Comments by ralphj

1. France rejects Muslim woman over radical practice of Islam

Comment #210332 by ralphj on July 14, 2008 at 9:16 am

78. Comment #210109 by Mitchell Gilks on July 14, 2008 at 12:23 am

She has lived in France for eight years, that's hardly an "instant".

True, but it's presented as her main motivation for starting to wear the burqa (when she arrived to France in 2008).

2. France rejects Muslim woman over radical practice of Islam

Comment #210085 by ralphj on July 13, 2008 at 10:28 pm

The woman had said she was not veiled when she lived in Morocco and had worn the burqa since arriving in France at the request of her husband. She said she wore it more from habit than conviction.

It appears that she can form habits in an instant. She was not veiled while living in Morocco, yet suddenly it's her habit?

3. Seven new deadly sins: are you guilty?

Comment #141657 by ralphj on March 11, 2008 at 3:12 am

It reminds me of this priceless (German) cartoon by Martin Perscheid: http://www.martin-perscheid.de/shop/ci-pages/pp08.html.

It portrays the pope finding the 11th Commandment while vacuuming. The commandment tablet says "Thou shalt enjoy sex". ;o)

I've been trying to find a good example list of flip-flopping by the Catholic Church. E.g. abolishing witch hunts, claims about souls from unborn babies going to limbo (or not) etc. Any good links, anyone?

4. A Letter From Hell

Comment #115871 by ralphj on January 25, 2008 at 12:56 am

Looks like a movie teaser. Buffy should enter the scene any minute now...

5. Jesus ad angers church groups

Comment #100595 by ralphj on December 19, 2007 at 12:54 am

The hidden assumption here is that someone should have a monopoly over how "their" religious characters and symbols can be portrayed or used. This is directly related to the argument that religious convictions somehow are of higher value than "mere opinions".