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Man Boy Love in the Catholic Church, A Pedophile Priest Soon to Be Released from Prison

Paul Shanley will walk out of Old Colony Correctional Center in Bridgewater, Massachusetts this morning a relatively free man.  Shanley was convicted in 2005 of rape and abuse of a child and has been in prison ever since.  He was also a Catholic priest, ordained in 1960, who raped and sexually abused scores of young […]

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Sex With Cadets and Unauthorized Use of Patrol Cars LAPD Style

Those of us who were old enough to remember the scandals surrounding the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1990’s, know the LAPD doesn’t enjoy the best reputation. Well, it seems like things haven’t changed much.  You could argue they’ve gotten worse. The LA Times is featuring a story of a sex scandal involving Los

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Sex Beyond the Pulpit-How a Pastor Got Kids to Trust Him so He Could Molest Them

Under the guise of doing God’s work, a pastor gains access to young boys.  He tells them God loves them.  He tells them he loves them. He gives them gifts and invites them over to his place. Then, he moves in for the kill. Finally, he’s caught. Another church pastor bites the dust.  This time

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One Nation Under Whose God?

Social conservatives love to preach about the Christian principles that influenced our country’s founders.  To hear them recount history, men like Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Adams, and George Washington were men of deep Christian faith whose lives and writings were profoundly shaped by the Christian bible.  They are quick to point out that what

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Trouble at Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department

Trouble is percolating to the surface at the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department.  This past March, in the middle of an investigation into his conduct, 14-year-veteran Sgt. Michael Gibson tendered his resignation from the Sheriff’s Department.  Gibson’s last position involved teaching young police recruits at the St. Petersburg College Corrections Academy.  It turns out he was

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Bank of America Files Foreclosure on Florida Couple That Paid Cash for House

Bank of America has not always enjoyed a stellar reputation and now we can see why.  They’ve earned it.  File this under outrageous and reprehensible. Florida residents Warren and Maureen Nyerges, were furious when their Bank of America branch threatened to foreclose on the home that they had purchased years ago. The bank threatened to

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The Fish Rots From the Head-Catholic Church Corruption and Child Sex Abuse

The fish rots from the head down.  Ain’t it true.  An Italian proverb with Greek origins. Il pesce comincia a puzzare dalla testa. London’s Daily Mirror is reporting, “Vatican police have broken up a gay orgy at the home of the secretary to one of Pope Francis’s key advisers, it has been claimed. The flat

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Florida New Stand Your Ground Law Ruled Unconstitutional

Stand your ground has always been controversial and this week’s ruling by a Miami judge will only add fuel to the controversy and debate.  Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Milton Hirsch wrote that Florida legislators overstepped their authority when they passed a bill that many prosecutors criticized.  Under the law, prosecutors must prove by “clear and convincing”

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Catholic Church-Protecting the Guilty While Harming the Innocent

The Catholic Church priest sex abuse scandal just doesn’t quit, like a bad penny, it keeps coming back to headline the news cycle.  This time, it’s a high-ranking Vatican cardinal who has been charged with multiple sex abuse offenses in Australia. Why is this news and why should we care?  Pope Francis has pledged time

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