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Debunking Liars Who Didn’t Bother Watching the Show They Criticize: A Babylon 5 Fisk (Part Two)
So, here we are again for another extended romp through the cesspool at Tor.com. Jennifer Geisbrecht (achoo) didn’t finish spewing her vitriol at Babylon 5 in a short post, so it’s taking me twice as long to prove she’s wrong. … Continue reading
Posted in Fisks, Science Fiction
Tagged Babylon 5, Facism, Healthcare, Politics, Tor Books
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Debunking Liars Who Didn’t Bother Watching the Show They Criticize: A Babylon 5 Fisk (Part One)
I know, it’s been a while. Life happened, and the blog got buried under things like getting married, moving, getting a new job, and getting pregnant. Yeah. But then my dear husband read this blog post to me this morning, … Continue reading
Posted in Fisks, Science Fiction
Tagged Babylon 5, Capitalism, Facism, Healthcare, Politics, Tor Books
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How To Make Catholics Look Like Crazy Extremists: A Courtship Fisk
Sometimes, it seems like Catholics forget that while Christ told us that we should not be “of the world,” we still have to live in it. “I pray not that thou shouldst take them out of the world, but that … Continue reading
Yes, It Is That Important: A Pro-Life Fisk
I knew it. Sooner or later, we were bound to have a repeat offender on the fisk list, and here she is. Once again, ladies and gentlemen, I give you Rebecca Bratten Weiss, who has said something so horrible, she … Continue reading
Posted in Fisks
Tagged Abortion, Consistent Life Ethic, Ethics, Pre-Marital Sex, Seamless Garment
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How To Make Catholics Look Stupid: A Lethal Force Fisk
I love fisks; writing them and reading them. Most of the time, I like to fisk people who are being dopey about a particular fandom, or on writing, or something like that. But every now and then, there’s a Catholic … Continue reading
Posted in Fisks, The Church, Uncategorized
Tagged Catechism of the Catholic Church, Church Teaching, Guns, Heresy, Morality, Politics, Scripture, Sin, St. Joan of Arc, Violence, Voting
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Michelangelo Was Not a Secret Feminist: An Artistic Fisk
We know that the internet is full of crazies, but every now and then, one of them is so staggeringly deranged, we just have to call them out for it. Meet today’s maniacal nutjob, Hannah Osborne, of the International Business … Continue reading
In the Spirit of ‘Rationalia’
The Internet has been blowing up about how Neil deGrasse Tyson proposing a new one-line constitutional society. I really have nothing to add to that . . . well, nothing specific to that. However, it reminded me heavily of a … Continue reading
Posted in Fisks, Science and Technology
Tagged Atheism, Logic, Materialism, Morality, Rationalia
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Daredevil Isn’t Catholic Enough: A Superhero Fisk
I just finished watching season two of Daredevil this weekend, and I have to say, I really enjoyed it. The characters were wonderfully three-dimensional, the script was great, the acting was great, and the camera work, and sound and visual … Continue reading
The Immorality of Football
I make no secret of the fact that I have no love for football, or any organized sport. I can’t get into them. Friends have tried. Girlfriends have tried; so for the guys out there, you don’t have a prayer of … Continue reading
There Is No Such Thing as Universal Literature: A Shakespearean Fisk
We haven’t had a good fisk here at The Catholic Geeks in a while, so it was inevitable that we would find some juicy material for one sooner or later. Well, the stupidity of this particular article approaches full plaid. … Continue reading
Judge Napolitano’s Odd View of Catholicism
The Catholic Geek network brought to my attention an interview with Andrew Napolitano, a former judge on the New York Superior Court and now a law professor and a commentator for various publications in both print and on television. The former … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fisks, History, News, Rants, Resources, The Church
Tagged Annulment, Capitalism, Communism, Doctrine, Economics, Papal Infallibility, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II, Strawpope Frank, Traditionalism
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The NPR’s Pathetic Attempt at Catholicism: A Fisk
Pope Francis will soon visit the United States, and that means ’tis the season for moronic attempts by non-Catholics and fake-Catholics to pretend to explain Catholicism to the Low Information Readers. It’s amazing; not too long ago, people had the … Continue reading
Strawpope Frank Returns: A Fisk
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you, the Battle of the Fisks! This article was so horrible, it got not one, but two fisks here at The Catholic Geeks! That has to be some kind of record. Enjoy! Anything that the … Continue reading
Fisking the Post’s Strawpope
Yesterday, the Washington Post published an article on Strawpope Frank. Well, actually, they claim it’s on Pope Francis, but we know how that works now, don’t we? The title of the article is “Conservative Dissent is Brewing Inside the Vatican,” … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fisks, News, The Church
Tagged Cardinal Burke, Pope Francis, Strawpope Frank
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The Liturgy Wars: More on Sacred Music
Not too long ago, I wrote a post on all the reasons why sacred music done right was so important. There are good reasons why fluff is not right for the Mass, and “fluff” includes guitars, pianos, and anything written … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fisks, News, The Church
Tagged Archbishop Chaput, Church Teaching, John Romeri, Liturgy, Mass, Music, Orthodoxy
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Boycotting Marvel: A fisk
Comics Alliance and I have had a longstanding grudge. As in they print politically correct BS, and I ignore them without playing my preferred Deadly Sin card: Wrath. However, when someone directly asks me to have a crack at them, … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, Fisks, Superhero
Tagged Black Panther, Blade (Marvel), Boycotts, Captain Marvel, ChrisCross, Christopher Priest, Comics Alliance, Dwayne McDuffie, Feminism, Hercules (Marvel), Homosexuality, J. A. Micheline, Luke Cage, Marvel, Marvel Civil War, Marvel Comics, Marvel Ultimate Universe, Miles Morales, One More Day, Racism, Reginald Hudlin, Sad Puppies, Social Justice Warriors, Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man
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The Catholic Geek Radio Show: Catholic Sci-Fi with Right Fans
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The New York Times on The Culture War: A Fisk
I have to give all the credit for this post to Marina Fontaine, who posted this article and requested a fisk. I clicked on the article, and was more than happy to oblige after reading only the first sentence. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fisks
Tagged Christianity, Church Teaching, Gay Marriage, Liberals, Sexuality, Virtue
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White Privilege Gets You Published: A Fisk
Bet you didn’t know that the only reason you get published is because of white male privilege. I read this, and, literally, was sitting in my office with my mouth hanging open, praying that no one would come in and … Continue reading
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Fisking: “What Are White Writers For?”
For the record, this is not a joke. This is not a satire. This title HAPPENED. This article HAPPENED. It happened in The New Republic, so no one is surprised at all. Ever. And, like most idiotic things from this … Continue reading →