Thursday, March 1, 2012

Larry Doyle: The Jesus-Eating Cult of Rick Santorum

Larry Doyle: The Jesus-Eating Cult of Rick Santorum
02/29/2012 Larry Doyle: The Jesus-Eating Cult of Rick Santorum It's time to take a good hard look at Rick Santorum's faith. Many of you will be shocked to learn what our possible future president believes, who he answers to, the bloody jihads his so-called church has carried on for centuries, and its current role as the tactical arm of the North American Man-Boy Love Association. As a former member of same sect (an Irish-Catholic, the worst kind), I have read the texts, participated in the rites, and even seen behind the curtain, as it were, as a one-time altar boy, so help me. I managed to escape, but then, Santorum is in much deeper than I ever was. Unlike Christians, Santorum and his fellow Roman Catholics participate in a barbaric ritual dating back two millennia, a "mass" in which a black-robed cleric casts a spell over some bread and wine, transfiguring it into the actual living flesh and blood of their Christ. Followers then line up to eat the Jesus meat and drink his! holy blood in a cannibalistic reverie not often seen outside Cinemax. Roman Catholics like Santorum take their orders from "the Pope," a high priest who, they believe, chats with God. Santorum has made no secret of his plans to implement his leader's dicta on allowed uses of vaginas and anuses, but has said little about what additional dogma he will be compelled to obey. Will child killers and terrorists go unexecuted on the Pope's say-so? Will we be able to conduct our wars as we see fit, or only the ...





Best Actress in a Supporting Role - The Help Official Trailer HD (2011)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role - The Help Official Trailer HD (2011)
Release Date: August 10, 2011 Studio: DreamWorks Pictures, Touchstone Pictures Director: Tate Taylor Screenwriter: Tate Taylor Starring: Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for thematic material) Official Website: TheHelpmovie.com Review: 8/10 rating DVD Review: 9/10 rating (Blu-ray) DVD: DVD | Blu-ray Disc (2-Disc Combo Pack) | Blu-ray Disc (3-Disc Combo Pack) Plot Summary: Based on one of the most talked about books in years and a #1 New York Times best-selling phenomenon, "The Help" stars Emma Stone ("Easy A") as Skeeter, Academy Award®--nominated Viola Davis ("Doubt") as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer as Minnyâ€"three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s, who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk. From their improbable all! iance a remarkable sisterhood emerges, instilling all of them with the courage to transcend the lines that define them, and the realization that sometimes those lines are made to be crossedâ€"even if it means bringing everyone in town face-to-face with the changing times. Deeply moving, filled with poignancy, humor and hope, "The Help" is a timeless and universal story about the ability to create change.