Poor fellas

8 top-paid, poor performing CEOs

"Who’s been fired, arrested, or whose companies have been bailed out"

At least the ones who needed it could afford the best in legal assistance...

Or try this little item:

40% of top-paid CEOs busted, bailed out or booted, study says

"CEOs of U.S. large companies got about 354 times as much pay as the average American worker in 2012"

40%! That puts those 1%ers in a class by themselves!

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He must have been stunned!

Worker sent to remove graffiti finds image of himself on the same wall hours later

The artist raises a great point at the end of the article. The old argument of art vs. defacement continues...

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All of this

weird, culty-type stuff always has sex as a component...

Trial issue: Sex 'counseling' of Ohio Amish wives

...even among old-time groups. From sex 'counseling' to beard cutting is an unusual leap...

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You have to

read this article just to see the disgusting behaviour of a supposed 'church', and the tactics that they and their goons employ...

Scientology's Oklahoma Nemesis, Bob Lobsinger: "They Lied Every Step of the Way"

Are those people mentioned here members of their 'OSA' office or are they licensed private investigators? If the first, their tactics are understandable. If the second, they should be investigated for their actions...

For more information on Scientology, visit:
The Secrets of Scientology
and www.xenu.net

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As I understand it

there was nothing of real consequence in the leaks (other than to show what everyone already knows about the machinations of the political organism known as the Vatican).

Pope's butler arrested in "VatiLeaks" probe

My comments aren't just about the Pope, but I suppose anyone that this happens to.

In this sort of case it's likely not done to show criminal behaviour, actions or intentions, but simply to embarass and titillate. And to make money. Money is always involved. So I really can't express any support for these people who do this sort of thing. If someone did this to my correspondence I'd consider it theft as well...

(Not that anyone would care about my written correspondence anyway, and email, no matter how private it is intended to be, can only be considered a public thing - anyone who believes different is kidding themselves.)

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'Mister' Black lives his own reality

Conrad Black and his fight to regain his Canadian citizenship


There are so many good quotations in this editorial that you'll just have to read it. Suffice to say that Mr. Black is not paying any attention to the rest of the world's reality and only the reality he believes in, which isn't anyone else's other than his, and perhaps his wife's.

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Apparently, very special

Just how special is Lord Black's residency permit?


Ahhh, to be part of the ruling elite, not bound by petty laws and restrictions that hinder the serfs and peasants of our fair land...

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There's a book in this

if one hasn't been done already.

Vatican reaffirms willingness to help solve mysterious 1983 kidnapping case

And perhaps it can also address the question of how on earth the leader of a crime group managed to get buried in a basilica. It doesn't matter that things are done differently in Europe and or Italy/Rome/Vatican. The fact is that burying a crime figure in a basilica sends a rather contradictory message to the Church, I would think...

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Wow!

I know it can be a problem, but don't you think that those DNA testing facilities can be put to better use?

Doggie DNA used in poop crackdown

Perhaps finding some other means of holding the people to the items in their 'Pet Addendum'? You'd think that observing and photographing them might be cheaper. I thought the whole reason the police struggle with the use of DNA testing is two-fold, the cost and the time it takes. I guess this is important enough to tie up the testing facilities time. After all, what's more important, catching a guilty dog poo-er or a serial killer? I mean really! What are those law enforcement agencies thinking?

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This is so terrible...

Scientology's Disgrace: An Open Letter To Tom Cruise

I know that most, if not all, the people who read my blog don't share my feelings about this cult, and probably even skip any posts about them after all this time. Still, if you knew of a criminal enterprise doing the same things this group, under the guise of religion, does, wouldn't you be outraged? Wouldn't you be wondering where the police and courts are?

As more and more things come out to show that their system is not only wrong, it's cruel, and that their leader is demented and sadistic, more and more people should be getting concerned about them. People's lives are being ruined, and it really is such a sad, terrible thing that people are ignoring it...

For more information on Scientology, visit:
The Secrets of Scientology
and http://www.xenu.net/

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A hero

Truly, a hero...

A father who gave his life for his neighbor

Please pray for his family, his wife, his children who saw their father shot and die in front of them, and for the repose of the soul of this brave man, who we should all be willing to act like if called upon.

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At least someone is thinking of them

Nuns Denounce Human Trafficking Ahead Of Super Bowl XLVI

All everyone else will be thinking about is money, sports and entertainment. Oh, and themselves. But that goes without question.

Some time ago someone was asking me who I thought would be in, and win, the Super Bowl. I thought, Ultimately? I guess God wins. Because these things are just small, small things in the grand scheme, and we are just tiny creatures full of our own self-importance and wanting everything for ourselves...

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This isn't

a Catholic Bishop, but a bishop of another Christian denomination.

Muslim Extremists in Uganda Throw Acid on Bishop

And they claim to be a peaceful religion. I really am horrified by their violence...

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This really raises some questions...

Psychiatrist says disgraced Bishop Lahey not a pedophile

I'm staying away from the whole pedophilia issue. I'm just wondering about the Bishop's stable 10-year gay marriage. One can speculate that if the images weren't found on his computer (and he may even have set himself up for that, in some twisted way) he would have continued his role in the Church and continue his stable, committed, gay relationship, people being none the wiser. I'm struggling with the issue here...

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I really don't understand

how people can get sucked into cults like this. (But then I'm a really suspicious type...)

Cult Leader Alamo Still Ministering from Prison

Christian groups have never considered the Alamo group a Christian group, and the very fact that they say he's 'writing scripture' in prison says that he's considered way more than just a leader of the group. Despite his numerous criminal convictions over the years...

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Good for him!

Pontiff Lauds Efforts to End Death Penalty: Notes Human Dignity of Prisoners

Despite the horrific things some of the people who have been given death sentences have done, I remain pro-life, and to me that means these people too. I certainly don't have the right to take their lives from them, nor should a government or anyone else...

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As long as

they keep him locked up forever no matter what they decide.

Norway massacre: Breivik declared insane

I do have sympathy for the position of the opposition member who thinks that he must have been sane to prepare the attack so well and for so long. Given the death toll, there has to be an element of punishment along with rehabilitation...

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Young fools...

I have no sympathy for people who commit sexual abuse, with minors or people of the age of consent, but kids doing things like this need to give their heads a shake, for the very reasons the police state:

Teens in superhero garb confront online predators

I love art, I love illustration, I love comics, particularly now that they are collected into 'trade publications', which are most often referred to as 'graphic novels'. Having said that, I still appreciate the boundary between fiction and reality and I know that none of these characters are real, and I can't emulate them in any way in real life. More and more we're seeing people (mainly younger people) wearing fictional super hero costumes and taking the law into their own hands. Perhaps it's out of a sense of frustration with the law, a sense of powerlessness and helplessness, whatever. The fact is, they aren't these super heroes, they can't be these super heroes, and someone is going to get seriously hurt or killed trying to act like one of these super heroes. They need to get a better grip on reality, in my opinion...

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Nun with gambling addiction stole more than $1m from Catholic school to spend on Atlantic City slot machines

Sadly, this wouldn't have happened in the newer orders that have reverted back to the 'older' type of religious order format. Without oversight, without lines of authority, this is the kind of thing that can happen. Not that there can't be bad things happen in strict convents, but not usually like this...

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While they're going to the extreme...

House Bill Would Criminalize Satire of TSA

...it's a logical extreme given the decisions made by the U.S. government in recent history.

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