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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Bad Catholic</title> <link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic</link> <description /> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:09:47 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3</generator> <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/patheos/badcatholic" /><feedburner:info xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" uri="patheos/badcatholic" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:emailServiceId xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">patheos/badcatholic</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item><title>Is Contraception a Right?</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/is-contraception-a-right.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/is-contraception-a-right.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:30:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Destupidification]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Winning the Culture Wars]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=1387</guid> <description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s get something clear as swiftly as possible: I&#8217;ll be referring to the HHS Mandate with the understanding that Obama&#8217;s compromise hasn&#8217;t changed the moral situation one iota. The shrillest of the various cries demanding that faithful Catholic institutions pay &#8230; <a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/is-contraception-a-right.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/is-contraception-a-right.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>16</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HHS Mandate “Compromise” in a Nutshell</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/hhs-mandate-compromise-in-a-nutshell.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/hhs-mandate-compromise-in-a-nutshell.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:02:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Winning the Culture Wars]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=1383</guid> <description /> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/hhs-mandate-compromise-in-a-nutshell.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>45</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On Being Made For Infinity</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/on-being-made-for-infinity.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/on-being-made-for-infinity.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:08:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Atheism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Beauty]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=1375</guid> <description><![CDATA[There is an ache within atheism an awful lot like unrequited love. There is a nameless and uncomfortable burning within nihilism, agnosticism, and all the lonely fashions of post-Christian man that rings of being rejected. But before I bother you with all &#8230; <a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/on-being-made-for-infinity.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/on-being-made-for-infinity.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>66</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>It’s the Best Day Ever!</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/its-the-best-day-ever.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/its-the-best-day-ever.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:14:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Beauty]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=1370</guid> <description><![CDATA[Why? Yes, it&#8217;s St. Valentine&#8217;s and all that, but guys! Audrey Assad&#8217;s new album Heart was released today! I was lucky enough to get a few pre-release copies, and I held a listening party at Steubie. Check it out: The album &#8230; <a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/its-the-best-day-ever.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/its-the-best-day-ever.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>25</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Christopher West’s At the Heart of the Gospel…</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/christopher-wests-at-the-heart-of-the-gospel.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/christopher-wests-at-the-heart-of-the-gospel.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:39:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bad Catholics]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=1365</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8230;is an awesome book. It&#8217;s the most reflective writing I&#8217;ve seen from West. He makes the crucial point that if we Christians can reclaim the human body as an icon that points to God, then we can evangelize the world. &#8230; <a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/christopher-wests-at-the-heart-of-the-gospel.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/christopher-wests-at-the-heart-of-the-gospel.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Second Letter To President Obama, Under the Assumption He Missed the First</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/a-second-letter-to-president-obama-under-the-assumption-he-missed-the-first.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/a-second-letter-to-president-obama-under-the-assumption-he-missed-the-first.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:36:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Winning the Culture Wars]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=1351</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. President, When you announced you were making an accommodation for religious institutions morally opposed to paying for their employees&#8217; contraceptives and sterilizations, I thought &#8220;aw hell yeah!&#8221; and &#8220;he read my letter!&#8221; and &#8220;he likes me!&#8221; and &#8220;we&#8217;re gonna hang &#8230; <a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/a-second-letter-to-president-obama-under-the-assumption-he-missed-the-first.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/a-second-letter-to-president-obama-under-the-assumption-he-missed-the-first.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>636</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>In Case You’re Feeling Down and Depressed…</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/in-case-youre-feeling-down-and-depressed.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/in-case-youre-feeling-down-and-depressed.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:50:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Love One Another]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=1348</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8230;about the whole government-hates-us thing &#8212; or in case you&#8217;re depressed about anything, really &#8212; I have something for you. This is American Protestant preaching at its best: Let us never forget that our Lord goes before us, winning our &#8230; <a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/in-case-youre-feeling-down-and-depressed.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/in-case-youre-feeling-down-and-depressed.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>76</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How the Catholic Church Became Cool Overnight</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/how-the-catholic-church-became-cool-overnight.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/how-the-catholic-church-became-cool-overnight.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:00:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[The Best Religion in the World]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=1342</guid> <description><![CDATA[Having tested the waters of agnosticism, the general culture, and a whole host of personal heresies, sins and stupidities, I have come to Walker Percy&#8217;s conclusion: Q: What kind of Catholic are you? A. Bad. Q: Are you a dogmatic &#8230; <a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/how-the-catholic-church-became-cool-overnight.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/how-the-catholic-church-became-cool-overnight.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>159</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Personhood</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/personhood.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/personhood.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:38:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Winning the Culture Wars]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=1335</guid> <description><![CDATA[Gotta love abort73.com.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/personhood.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>96</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Priests and Pokemon</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/priests-and-pokemon.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/02/priests-and-pokemon.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:30:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Another Look]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=1266</guid> <description><![CDATA[(Warning: May be entirely incomprehensible to those born before the 90&#8242;s.) I am currently and wonderfully immersed in the world of Avatar. 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