Let's install a ramp

There was a story this week about a man in China who killed three children with an ax and wounded 13 other kids. An update says he was contemplating suicide before the attack.

And then we have the guy who just tried to kill himself by jumping off a monorail into the tiger's den at the Bronx Zoo.

The second guy had the right idea: kill yourself, not others. Why don't we put up a ramp that leads directly into the tiger's den (or trash compacter, etc.) with a sign over it that says "Suicides Welcome"?

You want to kill yourself? Fine. Just don't take other people along for the ride. You don't have that right. This is a coward's way to commit suicide. These fools literally get their nerve up by killing innocent people. It's about the lowest thing a human being can do. I say cheers for the tiger guy -- and I hope he gets the help he needs to get better. I know this sounds harsh, but killing children is not a simple, innocent activity.

Media notices Timmy Dolan is anti-gay

The smiling face of evil.

An article in today's New York Daily News reveals the ugly, blackened heart that sits in the chest of NY's recently minted cardinal, Timmy Dolan. Here's an excerpt:

The conflict was set in motion after Carl Siciliano, founder of the nonprofit Ali Forney Center, sent a letter to Dolan, saying his “loud and strident voice against the acceptance of LGBT people” creates “a climate where parents turn on their own children.”

Dolan fired back: “For you to make the allegations and insinuations you do in your letter based on my adherence to the clear teachings of the Church is not only unfair and unjust, but inflammatory,” he wrote. “Neither I nor anyone in the Church would ever tolerate hatred of or prejudice towards any of the Lord's children.”

He won't "tolerate" hatred or prejudice. What a joke. Dolan is the Vatican's point-man for bigotry against GLBT people. He is the primary voice of American religious hatred against gays. It's not like this is a secret. The man travels far and wide to spread his special kind of poison. And the end result is a worsened situation for GLBT people throughout the United States (and the world). This causes increased discrimination, rejection, depression and death for this population of "the Lord's children". And it's particularly harmful to young GLBT people, who are generally without resources and sometimes resort to suicide.

This is who Timmy Dolan is. He is a creature filled with hatred for GLBT folks -- and this is true despite there being no rational reason for the hatred. GLBT folks never did a thing against the church. It's all from the church's side: hate, hate, hate. It's sickening and I'm glad to finally see the general media covering this issue. I hope they stay with it.

With this sort of thing going on, day after day and year after year, I don't know how anyone remains a Catholic. I say to these people: look toward your church, see the hatred it spews against an innocent group, and then leave the church forever. It's obvious that the Roman Catholic Church has no connection to a "loving god". You've been duped.