Category Archives: Sexuality

Metropolitan Opera's performance of "Carmen" by Bizet (or) What *is* Carmen?

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Rick

Last time took eight to see “Turandot” by Puccini. Fairly full theater. People came up to us with tears in their eyes (I am not making that up) to express how much they appreciate young people coming to see the … Continue reading →

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Irony – thy name is "Episcopal"

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Rick

Frankly I have not paid much attention to this because I do not care an whole lot. The Rev. Alberto Cutié, the celebrity priest removed from his Miami Beach church after photos of him kissing and embracing a woman appeared … Continue reading →

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Cracks in the Plating – Isaiah 56

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Rick

There has been an exchange of unusual quality over at TitusOneNine concerning the issue of same-sex relations and the classic “shellfish” argument. By this I mean those who take the more “liberal” view (same-sex relations are not inherently sinful and … Continue reading →

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Good propaganda and sex in science-fiction

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Rick

Monday is “Star Trek: Enterprise” night. One of the episodes last night was “Stigma“. From Trek Nation: While Enterprise visits a planet where an Interspecies Medical Exchange conference is taking place, Dr. Phlox tries to obtain research on a terminal … Continue reading →

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Sab- (or) Holy Snugglebunnies, part III

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Rick

Sab- (or) Holy Snugglebunnies, part III Richard M. Wright (Warning: This article contains mature content.) (Note: This article was first written for the church newsletter. Because it was going to a broad audience I used the euphemism “snugglebunnies”. Some parents … Continue reading →

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