Kartik Athreya of the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank argues that bloggers are stupid, and that only PhD economists have a right to say anything about economics policy.This distinction is a little ridiculous, given that many of the world’s top PhD eco…
Posts Tagged ‘priests’
Did the Fed Economist Slam Bloggers for the Same Reason that Fundamentalist Priests Slammed the Printing Press?
June 30th, 2010 |
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Sick Rationalization By Pedophile Priests
April 27th, 2010 |
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The Australian notes:In an interview with The Australian Women’s Weekly, Bishop Robinson [the former auxiliary bishop of Sydney] says boys suffered more than girls at the hands of pedophile priests partly because they were more available to them, with …
Pope apologizes for Irish priests’ sex abuse
March 20th, 2010 |
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Pope Benedict XVI has apologized to victims of child sex abuse by Catholic priests in Ireland.
In a pastoral letter to Irish Catholics, he acknowledged the sense of betrayal in the Church felt by victims and their families.
Pope Asks Priests to Embrace the Web, Blogs
January 26th, 2010 |
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Call it Pope 2.0: The Vatican reaches out to priests, asking them to embrace the Internet and Web 2.0 tools such as blogging in order to reach followers around the world.
– The Roman Catholic Church is looking to bring ancient scripture and the
World Wide Web together, according to Pope Benedict XVIs message for the 44th
World Communications Day.
In remarks published by the Holy See, the pope encouraged priests to take
advantage of the rich “menu of options” multi…
Nepal Cultural Minister regrets Maoist attack on Indian priests
September 5th, 2009 |
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Nepal Cultural Minister Minindra Rijal on Saturday expressed regret at the Maoists attack on two Indian priests at the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu and assured adequate security to them.
“This is very sad and most regrettable to attack Indian priests inside the holy temple which is the centre of faith for millions of Hindus across the [...]