doors of every political talk show on TV and radio to load the shows with pundits. They wouldn't drone, they'd repeat the same simple message: REPUBLICAN = CORRUPTION.
• The front pages of every newspaper in America would carry the same message, too: REPUBLICAN = CORRUPTION.
• This simple, consistent message would end with the result of a Democratic majority in the House.
If we only had more of our own think tanks.
In light of the present Republican scandals, imagine if Democrats had the same political infrastructure as Republicans:
• For months, think tanks would have beat down the doors of every political talk show on TV and radio to load the shows with pundits. They wouldn't drone, they'd repeat the same simple message: REPUBLICAN = CORRUPTION.
• The front pages of every newspaper in America would carry the same message, too: REPUBLICAN = CORRUPTION.
• This simple, consistent message would end with the result of a Democratic majority in the House.
If we only had more of our own think tanks.
Colorado Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald, who should be the biggest supporter of gay rights, said that gays will never be able to marry. She was quoted today in a Denver Post article about Colorado Democrats focusing on gay issues this session.
In addition to an employment non-discrimination act, Democrats will push a domestic partnership ballot initiative. About the partnership bill, Fitz-Gerald said, "This is a way to give economic parity to couples who will never be able to marry."
Gay marriage will happen someday. The Senate President shouldn't say that it wouldn't. I also question the strategy of pushing domestic partnerships. By giving gays second-class status, Colorado voters can justify their homophobia, "Gays don't deserve equality, but I'm not a jerk, really. Watch me vote to make them second class domestic partners."
legislature 2006
Dems to push gay-rights issues
A Democratic initiative would ask voters to legalize domestic partnerships for same-sex couples. It would vie with a citizens' measure to ban gay marriage.
By Mark P. Couch, Denver Post Staff Writer 01/17/2006
In addition to an employment non-discrimination act, Democrats will push a domestic partnership ballot initiative. About the partnership bill, Fitz-Gerald said, "This is a way to give economic parity to couples who will never be able to marry."
Gay marriage will happen someday. The Senate President shouldn't say that it wouldn't. I also question the strategy of pushing domestic partnerships. By giving gays second-class status, Colorado voters can justify their homophobia, "Gays don't deserve equality, but I'm not a jerk, really. Watch me vote to make them second class domestic partners."
legislature 2006
Dems to push gay-rights issues
A Democratic initiative would ask voters to legalize domestic partnerships for same-sex couples. It would vie with a citizens' measure to ban gay marriage.
By Mark P. Couch, Denver Post Staff Writer 01/17/2006
The State of Colorado wants to re-brand itself with a bad logo that would emblazon more than just the existing 'Welcome to Colorful Colorado' signs at 41 border crossings. The new logo will also be plastered upon merchandise like t-shirts and bumper stickers. But the Governor and the Colorado Department of Transportation must first approve it. So let them know that you don't like it - before the classic signs are replaced with ugly synthetic stone. Contact Governor Owens.
NO REST FOR THE TASTELESS
Bad Design to Replace Historic "Colorful Colorado" Signs
NEW WEST By Jenny Shank, 12-22-05
Sign of times: State has eye on brand-new look
Colorful markers key to 'Advancing Colorado' campaign
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, By Roger Fillion, 12/22/05
Unethical revenge by Rove would not surprise his poli-sci prof
By MATT CANHAM AND THOMAS BURR, Salt Lake Tribune in the South Coast Standard-Times 11/9/05 and Rocky Mountain News 11/24/05
By MATT CANHAM AND THOMAS BURR, Salt Lake Tribune in the South Coast Standard-Times 11/9/05 and Rocky Mountain News 11/24/05
Just as Republicans passed another tax cut that we can't afford and got rid of food stamps for thousands of families with hungry children...
Some European social models work
By Ken Dilanian Knight-Ridder Newspapers in the Denver Post 11/17/05
Some European social models work
By Ken Dilanian Knight-Ridder Newspapers in the Denver Post 11/17/05
From the article:
There's no doubt that parts of Europe indeed have sunk into stagnancy. But the Nordic countries of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland are thriving, despite having even more generous government benefits and higher taxes than their European peers.
Their vibrancy is flatly at odds with the conventional American economic mantra about the destructiveness of massive European welfare states.
It suggests, some analysts argue, that Europe's generous social systems are not inherently flawed - and that they can survive globalization, if they can do away with rigid job protections and adjust their benefits to encourage work, as the Nordic states have done in recent years.
For anyone who cares to look, the success of the Nordic states could give a new perspective to the American debate about issues like family leave, taxes and universal health insurance.
Another Win for 'Friends & Allies'?, U.S. News & World Report, 9/26/05
When John G. Roberts is approved as chief justice of the United States, as expected, he can thank President Bush 's "Friends & Allies" program, which went to work on him immediately after he was nominated.
The project, started by the Republican National Committee in the 2004 re-election campaign, is simple and effective: Give opinion makers, media friends, and even cocktail party hosts insider info on the topic of the day. How? Through E-mailed talking points, called D.C. Talkers, and conference calls.
For Roberts, it worked this way: A daily conference call to about 80 pundits, GOP-leaning radio and TV hosts, and newsmakers was made around 9 a.m. On the other end were the main Roberts gunslingers like Steve Schmidt at the White House and Ken Mehlman and Brian Jones at the RNC.
D.C. Talkers would then be distributed to an even larger list filled with positive info about Roberts and lines of attack on his critics. "The idea," said one of those involved, "is to feed them information and have them invested in us." It has even created addicts, he added. "Now they come to us before going on TV."
When John G. Roberts is approved as chief justice of the United States, as expected, he can thank President Bush 's "Friends & Allies" program, which went to work on him immediately after he was nominated.
The project, started by the Republican National Committee in the 2004 re-election campaign, is simple and effective: Give opinion makers, media friends, and even cocktail party hosts insider info on the topic of the day. How? Through E-mailed talking points, called D.C. Talkers, and conference calls.
For Roberts, it worked this way: A daily conference call to about 80 pundits, GOP-leaning radio and TV hosts, and newsmakers was made around 9 a.m. On the other end were the main Roberts gunslingers like Steve Schmidt at the White House and Ken Mehlman and Brian Jones at the RNC.
D.C. Talkers would then be distributed to an even larger list filled with positive info about Roberts and lines of attack on his critics. "The idea," said one of those involved, "is to feed them information and have them invested in us." It has even created addicts, he added. "Now they come to us before going on TV."
Kirk Johnson, the Denver bureau chief of the New York Times, has a byline in an in-depth team article on the environmental detriment caused by gold mining - including that wreaked around the world by Denver's Newmont Mining Corporation. There's a special focus on expensive devastation in Montana, the effects on communities in developing countries, and numerous sources from Colorado.
The Cost of Gold: Behind Gold's Glitter: Torn Lands and Pointed Questions By JANE PERLEZ and KIRK JOHNSON
Published: October 24, 2005, The New York Times
The Cost of Gold: Behind Gold's Glitter: Torn Lands and Pointed Questions By JANE PERLEZ and KIRK JOHNSON
Published: October 24, 2005, The New York Times
[i would put a pic of tom delay here if i could]
If I were a Republican, I would be content that my party knows how to connect with the majority of American voters, even today. The indictment of Tom DeLay, backlash against Harriet Miers, dwindling support for the war in Iraq, and low poll numbers for the President wouldn't worry me.
Republicans know how to reach the people of Red counties, districts and states. A handful of congressional seats may move in hue a year from now, but there will be no major power shift. Karl Rove and the Republicans will hold onto power because they get something that Democrats don't: how to connect with average Americans.
Republicans and Democrats both took Communications 101, but the Republicans embrace and apply the most basic communications principles - with aggressive discipline - while Democrats sat in the back and made fun of the Republicans who came to class in a blazer and tie. Those nerdy conservatives are winning, even when things look to be falling apart. Turd Blossom Republicans (including Colorado's Jon Caldara) focus on what's important to red state folks and project a simple, consistent message that they know will resonate.
Tom DeLay is a perfect example. Even when arrested, he's projecting the right image. DeLay's mug shot didn't look like a mug shot - it looked like a photo of a happy congressman. Meanwhile, Colorado Democrats run candidates who look less than congressional. Check out Democrat Angie Paccione versus Musgrave, the incumbent she'll try to unseat in Colorado's fourth district.
[i would put pics of paccione & musgrave here if i could]
I propose Dale Earnhardt Eye for the Democratic Politician. But we're not ready for superficial makeovers. First, Democrats need to find a vision that connects with people who like guns, the Bible, NASCAR and Velveeta. Then, we need politicians who look great and can deliver the message in short, twang-y sentences.
Until then, stop filling up my inbox with DeLay schadenfreude. DeLay is smiling because Democrats are still losers. Republicans know that Democrats aren't developing a vision capable of moving a nation. Even if DeLay, Rove, and Libby go to jail, power will remain in the hands of Republicans in 2006 and probably 2008.
If I were a Republican, I would be content that my party knows how to connect with the majority of American voters, even today. The indictment of Tom DeLay, backlash against Harriet Miers, dwindling support for the war in Iraq, and low poll numbers for the President wouldn't worry me.
Republicans know how to reach the people of Red counties, districts and states. A handful of congressional seats may move in hue a year from now, but there will be no major power shift. Karl Rove and the Republicans will hold onto power because they get something that Democrats don't: how to connect with average Americans.
Republicans and Democrats both took Communications 101, but the Republicans embrace and apply the most basic communications principles - with aggressive discipline - while Democrats sat in the back and made fun of the Republicans who came to class in a blazer and tie. Those nerdy conservatives are winning, even when things look to be falling apart. Turd Blossom Republicans (including Colorado's Jon Caldara) focus on what's important to red state folks and project a simple, consistent message that they know will resonate.
Tom DeLay is a perfect example. Even when arrested, he's projecting the right image. DeLay's mug shot didn't look like a mug shot - it looked like a photo of a happy congressman. Meanwhile, Colorado Democrats run candidates who look less than congressional. Check out Democrat Angie Paccione versus Musgrave, the incumbent she'll try to unseat in Colorado's fourth district.
[i would put pics of paccione & musgrave here if i could]
I propose Dale Earnhardt Eye for the Democratic Politician. But we're not ready for superficial makeovers. First, Democrats need to find a vision that connects with people who like guns, the Bible, NASCAR and Velveeta. Then, we need politicians who look great and can deliver the message in short, twang-y sentences.
Until then, stop filling up my inbox with DeLay schadenfreude. DeLay is smiling because Democrats are still losers. Republicans know that Democrats aren't developing a vision capable of moving a nation. Even if DeLay, Rove, and Libby go to jail, power will remain in the hands of Republicans in 2006 and probably 2008.
Gays have long been accused of "recruiting" young men. But right after the Catholic Church started scouring seminaries for gays, you know, those notoriously fabulous recruiters of young men, America's bishops have encouraged priests to recruit young guys to the priesthood to address a chronic shortage of clergy. All of this comes just weeks after the church vowed to hunt down gay seminarians and blamed gay priests for sexually abusing children.
The headline in today's New York Times is irresistable: Priests Urged to Recruit Young Men for the Pulpit.
But last month, the church announced that it intended to stop priests from sexually abusing boys -- by looking for "evidence of homosexuality" in seminaries. There has never been a link between homosexuality and pedophilia. But even if there were, it's priests who abuse boys, not seminarians.
The layers of denial and lapses of logic behind the decision to hunt down gays in seminaries could only make sense to a hierarchy of men who have devoted their lives to believing in things that can't be proven. But now they're asking priests to refocus their energy on seeking out young men. They've even developed priestly porn to help clergy become "Fishers of Men," or boys, in this example. From the article:
And how exactly does a priest fish for men? "Excuse me, fellow. We're having a lifelong sleepover where you'll get to wear dresses and pretty hats and surround yourself in glorious architecture while holding fabulous ceremonies at least once a week! Won't you join us?" What straight guy wouldn't be moved to a life without sex by that pitch?
With some estimates saying that three quarters of priests are gay, if gays were really great at recruiting young men to do things they didn't want to do, there would be no shortage of priests. But the church continues to lean upon the gay pedophile myth because, like so many things the faithful choose to believe, blaming gays for sexual abuse of children is a convenient myth for bishops to have faith in.
The church is blinded by faith. Scouring gays from seminaries and teaching priests to recruit young men won't solve the problems that stem from the vow of celibacy. Unless Catholics start leaving the church in droves, it will take a divine revelation to get the church to do something real to address the one problem behind the dearth of clergy and pedophile priests.
The headline in today's New York Times is irresistable: Priests Urged to Recruit Young Men for the Pulpit.
But last month, the church announced that it intended to stop priests from sexually abusing boys -- by looking for "evidence of homosexuality" in seminaries. There has never been a link between homosexuality and pedophilia. But even if there were, it's priests who abuse boys, not seminarians.
The layers of denial and lapses of logic behind the decision to hunt down gays in seminaries could only make sense to a hierarchy of men who have devoted their lives to believing in things that can't be proven. But now they're asking priests to refocus their energy on seeking out young men. They've even developed priestly porn to help clergy become "Fishers of Men," or boys, in this example. From the article:
The program includes a new video that features a young boy who is inspired to become a priest after watching a priest at the scene of a car accident administer last rites to a dying victim. Father Burns said the video was based on a true case.
And how exactly does a priest fish for men? "Excuse me, fellow. We're having a lifelong sleepover where you'll get to wear dresses and pretty hats and surround yourself in glorious architecture while holding fabulous ceremonies at least once a week! Won't you join us?" What straight guy wouldn't be moved to a life without sex by that pitch?
With some estimates saying that three quarters of priests are gay, if gays were really great at recruiting young men to do things they didn't want to do, there would be no shortage of priests. But the church continues to lean upon the gay pedophile myth because, like so many things the faithful choose to believe, blaming gays for sexual abuse of children is a convenient myth for bishops to have faith in.
The church is blinded by faith. Scouring gays from seminaries and teaching priests to recruit young men won't solve the problems that stem from the vow of celibacy. Unless Catholics start leaving the church in droves, it will take a divine revelation to get the church to do something real to address the one problem behind the dearth of clergy and pedophile priests.
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