Same Sex Marriage Passes Lords. Forget it and move on.

Now the Same Sex Marriage Bill will certainly become law, let's forget it and get on with the battles that really matter. The battle to save babies from abortion. The battle to protect the old from euthanasia. The battle to get rid of capital punishment throughout the world. The battle to protect the environment God gave us and we are destroying. Above all, the battle to win souls for Christ through the example of loving commitment, not least in Catholic marriage, which we show to our neighbours - gay or straight. 

Stand up! Stand up for Jesus!

Now that the Same Sex Marriage Act is likely to become law with the Third Reading in the House of Lords next week, would it not be a good idea if we Catholics got back to concentrating on proclaiming the faith of Christ crucified. Whatever else we may feel, this argument about secular marriage is not at the centre of the Catholic Faith. We are in danger of giving the impression that we only talk about sex when we should be be talking about love - the love of Jesus for all His children including those who are by nature not heterosexual. 

Insider Trading and Spying on Friends

So the US has been spying on its allies while carrying on trade talks. What would be illegal for its citizens and immoral by any measure, seems to have been a normal occurrence.  Perhaps Mr Snowden has a point!