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Gay Jesus?

From the "attempting to justify my own behavior" department comes this story from down under.

A homosexual Australian theologian researching a new field of study dubbed "gay spirituality" has come to the conclusion that Jesus and some of his disciples were homosexuals.

Rollan McCleary on Thursday was awarded a Ph.D. for what the University of Queensland says is a "world first" thesis, after three years of research funded by Australian taxpayers.

McCleary also is an astrologer who has written about Pope John Paul II's horoscope -- and his research looks into matters such as the "star in the east" that drew the Magi or wise men to Jesus' birthplace in Bethlehem.

He uses Jesus' "astrological chart" -- the planet Uranus figures prominently, as in the case with many homosexuals, he says -- and argues that there are clues in the Bible to back up his views.

In the Gospel of John, the disciple John frequently refers to himself in the third person as "the disciple whom Jesus loved." McCleary thinks this is highly significant.

Asked whether he considered himself a Christian, McCleary replied: "I'm an Anglican, yes."

Oh. My. Goodness.

Hey Australia, how about those tax dollars at work? Why not just walk the money over to the local asylum and give it to the inhabitants to go buy new rubber for the walls?

If the Bible condemns homosexuality (the act, not the individual), we have to believe that Jesus condemns the act as well. After all, the Bible is His story. Examine Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 20:13, Judges 19:22-26 and Romans 1:24-27, to start with.

Here is a follow up story.

This site does an excellent job of examining the scriptures with an open mind.

Pass the pepto.

Mike Tyson - one scary guy

Mike Tyson is in the news again. He has done an interview with Greta Van Susteren (she of the funny mouth) for The Pulse on the Fox Network. She spoke to Tyson in Miami for a TV piece that looks back at the circumstances of Tyson's 1992 trial that ended with him convicted of rape and sentenced to six years in prison.

The former boxing champion once again denied he raped Desiree Washington (search) in 1991 in an Indianapolis hotel room, but told Van Susteren that he'd like to now.

"I just hate her guts. She put me in that state, where I don't know," Tyson said in an interview for The Pulse, scheduled to air Thursday night. "I really wish I did now. But now I really do want to rape her."

WHAT? This guy is certifiably insane. I will not be watching the program, but for those who are interested, it's on The Pulse at 9 pm EST.

Clinton says two terms aren't enough

Former President Bill Clinton said on Wednesday Congress should change the rule that barred him from seeking a third term in the White House, but stopped short of saying he wants to return as commander-in-chief.

Speaking at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum here, Clinton questioned certain aspects of the 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which prevents a person from being elected president more than twice.

Clinton said the amendment, passed after Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to a record fourth term, should be changed simply to keep a person from being elected to more than two consecutive terms as president.

"I think since people are living much longer ... the 22nd Amendment should probably be modified to say two consecutive terms instead of two terms for a lifetime," Clinton said.

The former president said such a change probably wouldn't apply to him but would benefit future generations.

"There may come a time when we elect a president at age 45 or 50, and then 20 years later the country comes up against the same kind of problems the president faced before," he said. "People would like to bring that man or woman back but they would have no way to do so."

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It amazes me how much nonsense this man spews. As if America would have voted him in for a third term? Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. But fool me three times? "Hello, Pizza Hut? Yes, I'd like to order one frontal lobotomy pizza for the entire nation, hold the anchovies."

What do you think of Clinton's proposal? Good? Bad? Indifferent? Should he just shut up and go away?