I just saw this news item…
A Catholic cathedral in San Francisco installed a watering system in an attempt to soak homeless people who try to loiter and sleep near its doorways, radio station KCBS reported on Wednesday.
I'm so glad they're doing this because all that stuff about priests molesting children and the church covering it up didn't do quite enough damage to the faith. It is so in keeping with the teachings of Christ to treat the needy as an annoyance that needs to be shooed away like stray animals. Also, this will help Bill Maher in case he's short one "New Rule" for this Friday's show.
The number of Americans who claim No Religious Affiliation is higher than it's ever been and almost certain to get much higher. I don't necessarily believe this is a bad thing as long as everyone is free to choose their own church or lack thereof. I just think someone should realize that it isn't because folks say "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas" and it isn't because kids can't pray in schools. It's because of religions that are diminished by the human failings of their representatives.
In other news designed to diminish religion, Pastor Creflo Dollar of the World Changers Church International is telling his followers they need to donate more so he can buy a new $65 million private jet. His old one was getting a bit shabby and God, he says, wants him to have a new one.
It takes what my people call chutzpah to demand that the poor people who believe in you should ante up for something like this. Heck, it takes chutzpah just to name yourself Pastor Dollar.