Ok, well you can just fuck right off with your Catholic elitism bullshit. Newsflash, no one religion “owns” a culture, and your assertion that one can’t experience Irish culture without being Catholic is hella insulting to all the Protestants, Atheist, Pagan, etc Irish folk out there. Ever thought that wars were…

UGH. You know, I definitely don’t think Dems should put party before country like the Republicans do, but if we could have just a drop, just one freaking iota of the kind of party loyalty they have- like, WAITING UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION TO START SHITTING ON OURSELVES- that’d be great.

Mid-terms? Hell, we have elections next freaking week. Here in VA we have our governor’s race, and right now all the comments on the Democratic nominees’ page are from right wing assholes crowing about how corrupt the Democrats are. This shit could not come at a worse time. I don’t know who I’m more angry with- this…

Sorry, I just don’t get or agree with what you’re saying. All the “cultural” events you’ve listed- first communions, baptisms, etc- are religious, not cultural. I mean, I get the want and need to participate in those rituals, I do, but there are ways to make them non-religious- I’ve been to weddings in the Bible belt…

And what happens when the Vatican decides that it disagrees with what an individual church is doing? Does that one church have the right to decide how to preach, and which teachings take precedent? Or does it have to follow the Vatican’s decision? For someone who claims to be Catholic, you don’t seem to have a very…

These are the types of questions I always throw in pro-birthers faces, cause I never get any good answers. So, are birth certificates just pointless now? Are we supposed to use OTC pregnancy tests or sonograms as the starting point for issuing SSN cards and citizenship papers? Can you deport a non-American carrying an…

Everyone keeps bringing up Irish culture when trying to explain how the Church’s influence goes beyond religion, but to me that just shows how hollow their argument is- I’m of Irish heritage, I enjoy and participate in the culture, but I’m not Catholic, nor has anyone in my family ever been. (My extended family are…

I’m sorry, but I’m still not seeing how that’s “Catholic culture.” Is there such a thing as an “ethnic Catholic”? There are ethnic Jews, because at this point their group identity has evolved beyond the religion. Can you really say the same thing about Catholicism? Was Irish culture influenced by the Catholic church?…

What you’re referring to are different sects within a religion, of which Catholicism has none. One Church, one ruling body. So nope, try again.

I’m glad your individual church does good things, but do you really feel that outweighs or cancels all the terrible things the Church is currently doing all around the globe? Asking honestly.

So they’re cool with the Church running adoption agencies that refuse to adopt out to gay/lesbian couples? They’re fine with Catholic schools that fire unmarried pregnant employees while refusing to cover birth control in their insurance plans? They’re comfortable with the Catholic run hospitals that prolong painful…

Um, the Catholic church literally has no variation. Individual churches can *try* and do their own thing, but if the Mother Church really disagrees and decides to step in, that’s the ballgame. The Catholic church is an institution, and institutions don’t really do variety. And if someone is Catholic for cultural…

Preach (heh)! I’ve never met a group of people as uncomfortable with their faith as “progressive” Catholics. Not a one of them has a good reason for why they stick with it, but damn, do they become defensive and mean when you call them on their bullshit. To a certain extent I feel bad for them because Protestant…

Good luck telling that to the GOP.

The problem is the Bernie crowd is so focused on single payer and the stupid ass Medicare-for-all bill* that he pushed that they won’t hear that Republicans are going to cause the death of shit ton of Americans. They’re only going to hear which Democratic senators didn’t pass their purity test. They’re so hung up on…

“He is, and has been, as influential as any news channel.”

What are his policy positions? Which bills did he specifically guide and help back? How has he shaped the Democratic platform?

I’m not arguing that Democrats should just shrug their shoulders at the whole mess- they took money from a sexual predator. What I’m…

I just Cannot with the conservative outrage over Weinstein. I’m sorry, is he the head of a massive liberal media network? Is he the host of a popular liberal talk show on said network that we routinely get our news from? Is he the freaking head of our party that we voted into the Presidency?! NO? Then why the hell is…

Eh, talk is cheap. Corker is retiring, he can afford to be honest. I’ll give Republicans credit for having a backbone when they actually start to vote against the shit Drumpf is doing- *while simultaneously trying to hold onto their seat.

*I see you, John McCain- cancer does not a hero make.

For real. I hope every would be democrat who stayed home or voted third party is as excited about this Supreme Court term as I am!
/s. So, so much /s.

“The Associated Press reports that Ohio is now considering an abortion ban that would charge doctors with a fourth-degree felony and the loss of their medical license for performing abortions on pregnant women whose fetuses test positive for Down syndrome.”

Ugh, be prepared for a rage stroke when you see the smug,…