2004-------------------->2005

CHURCH

As far as the Catholic Church goes 2004 was another good year in the sense that the priesthood continued to be purified of corrupt men. For those in the know, it looked at one time that there was no way for the corruption to be rooted out at all, much less that a time would come when literally hundreds of priests would be tossed out en masse. As the years go on it becomes more clear that people like Roman Catholic Faithful were prophets and deserved to be supported. The so-called second greatest scandal in the Church, involving financial improprieties continues and hopefully will be dealt with throughout 2005.

LONG ISLAND

Locally, the story of 2004 was the criminal activity and fraud exposed at Newsday! This anti-Catholic paper was exposed inflating its circulation and overcharging advertisers for years. The result has been firings, layoffs, and buyouts. Longtime "recovering Catholic" Ed Lowe left for the Long Island Press and that Archie Bunker-like, angry, bitter, lying, fat, drunk bigot Jimmy Breslin retired. Ed Lowe can now be read for free and not seeing Breslin's rants makes up for every Dick Ryan article the paper can spit out. This is going to be a good year for a news-junkie like me.

NATION

Nationally, the nation is embroiled in a mess in Iraq and the sooner we get out the better. I don't care about the status of democracy in the middle east, just as the middle easterners did not care about Long Island on September 11th. I hope 2005 will be a strong year for our war on terror. Death to Islamofacism in 2005!! The election result was a joy for all pro-lifers as was the resulting whining of anti-Christian bigots.

GEN X REVERT

Personally, 2004 was the year I fell in love so that changed a lot of things for the better. I wish I could find a job where I did not have to deal with white trash, uneducated, selfish, lying scum but at least I am employed. I am trying to become a better Christian but as anyone reading this blog can tell, there is anger that does not want to go away. Feedback, suggestions, and criticism are all welcome. I wish all (even Breslin and the lying, conniving co-worker) a healthy New Year!

On order from Amazon.com:

Please Don't Drink the Holy Water!

Young and Catholic: The Face of Tommorrow's Church

Jerry Orbach dies of cancer at 69

Nobody was better at playing a sarcastic Noo Yurk cop than Orbach.

"We will starve terrorists of funding, turn them one against another, drive them from place to place, until there is no refuge or no rest. And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism. Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists."

--President George Bush speaking to a joint session of Congress, September 21st, 2001

10 Die As Militants, Saudi Police Clash

Me thinks the Saudis made the wrong choice many years ago.

Police continue search for mother of newborn baby found dead in Amityville

Safe Haven law may have saved Amityville newborn

"After a lot of lobbying from groups like Long Island’s AMT Children of Hope Foundation, 47 states now have some form of the Safe Haven law, including New York. Under the law, birth mothers have five days to hand over an unharmed newborn to someone at a hospital, fire department or police station. The birth mothers are not required to ask questions or give their names. There is no criminal punishment involved."



AMT Children of Hope Foundation

Man charged with murder after pregnant woman's fetus dies

"A man who was arrested for assaulting his pregnant girlfriend in San Jose is being held on a murder charge.

Police say the 25-year-old woman was 18 weeks pregnant when the male fetus was delivered dead yesterday." (emphasis mine)

"An autopsy will be conducted to determine why the fetus died."

"You call this a happy family? Why do we have to have all these kids?"

-George Bailey

"One man's life touches so many others, when he's not there it leaves an awfully big hole. "

-Clarence