THE TAOS TATLER.

Way back in the ’90s, believe it or not, this arch-conservative subscribed to the New Republic magazine. Though solidly liberal, it was a thoughtful journal with some excellent and entertaining writers, including Charles Krauthammer, Mickey Kaus, Morton Kondracke, and a host of others. It was, to paraphrase the late Ed Koch, the last good liberal mayor of New York, liberalism with sanity.

Eventually, I let my subscription to the New Republic lapse and the magazine passed out of my thoughts–until today, when I was rudely re-introduced to it, as well reminded how illiberal modern liberalism has become, all sanity having drained away from it.

Wow. Apparently, the poor fellow trapped at the bottom of the sea in a submersible had it coming because of his support of the wrong political party. The old New Republic I knew would have excoriated the writer and publisher of such populist bilge. The new New Republic has embraced it, becoming the National Enquirer of the hard left.

Should the Dems retain power in the ’24 elections, we may safely assume freedom of dissent will quickly become a relic of the past.

h/t For What it’s Worth.

Seen on Twitter, courtesy The Twitchy.

In time, even that oblique manner of referring to a white person by his geographical heritage will become unacceptable. Those of us burdened with the wrong hue will then be referenced, sotto voce as if uttering an obscenity, “lesser biological units.”

From the New York Post.

Step number one would be to have a nice chat with the deacons and acolytes, which ought to solve the mystery of this “miracle” in no time. Also, the inane patois of the pastor would warrant a serious discussion with him as well.

“God has duplicated himself in the ciborium,” said the Rev. Joseph Crowley, who oversees the congregation, referring to the type of container used to hold the hosts. “It’s really, really cool when God does these things, and it’s really, really cool when we realize what he’s done.”

Dude, awesome!

And no doubt coming here soon.

What’s next, finger prints on file and lie detector tests? I am not sure which is more disgraceful, the act itself or that French Church officials consider it necessary. Whatever, these actions seriously strip priests of their dignity and respect, relegating their status to that of low-level government clerks. For shame.

With thanks to Lorin Hart.

Catholic School Senior Arrested for Affirming Biological Gender Files Religious Discrimination Complaint

If you have suspicions Holy Church in Canada is in league with the devil and his comrades-in-arms, the Trudeau Government, read below to remove any doubts.

Some excerpts from the article, but read the whole thing for the most impact.

High school senior Josh Alexander, 17, won’t graduate this year. The Ontario student was suspended after protesting transgender bathrooms in St. Joseph’s Catholic High School and hasn’t attended class since February—not since police escorted him out of the building for trespassing.

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Ultimately, the dispute culminated in Alexander’s arrest. Around Christmas, he was welcomed back by the school though he was barred from attending two classes, math and religion, and from speaking to certain students. The school felt his presence was detrimental to the physical and mental well-being of certain pupils, the teen said.

Arrested because he refused to accept that men can breastfeed babies. We live at once in evil and stupid times.

In other words: the nerve of these people cheering the candidate of their choice! CNN belongs us, not those interloping churls. Go back to your NASCAR races, you redneck mouth-breathers!

I suppose “God bless the USA” bumper stickers are tolerable, but I’m afraid this is way beyond the pale. No doubt the purveyor of it had the best of intentions, but we know what the road to hell is paved. Nationalism paired with the Rosary just isn’t cricket, with the added bonus of being sacrilege.

Thanks (I think) to John Beeler.

Remember, students, Sura 21:98 says, that all that are worshiped by men besides Allah will burn in Hell together with those who worship them.

The University, cleansed of its sins, now awaits hopefully for the King Abdulaziz University of Saudi Arabia, and other Islamic study centers, to build Catholic chapels on their campuses.

Darren Glines, who now goes by Rachel, was found not guilty of three counts of indecent exposure at the facility in Xenia, Ohio.

Judge David McNamee cleared Glines after agreeing that the size of her belly meant it would be impossible for anyone to see her penis.

Attorney (to Client): I have good news and bad news. The good news is, you’ve been acquitted.

Client: What’s the bad news?

Attorney: It’s too small.

Client: Damn! Back to the plastic surgeon.

From New York’s real newspaper of record:

A new exhibit at a “very liberal” Manhattan church is raising some eyebrows for its religious take on gender identity.

The “God is Trans: A Queer Spiritual Journey” display at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle has some parishioners scratching their heads — and seems to run counter to the Catholic Church’s stance on the transgender community.

“The church should not be promoting this,” one irate parishioner told The Post. “I understand there are transgender people. I pray for all people but enough is enough.

And this sums up nicely popular opinion regarding the entire trans fraud.

“It seems like they are trying to force the agenda on others,” they said (emphasis added).

“Also, when a friend asked a priest about this they didn’t answer. You can’t put this out on the altar and then hide.

“That’s what gets the church in trouble.”

Whether or Cardinal Dolan takes action here is difficult to say, but unlike some of the squishier prelates in the US (our Archbishop of Santa Fe a prime example), His Eminence can surprise, a good example being his looking the other way when the Pope issued the papal letter, Traditionis Custodes severely restricting celebrations of the Traditional Latin Mass. Not only did the Cardinal not impose the restrictions on the Church of the Holy Innocents in Manhattan, one of the first parishes to embrace TLM, he singled it out, praising it for bringing so many Catholics back to church.

So, Eminence, please surprise us again and censor that pastor of St Paul the Apostle for the heretical travesty he is promulgating in his church. We know you can do it.

Thanks to WJT.