tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post1925149493233988892..comments2024-03-28T02:54:46.537-04:00Comments on The TOF Spot: The Shipwrecks of TimeTheOFloinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14756711106266484327noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-51331098830850040052012-02-09T18:07:01.617-05:002012-02-09T18:07:01.617-05:00I have no idea. I would ask first the source of t...I have no idea. I would ask first the source of the factoid. <br /><br />However, it is also irrelevant, and for two reasons: <br /><br />1. Like the Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church does not trim its teachings to meet current popular opinion. If the media have discovered that many Catholics sin, they have discovered nothing that has not been known for two millennia. <br /><br />2. And it is contrary to the Constitution of the United States. As Jefferson put it, "to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves is sinful and tyrannical." No one is compelling the 98% to spend their money. In fact the regulation <i>forbids</i> individuals for paying for contraceptives out of pocket!TheOFloinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14756711106266484327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-18919706847659514842012-02-09T16:35:06.926-05:002012-02-09T16:35:06.926-05:00Mr.Flynn,
Apologies, but I can't seem to fin...Mr.Flynn, <br /><br />Apologies, but I can't seem to find a way to personally e-mail you this question: <br /><br />With the political brouhaha over Catholics and contraception, we've heard many pundits cite the statistics of Catholics using contraceptives, and most infamous number being 98% of all American Catholics. Though I don't doubt the numbers are high, that 98% sounds a bit too high to be believable whatever the theological concerns. <br /><br />Since you have done wonderful posts about manipulating statistics and seem to have a good head on your shoulders: what is the truth behind this stat being thrown around? <br /><br />Thank YouAimè Foinprèhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04790443918098227050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-23063730260253844082012-02-09T12:18:35.392-05:002012-02-09T12:18:35.392-05:00Karen Marie Knapp (may she rest in peace) is who I...Karen Marie Knapp (may she rest in peace) is who I meant. You may remember her excellent blog, "From the Anchor Hold." Her family have kept it online, I'm pleased to see.Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594214770417497135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-38815371308802913182012-02-09T12:09:22.571-05:002012-02-09T12:09:22.571-05:00Oh, and I'm glad to find out what the Father G...Oh, and I'm glad to find out what the Father Groppi thing is. That deceased blogger lady who was the official anchoress for the Milwaukee diocese used to mention that, and I always wondered.<br /><br />Hm. Maybe you should do some intercession exchange with her. I think she knew pretty much everybody in Milwaukee.Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594214770417497135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-68840965800349972572012-02-09T12:06:45.046-05:002012-02-09T12:06:45.046-05:00That's the kind of lost manuscript I can get b...That's the kind of lost manuscript I can get behind. Currrrrrsed.<br /><br />Maybe you should do a little Poor Souls/poor sf writer intercession exchange with Poul Anderson, given that you're also writing about the Dane? Sounds like help from beyond would come in handy.<br /><br />It always astonishes me how boring most of the stuff is, in those "lost history" thrillers, when usually normal history is pretty exciting. And they never deal with the groups who really would kill you for doing historical research, probably because they're afraid they'd get killed for writing pseudo-historical thrillers also.Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594214770417497135noreply@blogger.com