Uncle Thom speaks

"People get bent out of shape about the fact that when I was a kid, you could not drink out of certain water fountains. Well, the water was the same. My grandfather always said that, 'The water's exactly the same.'"

From Clarence Thomas's new autobiography. As one of my friends commented, "The seats at the back of the bus were just the same as the ones in front, too..."

an interesting piece

A friend pointed out this article discussing how restrictive doctrine disproportionately aimed at sexual mores has disenchanted a lot of Catholics. I found the article made for intriguing reading, but it also made me glad that I've long since given up trying to fit my life to Christian teaching.