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Entries from September 2009

(Another) smoking gun found in Cardinal Mahony’s mishandling of sexually abusive priests

September 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Mahony ignored church policy and didn’t inform parishioners about allegations of clergy sexual abuse, one of his top lieutenants testified.

In an institution that supposedly devotes itself to God and truth, you had to wonder: When would someone within Cardinal Roger M. Mahony’s inner circle break ranks and tell the truth about how His Eminence actually [...]

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Tags: Faith and Doubt

Listen to a sermon based on “Losing My Religion

September 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Tim Rowland, senior pastor of River Oaks Community Church in Goshen, Indiana, recently delivered a sermon based, in part, of my “Losing My Religion” memoir. Christianity could use more incredibly honest pastors such as Rowland. You can listen to the sermon here. I start to get some love after minute 7.

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Ah, sorry …

September 11th, 2009 · No Comments

… for the lack of posts. Just been incredibly busy with two young businesses, the Newport-Mesa Daily Voice (an online local paper) and Greer’s OC (an online website and free daily e-mail that gives the latest in Orange County fashion, dining and trends).
Here’s a video I just made for the Newport-Mesa Daily Voice about being [...]

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Tags: Faith and Doubt