Sunday, January 08, 2006

Decisions, Decisions...

Sunday, Jan 15th is the last day of the Seventh Annual St Louis Marian Conference, which looks to be a great event with solid speakers...But then in a local bulletin we have this announcement:
Share wonderful food and support the Catholic Action Network! On Sunday, January 15, join us for brunch at MoKaBe’s Coffeehouse, 3606 Arsenal at South Grand, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $12 and 100% of the profit will be donated to the Catholic Action Network.
The CAN PDF flyer is available at http://www.catholicactionnetwork.org/site/images/uploads/mokabes_flyer.pdf

This brunch is sponsored by Show Me Equality, which states that it is a
diverse group of people with many different ideals and backgrounds. While we may not agree on everything, we are all working toward one common goal... equality! We strive to be a group run by its members where everyone's voice is heard.
It appears to be, primarily, an advocacy group promoting LGBT issues as can be seen from its links page.

Its Statement of Purpose begins:
In response to the passage of an amendment to the Missouri constitution to ban the recognition of same gender marriage, a group of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their allies joined together to turn anger and hurt into a positive force of action. Because so many have been removed from the ‘mainstream' of society and excluded from the full benefits and their rights as citizens of Missouri, we have dedicated ourselves to work for the betterment of all left behind, and for the greater good of society as a whole.
While proudly promoting the "Holy Families" group at Catholic Action Network, it seems strange that no mention was made in any of the parish bulletins about the Marian Conference

Instead of informing the parishioners of a truly authentic Catholic conference, for the past 3 weeks, there has been a notice to help provide monetary support for a group which usurps the name "Catholic" to promote an agenda of homosexuality...

And this, from a "Catholic" parish in the Archdiocese.

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