Free Republic

The more modernistic the liberal clerical cohort in Australia tries to become, the older are the heresies that they promote. Lately, one Fr Peter Dresser is promoting his own brand of Arianism, a heresy that basically denied the divinity of Christ, and which was solemnly rejected by the Council of Nicaea (325). "No human being can ever be God," writes Fr. Dresser in a booklet distributed to the faithful, "and Jesus was a human being. It is as simple as that." Okay, here's my version of simple: "No Catholic priest may deny the divinity of Christ, and Dresser is a...

WATERLOO — The state Commission of Investigation will be asked to look into allegations of inappropriate activities by Democrats prior to the Nov. 8 general election. The Seneca County Board of Supervisors’ Government Operations & Technology Committee voted 4-1 Tuesday to consider four specific points Committee Chairman David Kaiser of Romulus brought up Nov. 7, when the measure was tabled because it was the night before the election and two of the committee’s members were facing a challenge. Kaiser, a Republican, alleges county property may have been illegally used for political purposes. He specifically cites the listing of Democratic Elections...

Jervis S. Finney, chief counsel to Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., has questioned members of the media - including two Sun reporters - about "MD4BUSH," an anonymous contributor to a Web site that posted adultery rumors about Mayor Martin O'Malley.Finney said he was asking the questions as part of his investigation into the activities of Joseph Steffen, an aide to the governor who was fired February 8 for his involvement in spreading the rumors about O'Malley's personal life, The (Baltimore) Sun reported.O'Malley has denied the rumors.MD4BUSH had several Web log exchanges with Steffen about the O'Malley rumors and gathered a number...

DALLAS -- Halliburton Co. (HAL, news) took a giant step toward completing its $4 billion asbestos litigation settlement Tuesday by filing for bankruptcy protection for its DII industries unit, which includes its Kellogg Brown & Root construction and engineering services business. The long-awaited filing is part of an agreement that would create a bankruptcy trust to handle all current and future lawsuits filed against Halliburton and its subsidiaries alleging that workers were harmed from inhaling deadly asbestos fibers. The trust fund, which will process and pay all valid claims, will be funded by Halliburton with a mixture of cash and...