Carville the Understated

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James Carville, a Clinton advisor, quoted in today’s New York Times:

Mr. Richardson’s endorsement [of Barack Obama] came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic.

Filed under Politics + Religion on March 22, 2008
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Of Opiates and People

Zhang Qingli, Communist Party secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region:

The Central Party Committee is the real Buddha for Tibetans.

(Source: New York Times)

Filed under Politics + Religion on March 18, 2008
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The Seven New Deadly Sins

According to Monsignor Gianfranco Girotti:

1. “Bioethical” violations such as birth control
2. “Morally dubious” experiments such as stem cell research
3. Drug abuse
4. Polluting the environment
5. Contributing to widening divide between rich and poor
6. Excessive wealth
7. Creating poverty

(via The Lede)

Filed under Religion on March 11, 2008
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