Another blow to homosexuality, "gays don't go to heaven"/ Otro golpe a la Homosexualidad, "Los gays no van al cielo"

The Italian newspaper: Pontifex of Rome states that Mexican Cardinal, Javier Lozano Barragan (exminister of health) gave his shocking views on homosexuality and contraceptives.

The cardinal stated that transsexuals and homosexuals will never enter the great Kingdom of the Skies because “everything that goes against natures offends god.”

“Homosexuality isn’t something a persons is born with, the reality is that people become gay due to poor education and because they failed to get the proper identity during adolescence.”

“Perhaps it’s not their fault, but acting against the dignity of our bodies will guarantee them denial to the Kingdom of the Skies. Everythiung that goes against nature and the dignity of the human body offends god,” stated the cardinal.

The LGBT community in Rome did not keep quiet and they let their views be known on local newspapers. They stated that church continues to bring down the dignity and morals of homosexual human beings. The cardinal also defined the abortion pill as “murder.”

The main question here: Since when is the church involved in sexual human actions regarding genetics and human psychology?

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El periódico Italiano llamado Pontifex, de Roma dijo que el Cardenal Mexicano Javier Lozano Barragan y ex-ministro vaticano de salud dio a conocer su opinio hacerca de la homosexualidad y tratamientos anticonseptivos.

El cardenal mexicano declaró que los transexuales y los homosexuales jamás entrarán en el Reino de los Cielos, porque “todo lo que va contra la naturaleza ofende a Dios”.

“No se nace homosexual, sino que se vuelve la persona, por motivos de educación, por no haber desarrollado la propia identidad durante la etapa de la adolescencia”.

“Tal vez no son culpables, pero actuando contra la dignidad del cuerpo, por supuesto que no entrarán en el Reino de los Cielos. Todo aquello que consiste en ir contra la naturaleza y contra la dignidad del cuerpo ofende a Dios”, afirmó el cardenal mexicano.

La comunidad de homosexuales en Roma no se quedo callada y dio a conocer sus opiniones en periodicos locales, cuya respues fue que la Iglesia sigue golpeando la dignidad y moral de los homosexuales como seres humanos.

El cardenal mexicano solo definio la pildora abortiva como "asesinato".

La pregunta entre estas acusasiones es si en verdad es la iglesia quien deberia ser el juez de las acciones humanas cuando estas son hacerca de la genetica o psicologia de una persona?

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Lies after lies/ Mentiras tras mentiras...

Even though there have already been tons of documented cases regarding sexual abuse by priests, the church still continues to hide more cases than the one we know about

In New York, cardinal Edward M. Egan is being investigated for hiding testimonies, videos and information that would incriminate more than 7 priests in his church. This investigation began far back in early 2002 when the priest moved to New York in a new religious post.

Unfortunately, the judges running against Egan have very little luck now that the Supreme Court has ignored his case. The Catholic Church falls apart little by little everytime a new sexual abuse case is found.

The read more on this horrible story:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/nyregion/03egan.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion

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Aunque ya se han encontrado casos de abuso sexual en the Iglesia Catolica, no cabe duda que las diosesis siguen ocultando mas de lo se ha descubierto.

En Nueva York, el cardinal Edward M. Egan ha estado en juicio por ocultar testimonios, videos e informacion que incriminan a mas de 7 sacerdotes de la diosis a la que pernetece. El juicio empezo casi al final de 2002 y cuando el cardinal se movio al estado de Nueva York para ocupar un nuevo puesto religioso fue cuando el caso tubo mas relevancia nacional.

Desafortunadamente los abogados en contra de el Cardinal Egan tubieron muy poca suerte ya que la demanda fue ignorada por la Suprema Corte de Justicia. La Iglesia Catolica se desmorona poco a poco cada vez que se descubre otro crimen mas por parte de un sacerdote.

Para leer mas acerca de este terrible caso:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/nyregion/03egan.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion

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LGBT Community vs. Religion

This subject is very familiar to me because my hometown is the epicenter of all the recent issues...

Vallejo, CA is a quiet little town located in the northern-eastern part of the Bay Area. Its a very diverse city that even has its own Six Flags amusement park. I moved here about 6 years ago because it was quiet, affordable and in the Bay Area. Recently, however, it has been going through some tough problem lately.

Not only is it the biggest city in California to declare Chapter 9 bankruptcy but it also the home of Osby Davis: Vallejo's City Major who was recently sparked more feud between the LGBT Community and Religious individuals.

For awhile it seemed like problems between these two groups were placed on the back burner and some may have even forgot.

Major Osby Davis of my hometown said this:

"[Gays] are committing sin and that sin will keep them out of heaven."

Let the slander begin....

Watch this Video to understand the issue more:

The major face a harsh political road ahead, especially after a recent rally that brought in hundreds of people to protest his comments on the LGBT community.

To make matters worse, this issue has also become racial. Most people supporting Osby Davis are African-American individuals who strongly believe in him and even his remarks. Most people protesting him are White/Caucasian Americans. If you don't believe me....look at the video again.

I think its time for Davis to resign. A lot of bad, horrible things happened to Vallejo under his term and people will just blame him, wether or not it's his doing.

Game Over Davis, Vallejo needs a new start.

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I WOULD JOIN THIS CHURCH IN AN INSTANT!/ ¡ME UNIRÍA A ESTA IGLESIA EN UN INSTANTE!

Treasure Valley Church (TVC) in Boise, Idaho is perhaps one of the most amazing churches to ever exist....

This coming December 12, TVC will camp out in front of City Hall and offer to pay off up to $10,000 in parking tickets!

This church has, apparently, been holding this giveaway since 2004 when they paid over $7,500 in tickets. One woman even brought in over 12 tickets and got them all paid! WHOA!

So now you know! If your in the market for a new religion AND happen to be in Idaho then join TVC! (or if you're a delinquent bad driver and need tickets paid off.)

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La Iglesia de Treasure Valley (ITV) en Boise, Idaho es quizás una de las mejores iglesias en la existencia del mundo...

¡El 12 de diciembre (2 semanas) la Iglesia de Treasure Valley estará afuera del Ayuntamiento de Boise ofreciendo pagar las multas de cualquier personas quien necesite ayuda! Pagarán hasta $10.000 dólares en multas!

No es la primera vez que la iglesia hace este tipo de evento. De hecho, en el 2004 pagaron más de $7.500 dólares haciendo lo mismo, incluyendo a una mujer que llegó con 12 multas!

¡Ahora saben! Si estás buscando una religión nueva Y también estás en la área de Boise, Idaho ÚNETE a ITV!

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7 Years of Prison time for holding Mass? / ¿7 años de cárcel por dar misa?

On September 13 of this year, the local Police of the Shanxi Province-- in China-- raided the Linfen Fushan Church during morning service for failing to register themselves with the government's Religious Affairs Bureau.

Shanxi Province

Apparently, religious institutions must register themselves and follow the authority of this governmental bureau in China or face fines and even prison time.

According to an interesting article in the Washington Post:

"Those sentenced by the Linfen Intermediate Court included the church's pastor Wang Xiaoguang and his wife Yang Rongli...both received the maximum sentence [of 7 years]."

and what where they charged with?

-"illegal land occupation"

-"assembling a crowd to disrupt public order"

According to the Chinese government, these type of "house churches" are unacceptable.

I feel like there are more things to this story than what is read online and through media. Why did Xiaoguang and Rongli decided no to register their church? Money? Regulation?

Theres something more.....

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El último 13 de septiembre, la policía local de la provincia de Shanxi-- en China-- atacó la iglesia de Linfen Fushan durante el servicio de madrugada. Según el gobierno Chino, la iglesia de Linfen Fushan no se registró con la Oficina de Asuntos Religiosos.

Provincia de Shanxi

En China, instituciones religiosas tienen que registrarse y obedecer la autoridad de esta oficina gubernativa. Las consecuencias de evitar registro son serias y resultan en multas y hasta tiempo en cárcel.

Según un artículo interesante en el Washington Post (enlace arriba):

"Ésos condenados por la corte intermedia de Linfen incluyen el pastor Wang Xiaoguang de la iglesia y su esposa Yang Rongli… ambos recibieron el castigo máximo [7 años]."

¿y cuales fueron sus crímenes?

-"Ocupación ilegal de propiedad privada"

-"ensamblar a muchedumbre con intención de interrumpir orden público"

El gobierno Chino no tolera este tipo de "Casa-Iglesias" (como ellos le lleman)

Yo siento que hay otros detalles dentro de esta historia que quizás no sepamos... siento que algo falta.

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Crimes Against Jews Rising?

According to a report compiled by the Anti-Defemation league (part of the FBI) and presented in the HoustonBelief , the number of religious-based hate crimes has increased and continues to increase. Especially for the Jewish Community.

According to the report,

"The number of crimes targeting Jews or Jewish institutions also increased in 2008. There were 1,013 hate crimes against Jews last year, accounting for about two-thirds of all religious bias crimes. It was the largest number of crimes against Jews since 2001."

The report also finds that the total number of religious hate crimes has increased to a bit over 1500 f0r 2008. In 2007 that number was in the high 1300.

The article then goes on to state that,

"Attacks against Muslims dropped slightly last year, to 105 reports.

The numbers spiked in 2001, in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. That year, 597 attacks against Muslims were reported, bringing the number of overall bias crimes up past 9,000 incidents."

Religious based hate crimes against Jews happen on average 15 times more than Muslims.... hmm interesting. In my university (with a large amount of Muslim population) always make us believe that its the other way around. I was honestly shocked when I read this since, like I stated, the Muslim Student Union @ UCI always makes us believe otherwise.

Thinking about it now and reflecting on this issue. Im not so surprised anymore...... It does, however, make me think twice about the legitimacy bout MSU @UCI.

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