Historical Christian

New Blog Up

Aimee Milburn — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:07:24 PDT

Finally got the new blog ready to go. Take a look! Just a heads up, this old one won’t be around much longer as I’ll disconnect it soon, but I transferred most of the good stuff from this blog over...

Transitioning . . .

Aimee Milburn — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:49:30 PDT

To a new blog. Not using this one anymore. I'll let you know when the new one is ready. Peace, Aimee

Attacks on Pope Benedict Related to His Strong Leadership

Aimee Milburn — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:50:53 PDT

Sandro Magister has a great article putting more perspective on the Pope "scandal." Honestly, the more I read about it, the more I realize: the accusations against Pope Benedict are simply untrue. Not to minimize abuse where it has happened,...

A Sociologist on the Pope Crisis: A Manufactured Moral Panic?

Aimee Milburn — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:53:19 PDT

I've been collecting articles, wanting to write about this, getting whiplash from going back and forth between wild accusations and impassioned defenses of Pope Benedict, whom it happens I dearly love. I've studied his theology for years, and I cannot...

Pope's Letter to Ireland about Sex Abuse

Aimee Milburn — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:16:48 PDT

The Pope has issued his letter to Catholics in Ireland about the sex abuse scandal there. My favorite part is the one addressed directly to abusers: To priests and religious who have abused children You betrayed the trust that was...

Living the Catholic Faith Conference Update and Talks

Aimee Milburn — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:44:44 PST

The Living the Catholic Faith Conference went great, and I got quoted in a Denver Catholic Register article about it. I'm one of just two speakers quoted - the other was the keynote speaker, Dr. Tim Gray, a professor of...

Speaking and Teaching Events Coming Up!

Aimee Milburn — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:18:28 PST

Wow, I haven't been blogging regularly for a long time! Things have been so busy, doing a lot of speaking and teaching (and writing off-line, I do have a manuscript in progress). But in case anyone is looking here, I...

Letter to the Women's Media Center Regarding Tim Tebow Super Bowl Sunday Ad

Aimee Milburn — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:51:50 PST

Emailed today to the three staff members who have their email address on their website, regarding this story.Dear Women’s Media Center, One of the principles of feminism is that women’s voices have not been heard enough throughout history, and a...

On Babies, Abortion Survival, and a Ghastly Idea

Aimee Milburn — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:03:09 PST

Sometimes our cultural contradictions just come piling on. Like when I read the news. Today, three things jumped out at me. First, a movie trailer about babies. Wonderful! Then, a story about a woman who survived a saline abortion when...

Superstitious Make-Believe: Religion, or Science?

Aimee Milburn — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:59:44 PST

And everyone thought religion was the one that was supposed to be superstitious make-believe, and science was going to save us. Then along came Climategate. Turns out science is just as susceptible to human greed, self-deception and irrationality as anything...

On Advent and the Afternoon of Christmas Day

Aimee Milburn — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:29:59 PST

Today is the first day of Advent, a time of penitential purple, fasting, stripping-down, detaching, preparing for the coming of the Lord. Traditionally, the Church speaks of two comings: at Christmas, His Incarnation as the baby Jesus, and the second...

Obama Calls for Massive Investigation of Global Warming Hoax!

Aimee Milburn — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:37:46 PST

Uh, not. In the wake of release of massive emails showing massive fraud on the part of pro-warming theory scientists, he decides to rush off to Copenhagen and push for a treaty with massive reductions in emissions that will have...

Youth Eucharistic Procession clogs the streets in Kansas City!

Aimee Milburn — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:30:43 PST

Did you ever see a Eucharistic Procession like this? 22,000 high school students in Kansas City, no kidding! Go to the Catholic Key blog for the rest of the pictures.

How to Brainwash a Nation

Aimee Milburn — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:28:46 PST

And we're in the middle of it right now. This amazing interview was done back in 1985 with a former KGB agent who was trained in subversion techniques. He explains the 4 basic steps to socially engineering entire generations into...

Help get new movie into theaters: Blood Money

Aimee Milburn — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:56:45 PST

Help get a new independent film, Blood Money, which needs our support to expose the corruption of Planned Parenthood. In order for the producers to get it into the theaters they need to show that millions of interested people have...