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June 1, 2006
AIDS 'n' Pagans
This Sunday (a day named to honor Egyptian sun god Ra), Orange County pagans, witches, warlocks (maybe Moorlachs?) and other so-called heathens are using their mystic powers to fight the AIDS. That's right, I said pagans. Monotheistic religions are so passe. AIDS was first noticed in America when, i ... More >>
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June 6, 2006
666: Not as Evil as You Think
If the triple sixes of today's date have made you decide to skip voting and huddle under the blankets at home instead-- or worse, tempted you into planning to go see The Omen-- forget it. The only things you have to fear are the choices on the ballot, and the prospect of shelling out hard earned cas ... More >>
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January 24, 2007
Slack jawed, Hounddog, and Mr. Donohue (not) at the movies
If there's one thing OC Weekly has in plentiful supply, it's Catholics of varying stripes-- devout, cafeteria, lapsed, vigorously lapsed, potential anti-pope-- with colorful and occasionally bizarre stories from their contacts with Holy Mother Church and its numerous franchises and subsidiaries. Fr ... More >>
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July 25, 2007
Context-Free Reportering Courtesy of the Register
It's always a guilty pleasure to see a new Orange County Register reporter--usually fresh from college--write a story in which the guy (or cute gal) has no clue about what's in his face. The latest example occurred today, in a piece by one Sean Emery, about the continued restoration of Mission San J ... More >>
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September 25, 2007
Statutory Rapist Andrade And Pals Seek to Block Many Things
A slew of in limine motions filed this past week by former Mater Dei High School boys' basketball coach/admitted statutory rapist Jeff Andrade and his former employers, the Catholic Diocese of Orange. Andrade's lawyers moved that any potential jury not hear "in any manner, either directly or indirec ... More >>
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January 7, 2008
Stint in OC inspired Obama to run?
Last month's edition of The Atlantic profiles Barack Obama in several articles. One of them, "Teacher and Apprentice," a must-read piece on the Obama-Clinton relationship by Marc Ambinder, contains a couple of theories about what lit a fire under the man's ass and made him decide to seek presidency. ... More >>
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July 22, 2008
Ahmanson-Funded Creationists Palling with Islamic Counterparts
In the Department of Hypocrisy...the Discovery Institute, largely funded by board member, certified homophobe and Orange County native Howard F. Ahmanson, Jr., is the country's premier organization pushing for the teaching of creationism in American classrooms over evolution. They're now helping out ... More >>
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November 14, 2008
Calvary Chapel Transforms Another Gentle Soul into a Homo-Hater
Honestly, I'm pretty disappointed by all the protests gay-marriage advocates are holding outside Mormon temples. Yeah, the Latter-Day Saints hierarchy urged their faithful to donate millions of dollars to the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign, but Mormonism has always been upfront in their homo-hating-- ... More >>
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December 6, 2007
a Peek at the Bishop's Past
Bishop Brown Escapes OC Court Date, But Now he Must Reckon with Monterey
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March 27, 2009
Protect the Children, Sign Church's Petition to Ban Mormon Marriage
When California's gay marriage legal debate gets tough, the tough get weirder: Universal Free Church has now launched a national petition drive to ban Mormon marriage.Mary Cristos, leader of the new, St. Louis-based "Free" religious denomination, says the UFC believes in "religious freedom and relig ... More >>
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April 1, 2009
A Look at the Orange Diocese's Previous Head Aztlanistas
Why is this man smiling?I wish I could say it is an April Fools' joke that the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association is going through with its reception for newly ordained Catholic Diocese of Orange Bishop Cirilo Flores despite him never quite getting around to denouncing or disciplining pedo-pries ... More >>
Culture
February 26, 2009
How William Lobdell Lost His Faith in Orange County
Why is this man smiling?I wish I could say it is an April Fools' joke that the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association is going through with its reception for newly ordained Catholic Diocese of Orange Bishop Cirilo Flores despite him never quite getting around to denouncing or disciplining pedo-pries ... More >>
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May 29, 2008
The Catholic Diocese of Orange's History Book Is Pretty-and Pretty Pathetic
Why is this man smiling?I wish I could say it is an April Fools' joke that the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association is going through with its reception for newly ordained Catholic Diocese of Orange Bishop Cirilo Flores despite him never quite getting around to denouncing or disciplining pedo-pries ... More >>
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November 22, 2007
Tuesday - 11/20
When the Levees Broke: Part II at the Irvine Fine Arts Center, The Whirling Dervishes of Turkey at the Barclay
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October 11, 2007
Jane C.R. Doe Speaks
An Exclusive Interview with Jeff Andrade’s victim
Culture
May 17, 2007
That Other Quagmire
Sonali Kolhatkar remembers Afghanistan, even if the rest of us dont
News
March 1, 2007
Godsmack
Orange County authors try to bring unity to people of different religious faiths. For this they will face the wrath of believers. Again.
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February 8, 2007
Great Moments in Orange County Adultery
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October 12, 2006
Gloria in Exclusion Deo
Why does Orange bishop Tod Brown worry about a boring Latin Mass?
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May 7, 2009
Chapman Law Dean Shifts From One Controversy to Another
Photo by Christopher VictorioJohn C. Eastman (right) listens as John Yoo debates at Chapman last month.The last time you read a Navel Gazing post that mentioned John C. Eastman, dean of Chapman University's School of Law, it was in reference to him teaming with the university's visiting law professo ... More >>
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May 14, 2009
'Angels & Demons' Is Holy Crap, But Not Entirely Un-Fun
Photo by Christopher VictorioJohn C. Eastman (right) listens as John Yoo debates at Chapman last month.The last time you read a Navel Gazing post that mentioned John C. Eastman, dean of Chapman University's School of Law, it was in reference to him teaming with the university's visiting law professo ... More >>
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May 18, 2009
Reminder: Pedo-Priest Apologists to be Honored This Friday at Mission SJC
Just a reminder to folks that this Friday evening, at Mission San Juan Capistrano's Basilica, Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown will bestow some of his nearest and dearest pedo-priest apologists with papal honors, a ceremony that proves Pope Benedict XVI is still clueless about too much and that Brown and ... More >>
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May 28, 2009
So-Called "Anaheim Priestess" a Big, Loony Fraud
LeeThe American media is abuzz and aTwittering with reports about how an Anaheim woman who calls herself the Rev. Brenda Lee was removed from LAX this morning after she tried to give President Barack Obama a letter about her opposition to gay marriage. All reported she calls herself a Catholic pries ... More >>
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June 9, 2009
Rev. Wiley Drake Prays for Obama's Death
Somehow, we here at Weekly HQ missed that the Rev. Wiley Drake of First Southern Baptist Church in Buena Park not only declared last week that the murder of Kansas abortion Dr. George Tiller had been the answer to his "imprecatory" prayers, but that the so-called Man of God later announced he'd mad ... More >>
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July 23, 2009
Would it Happen Here? Girl Scout Receives Award for Building Creationist Library
The decorated Girl Scout and her "Alternate Universe." A few weeks ago five Fullerton girls were awarded the Girl Scouts of America's highest honor, the prestigious Gold Award, for creating community service oriented projects -- food drives, photography workshops, mural paintings, you know the ... More >>
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November 23, 2009
More Proof OC Diocese's Covenant with the Faithful is a Sham
from Roman Catholic Blog...Okay, okay, okay: to have ever put hope in the Covenant with the Faithful--a 2004 PR trick by Bishop Tod D. Brown of the Catholic Diocese of Orange that swore to create a more transparent group of pedo-priests and their apologists but cost the county faithful nearly hal ... More >>
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April 1, 2010
Breaking: Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown Announces Retirement; Pope Benedict XVI Picks OC Native as Replacement
Heckuva job, Brownie!In a surprise announcement this morning, Catholic Diocese of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown announced he would retire at the end of the year."I have enjoyed my time in Orange County, but it is time to move on," the 73-year-old head of Orange County's 1.1 million Catholics announc ... More >>
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April 3, 2010
Another Local Boy Done Pedo-Priest Apologist Good: Cardinal William Levada
Levada: Brownie's pal in the Vatican...As the world just barely begins to realize that the Catholic Church is infested from the bottom to the top with pedophile apologists, one name has come to the forefront besides Pope Benedict XVI: Cardinal William Levada.He's the Prefect of the Congregation o ... More >>
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April 5, 2010
Two More OC Connections to the Vatican's Current Pedophile Scandal
Trupia: How many boys in OC did he molest?First in a three-part series this week on Orange County's connections to the "current" pedophilia scandal plaguing the Vatican. Nothing too earth-shattering--just connecting some dots--because I'm saving the good stuff for the near future. I'm warning you ... More >>
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April 6, 2010
Tariq Ramadan's Looming OC Speech Draws Warning From Muslim Group
Wikipedia CommonsTariq RamadanWhat the American Islamic Forum for Democracy derides as the "Tariq Ramadan American Islamist Victory Tour 2010" includes a May stop near Disneyland, where American Muslims are being warned by the self-described liberty lovers to "be on guard" as the Swiss academic ... More >>
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April 10, 2010
Jaime Soto Gets Punked by Pope Benedict XVI!
Wonder if Soto is still smiling...SO...the media is going gaga over the successor to Archdiocese of Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony: Diocese of San Antonio Archbishop Jose Gomez, who's a pedo-protector himself. The Orange County Register did one of its classic county barometer pieces where it g ... More >>
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April 15, 2010
Forget Arresting the Pope--What About John Urell?
Urell: Wanted for crimes against humanity--one can only wish...Sloppy drunkard Christopher Hitchens and wacky atheist Richard Dawkins made news recently because they want Pope Benedict XVI arrested when His Eminence visits Great Britain in September on account of the pontiff's pedo-protecting way ... More >>
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May 13, 2010
Bishop Tod Brown Asks Pope for Five More Years to Further Embarrass OC Diocese
Brownie: Just leave us be already!The Catholic Church mandates that its bishops retire at age 75. Most bishops accept this rule, but those who don't must write a letter to the pope asking to postpone their retirement.It's the latter scenario that Orange County Catholics must face, as Diocese of O ... More >>
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July 8, 2010
OC Church of Scientology Needs to Work on their Proselytizing
I read more about Scientology than normal people should, only because I'm a bit obsessed about religions, pseudo-religions, and their secrets. So when the followers of L. Ron Hubbard bought a historic SanTana building a couple of years ago, I figured they were about to launch a massive outreach e ... More >>
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July 14, 2010
OC Church of Scientology Can't Pay Water Bill?
Over the past couple of weeks, the influential anti-Scientology message boards Operation Clambake and Why We Protest have reported with glee that the Church of Scientology in Orange County can't pay its water bill on its downtown SanTana building. The source is a former Scientologist who, like so ... More >>
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October 2, 2010
Priest Blesses Surf City Waves Sunday
One day at band camp, this kid was shredding at Bolsa Chica when he slipped off his board and yelled, "Jesus Christ." So, it is not without precedence that a priest from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange will wade into the waters near Huntington Beach Pier Sunday morning to bless the waves.
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October 27, 2010
Jagdish Saini of Punjabi Tandoor, Part Two
Todd Barnes / OC WeeklyFor a while, the corner of Anaheim and Broadway was the place to get Cuban pastry and cortaditos in Orange County. Now that Punjabi Tandoor has taken over the space, it's the destination for pakoras, tikka masala and saag paneer. This week, we have chef Jagdish Saini on the ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
Locals Seek Support for Harassed Christians in Egypt and the Middle East
As the attention of the world seems to have shifted to Libya (or Charlie Sheen), some locals would like the media light to shine on Christians who were struggling to survive in Egypt even before the Hosni Mubarak government collapsed."Three weeks ago, nine out of ten tweets I received were relate ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
[UPDATED with New Anti-Muslim Rally Plans:] Video Captures Protesters, Politicians Berating Muslims at Yorba Linda Charity Function
Muzammil SiddiqiHere we go again.Organizers of February's controversial and much-blasted anti-Muslim rally in Yorba Linda have issued an ultimatum to the Orange County Human Relations Commission: rescind the Community Leader award it is presenting to Islamic Society of Orange County Imam Muzammil ... More >>
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May 25, 2011
[UPDATED with Sentence for Deborah Pauly Threats:] Video Captures Protesters, Politicians Berating Muslims at Yorba Linda Charity Function
Paul Dean AndrewsUPDATE, MAY 25, 3:46 P.M.: A San Pedro man was sentenced today to 97 days in jail, three years probation and an order to stay away from Deborah Pauly for threatening violence against the Villa Park city councilwoman via a Facebook message. Paul Dean Andrews, 28, was slapped with ... More >>
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July 6, 2011
Locals Push Bill Spreading Religious Freedom
A Santa Ana-based group pushing for religious freedom worldwide has launched a new advocacy campaign aimed at beefing up the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 and, with it, U.S. foreign policy. Turmoil in Nigeria, the Middle East, Northern Africa and Pakistan--including the burning of ... More >>
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August 3, 2011
Anarchy in the SC! Posters for Global Revolution Group Anonymous Paper San Clemente
Mysterious posters popped up on trees and light poles along Avenida Pico, Avenida Del Mar and the downtown in San Clemente over the weekend, just as they have in other Orange County cities lately.They advertise the "global revolution group" Anonymous and direct people to whatis-theplan.org, an eq ... More >>
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August 4, 2011
Olive Tree's Annual Iftar Begins
Olive Tree's Facebook pageAll is quiet on Brookhurst Street these days. It's Ramadan, the holy month of Islam. Muslims fast during the day (called sawm) in order to be reminded of the virtue of patience and humility, and restaurants are normally closed during the day.At the end of each day's sawm ... More >>
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August 9, 2011
Whole Foods Scrambles To Do Damage-Control After One Region Buckles Under Islamophobic Pressure
Whole FoodsWhole Foods wants to get one thing straight: Addressing a report from our sister paper Houston Press--Whole Foods: "We Should Not Highlight Ramadan"--which set off a maelstrom of attacks on the haute-hippie market, the corporate-run @WholeFoods has spent the day doing damage cont ... More >>
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September 19, 2011
[UPDATED with Clarification:] Oscar D. Perez Perez, Iglesia Antigua Católica Bishop, Accused of Lewd Acts with Boys
UPDATE, SEPT. 19, 2:15 P.M.: Bishop Oscar D. Perez Perez, who faces up to 60 years to life in state prison for alleged sex crimes involving two 11-year-old boys, met the victims though his Iglesia Antigua Católica congregation and not St. George's Parish of Laguna Hills.Iglesia Antigua Católica ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
Mormons: A Shallow Yet Helpful Guide to See If You Should Hate Them or Not
UPDATE, SEPT. 19, 2:15 P.M.: Bishop Oscar D. Perez Perez, who faces up to 60 years to life in state prison for alleged sex crimes involving two 11-year-old boys, met the victims though his Iglesia Antigua Católica congregation and not St. George's Parish of Laguna Hills.Iglesia Antigua Católica ... More >>
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November 22, 2011
Does the Vatican Think the Crystal Cathedral is Fugly?
Sure, so Diocese of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown thinks he scored a coup by purchasing the Crystal Cathedral from the Schuller clan. But the move isn't being universally celebrated by conservative Catholics, many whom long derided the Crystal Cathedral as the antithesis of Catholic church beauty an ... More >>
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November 25, 2011
The OC Couple Who Gave More than $1.3 Million to the Church of Scientology--Only to Leave
Over the past couple of weeks, the St. Petersburg Times has been publishing their latest blockbuster series on the Church of Scientology, that ever-mockable collection of has-been movie stars and good people being driven to donate more and more money just to realize an intergalatic overlord name ... More >>
Columns
January 19, 2012
Is Mitt Romney Really Part-Mexican?
[¡Ask a Mexican!] And how popular is Mormonism among Mexicans?
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February 8, 2012
Rick Santorum, Hot Off Victory, Laps Up Praise From Santa Ana Religious Freedom Nonprofit
Last night, Rick Santorum trumpeted his solid GOP presidential primary defeats of Mitt Romney in Minnesota and Missouri and narrow win over the former Massachusetts governor in Colorado.This morning, a Santa Ana-based nonprofit boasted that the former Pennsylvania senator was the first--and so ... More >>
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