On s'imagine mal les hommes de bon sens consentir à la dissolution de la question anthropologique dans l'individualisme extrême camouflées dans la rhétorique des droits.

Théorie du genre : 

le fantasme toxique de l'autoengendrement

Par Mathieu Bock-Côté

Les idéologues du gender n'assument pas leur radicalisme

Source: lesalonbeige.blogs.com

Mathieu Bock-Côté est sociologue, chargé de cours à HEC Montréal et chroniqueur au Journal de Montréal ainsi qu'à la radio de Radio-Canada.

Dans une tribune publiée sur Figarovox, il dénonce le gender.

Extrait :


"Un autre combat se profile devant les tribunaux: celui visant à démonter l'obligation légale d'assigner aux enfants un sexe à leur enfant à la naissance. 

Elle est accusée de «transphobie». 

C'est aussi dans cet esprit, d'ailleurs, qu'on célèbre les innovations faisant la promotion d'une éducation non-genrée. 

L'école est évidemment un terrain de bataille, et cela depuis quelques années déjà. 

On se souviendra ainsi de ce manuel scolaire qui en 2009, offrait aux enfants du primaire trois manière de définir leur identité sexuelle: je suis 

1) un garçon 2) une fille 3) je ne sais pas encore. 

Comment ne pas y voir une forme d'endoctrinement qui pousse, au nom de réalités marginales, à la déconstruction des repères humains les plus fondamentaux?

Étrangement, les partisans de la théorie du genre n'assument jamais leur radicalisme et vont jusqu'à contester son existence. "

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Lire la suite: www.lefigaro.fr

If Pope Francis upsets you ...there’s a chance to have a stronger faith in Christ and to grow a bit more patient.

The Rise of Conservative Cafeteria Catholicism

by Fr. Dwight Longenecker

When Benedict XVI and John Paul II were pope the conservative Catholics loved to throw around the phrase “cafeteria Catholic” as a term of derision.

It’s a name I used a fair bit to parody those Catholics who would pick and choose what bits of Catholicism they liked and rejected the bits they didn’t like. The “cafeteria Catholic” was a liberal who picked peace and justice issues but was silent on abortion. The “cafeteria Catholic” picked up on the fellowship of the Lord’s Supper but declined the idea the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Cafeteria Catholics liked the authority of the individual conscience but put Humanae Vitae on one side. They chose ecumenism but turned up their nose at Catholic exclusivism. They were all for “we are church” and rejected any form of hierarchy.

Isn’t it interesting how the shoe is on the other foot?

Now with Pope Francis the cafeteria Catholics are the conservatives. They splutter and fume at Pope Francis. He’s the pope, but they disagree with him about this and reject his words about that just as avidly and with as much fervor as the liberals used to reject Pope Benedict. They pick him to pieces, refuse to give him the benefit of the doubt and paint him as a terrible pope—just like the liberals did with Benedict. The liberals thought Benedict was a bad and inadequate pope. Ditto the conservatives with Francis.

The liberals were disrespectful and referred to Benedict as “Nazi Ratzi” and “the Enforcer”. Now the conservatives call Pope Francis “Casual Frank”, “Mr Bergoglio” or “The Unholy Father.” The liberal cafeteria Catholics had their theological arguments. They quoted this church document or that theologian. The conservatives either reject the Second Vatican Council altogether or they “correct” it by pulling up quotes from this Pope who condemned all heretics or that Council that rained down anathemas.

The conservatives liked to call the liberals “Protestants” because they were trying to make the church just as they wanted it. Now they’re doing the same. They didn’t like when the liberals grumbled and dissented against Pope Benedict. Now they grumble and dissent against Pope Francis.

Is it okay to criticize a pope? Sure. I’ve criticized Pope Francis–so much so that I’ve been called ” a fierce critic of Pope Francis.”

However, what I sense among some conservative Catholics is not only a growing dislike of Pope Francis, but a very unpleasant and self righteous hatred of him, and any attempt to put the Pope into context, explain the wider implications, praise Francis or unlock his gift to the church is met with cynicism, scorn and ridicule.

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Ten Things to Remember 

if Pope Francis Upsets You

by Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Many conservative Catholics are experiencing a range of negative feelings about Pope Francis. When a headline screams that he stated that 2% of Catholic clergy are pedophiles, that he “promises to solve the celibacy problem” that he doesn’t want to convert Evangelicals or that he doesn’t judge a homosexual who “searches for the Lord and has goodwill” they experience confusion, anger, resentment, bewilderment and fear.

Some have given up on Pope Francis. Others say he is “the false prophet” who will accompany the anti Christ in the end times. Others don’t like his dress sense, grumble about his media gaffes and some think they are all intentional and that he is a very shrewd Jesuit who wants to undermine the Catholic faith. The sensationalism doesn’t do any good. These folks should step back and realize they are (in their own way) being just as sensational about Pope Francis as liberals were about Pope Benedict when they called him “God’s Rottweiler” or “Nazi Ratzi” and said he was a closet homosexual and a hater of women.

So if Pope Francis upsets you–and by the way–I’ve had my own moments of head scratching over Francis–here are ten things to remember which help put things in perspective and maintain some balance.
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The abuse of fact is a fine art in Washington

Impeaching the truth

By Robert Knight

All this talk of Republicans being on the verge of impeaching President Obama is nonsense, stoked by Democrats whipping up their base, and a few wistful conservatives who dream aloud about what, in a sane nation, should actually happen to a lawless president.

With Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, running the U.S. Senate, however, it’s not going to happen. House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, has said this over and over to no good effect other than to provide more ammo for the left. His denials have had roughly the same impact as when Richard Nixon assured us: “I’m not a crook.” It’s never good to repeat something that your opponents want to pin on you.

But now we have to listen to revisionist history on top of all this.

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas Democrat, impugned the motives of Mr. Boehner for bringing to a floor vote Wednesday a resolution to sue Mr. Obama for usurping powers delegated by the Constitution to Congress. The measure passed on a party-line vote of 225 to 201.

“I ask my colleagues to oppose this resolution for it is, in fact, a veiled attempt for impeachment and it undermines the law that allows a president to do his job,” Mrs. Jackson Lee said, reading from the North Korean Constitution. (Just kidding about that last part).

She claimed, as reported by the Daily Caller’s Chuck Ross, that Democrats who were upset over the war in Iraq “did not seek an impeachment of President Bush, because as an executive, he had his authority. President Obama has the authority.”

To do what? Anything he wants, apparently.

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Read more: www.washingtontimes.com

What is “convergence church” and why does it matter?

Can the Convergence Movement

 Converge with the Ordinariate?

by Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Bishop Tony Palmer–the friend of Pope Francis who died last week in a motorcycle crash–was representative of a new movement in non Catholic Christian circles called the “convergence church movement”. What is “convergence church” and why does it matter?

The convergence movement must be distinguished from two other similar sounding Protestant church movements. “Convergence Christianity” is a term for a new development among non-denominational American community churches. “Convergence Christianity” is a non-dogmatic, non-fundamentalist, non-morally judgmental, ecologically aware form of Evangelical Protestantism. United Church of Christ pastor Eric Elnes describes Convergence Christianity here. 

Some of it’s non-tenets are:

1. They are letting go of the notion that their particular faith is the only legitimate one on the planet. They are embracing an understanding that God is greater than our imagination can comprehend (or fence in), and thus they are open to the possibility that God may speak within and across all faith traditions.
2. They are letting go of literal and inerrant interpretations of their sacred texts while celebrating the unique treasures that their texts contain. They are embracing a more ancient, prayerful, non-literal approach to these same texts, and finding new insights and resources as they do so.
3. They are letting go of the notion that people of faith are called to dominate nature. They are embracing a more organic and reverent understanding of human relationship with the earth.
4. They are letting go of empty worship conventions and an overemphasis on doctrines as tools of division and exclusion. They are embracing more diverse, creative, engaging approaches, often making strong use of the arts.

The convergence movement must also be distinguished from the “Emerging Church Movement”. This is described as:

…a Christian movement of the late 20th and early 21st centuries that crosses a number of theological boundaries: participants are described as Protestant, post-Protestant, evangelical, post-evangelical, liberal, post-liberal, conservative, post-conservative, anabaptist, adventist,[2]reformed, charismatic, neocharismatic, and post-charismatic. Emerging churches can be found throughout the globe, predominantly in North America,Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Africa. Some attend local independent churches or house churches while others worship in traditionalChristian denominations. Proponents believe the movement transcends such “modernist” labels of “conservative” and “liberal,” calling the movement a “conversation” to emphasize its developing and decentralized nature, its vast range of standpoints, and its commitment to dialogue. Participants seek to live their faith in what they believe to be a “postmodern” society. What those involved in the conversation mostly agree on is their disillusionment with the organized and institutional church and their support for the deconstruction of modern Christian worship, modern evangelism, and the nature of modern Christian community.

More about emerging church here.

Tony Palmer’s convergence movement on the other hand is

The convergence movement refers to a move among evangelical and charismatic churches in the United States to blend charismatic worship with liturgies from the Book of Common Prayer and other liturgical sources. The Convergence Movement was inspired by the spiritual pilgrimages of modern Evangelical writers like Thomas Howard, Robert E. Webber, Peter E. Gillquist and the ancient Christian writers and their communities. These men, along with theologians, scripture scholars, and pastors in a number of traditions, were calling Christians back to their roots in the primitive church.

More about the convergence movement here

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Potente argumentación del arzobispo de Nueva York

¿Cómo que la misa es aburrida?

Rapapolvo del cardenal Dolan desmontando con emoción esa excusa

El cardenal Timothy Dolan, arzobispo de Nueva York y ex presidente de la conferencia episcopal estadounidense, tiene fama de buen comunicador, y de utilizar su propensión a la jovialidad y la chanza para ganarse a los medios y a los fieles. Pero no por ello diciendo sólo lo que unos y otros quieran o les convenga oír. Así, en un reciente artículo publicado en la página web de su diócesis, no le duelen prendas a la hora de rebatir con energía a quienes alegan el "aburrimiento" de la misa como excusa para no asistir a ella ni siquiera cuando es obligatorio (los domingos y fiestas de guardar). Por su interés y universalidad, y por la contundencia del cardenal Dolan en la argumentación y los ejemplos, lo reproducimos en su integridad. ¿La misa es aburrida? “¡La misa es tan aburrida!” ¿Cuántas veces vosotros, padres, habéis oído a vuestros hijos decir estas palabras el domingo por la mañana? ¿Cuántas vosotros, profesores y catequistas, cuando los preparáis para la misa? Y, admitámoslo, ¿cuántas veces nos lo hemos dicho a nosotros mismos? ¿Qué decimos ante una afirmación tan desafortunada y casi sacrílega? Bien, para empezar, simplemente respondemos: ¡No, no lo es! Tal vez encuentres que la misa sea aburrida, pero es más tu problema que un defecto de la misa. Hay muchas actividades importantes de la vida que podemos considerar "aburridas": las visitas al dentista; los pacientes con insuficiencia renal me dicen que ir a diálisis tres veces a la semana no es nada emocionante; votar no es nada divertido. Pero las tres son importantes para nuestro bienestar y su valor no depende de nuestra euforia cuando las hacemos. La misa es, sin duda, más importante para la salud de nuestra alma que estos ejemplos. Nuestro problema es el aburrimiento, y los comentaristas sociales dicen que hoy somos muy susceptibles al mismo, visto lo acostumbrados que estamos a titulares que duran treinta segundos o a cambiar de canal cuando el programa que estamos viendo nos hace bostezar. Gracias a Dios, el valor de una persona o de un acontecimiento no depende de su tendencia a "aburrirnos" de vez en cuando. ¡La gente y los acontecimientos significativos no existen para entusiasmarnos, a no ser que seamos unos mocosos narcisistas y mimados! Esto es especialmente verdad del Santo Sacrificio de la Misa. Creemos que cada Misa es la renovación del acontecimiento más importante, más crítico que ha ocurrido nunca: el sacrificio eterno, infinito de alabanza de Dios Hijo a Dios Padre, en una cruz en el Calvario, un Viernes llamado "Santo". Si lo pensamos bien, los soldados romanos también estaban "aburridos" mientras se burlaban de Jesús y echaban los dados para ver cuál de ellos se quedaba con su túnica, la única propiedad que Él tenía. Dos: no solemos ir a Misa para divertirnos, sino para rezar. Si las flores en el altar son bonitas; si la música es buena; si funciona el aire acondicionado; si la homilía es corta y llena de significado; si los participantes son amistosos… todo, seguramente, ayuda. ................... Leer más aquí: www.religionenlibertad.com

3 août : concert de chant grégorien à Lyon

It’s past time for Republicans to take action against President Obama’s lawlessness.

Constitution Party

by MYRON MAGNET

What’s wrong with Republicans? 

Here is a Democratic president who has declared, and demonstrated, that he will not be bound by the Constitution but will do whatever he can do—both within and beyond his constitutional powers—to cram his agenda down the nation’s throat. 

But since Republicans control one house of Congress, and that one chamber controls the purse, why is the GOP as paralyzed as a deer in the headlights to arrest such a power grab? 

And why has the Speaker of the House made himself so negligible a figure on the national stage, most recently by addressing the Obama-created border crisis with an immigration bill as feeble and irrelevant as it is unpopular, when he and his majority have such power at their command to counter a president who has passed beyond the bounds the Founders set for the national executive?

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