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07/14/08

08:28:52 pm, Categories: Announcements [A], 322 words

Can't...stop...laughing...must...post...

As the Pope touches down in Darwin, Sydney's sex industry is ready for the big boom. Brothels have announced special "papal visit packages" for the 125,000 foreign visitors who come to Sydney for the World Youth Day (WYD) celebrations this week. Bordellos and sex shops across the city are expecting sensational turnovers. Many establishments have recruited extra staff to cope with the expected rush demand for sexual favours during the event. Some pride themselves on being able to welcome their pious international clientele in a wide range of languages with sex workers speaking French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Arabic, Thai, Korean, Nepalese and Mandarin. The "Xclusive Gentlemen's Club" offers 10-per-cent discount to those with accreditation as official WYD visitors. As one of the biggest houses near Randwick Racecourse, the club expects to benefit from its proximity to the venue of the Pope’s final open air mass which is expected to attract half a million of pilgrims. The high expectations of the "Forbidden Fruit industry" are based on solid experience. When the World Council of Churches had their congress in Canberra back in the 1990s, we enjoyed our best business period ever, said a spokesperson of Australia’s adult industry group Eros Association.

When religious mass events are in full swing, sex seems to be in the air. After the WYD 2000 in Rome had closed its weeklong celebrations with Pope John Paul II’s open air mass in the Tor Vergata field, rubbish collectors discovered the next day thousands of used condoms in the debris of the festival ground. Media reports showed images of the find, but the Vatican angrily dismissed them as fabrications. Critics of the Vatican's doctrinal stance against birth control, extra-marital sex and the “grave sin” of contraception, however, never stopped mocking about it. They say it reveals that young Catholics have a blithe disregard for the Vatican’s reactionary teachings – which is indeed excellent news if correct.

www.rationalistinternational.net

40 comments

Comments:

Comment from: Chris B [Member]

We can sit back and laugh all we want, but until we can get 125,000 people to fly to another continent for an atheist meet-up, they will remain more powerful than us.

07/14/08 @ 20:58

Comment from: reason [Member]

hypocrites,it makes me sick that candidates pander to this trash, that they are tax exempt.

07/14/08 @ 21:07

Comment from: reason [Member]

Chris B
agreed
what is so galling is these people are scum.they have no respect for civil law or their own teachings an bylaws.it churns the stomach to watch media far all over themselves praising this garbage.

07/14/08 @ 21:11

Comment from: phreedm [Member]

Great news source Dave...

Exactly how can you be so positive about certain topics in life when you believe anything that's written...?

A report by industry analysts IBISWorld predicted the year would see strong growth for brothels, strip clubs and prostitutes, primarily on the back of a marked increase in tourism levels to Sydney as a result of the Catholic Church's World Youth Day.

IBIS World senior industry analyst Ed Butler said the report did not suggest the 225,000 international pilgrims or clergy would be heading to brothels or strip clubs.

But the event, to be held in Sydney from 15 July to 20, would also draw people from outside the church including tourists, support staff and media – and some of them would use the sex industry's services.

http://www.thelondonpaper.com/cs/Satellite/london/news/article/1157152306018?packedargs=aid%3D1157152306018%26suffix%3DArticleController

07/14/08 @ 21:28

Comment from: phreedm [Member]

But since you've validated the web site as a news source...

Does he belive that these small mascots carried around in his pocket have any impact on his life and "fate"? If the contents of his pocket is any indication for his state of mind, one may have to be prepared for strange - if not dangerous - surprises.

http://www.rationalistinternational.net/

07/14/08 @ 21:30

Comment from: alexatheist [Member]

Does Sydney have child prostitutes to accomdate all of the priests flying in? maybe they will have to make a detour to Thailand to fuck little kids.

07/14/08 @ 21:40

Comment from: karen [Member]

Yeah, that abstinence-only thing works. All those condoms they thought they found in the field last time? Balloons. And that stuff inside them? Lots of people had colds, and uh, coughed, yeah, coughed a lot of mucus into them so it wouldn't get on anyone else. Those Catholics. Tidy bunch. And so thoughtful of others. Wouldn't want to spread sperm, uh, I mean, germs.

07/14/08 @ 21:44

Comment from: David Silverman [Member] · http://www.atheists.org/

Don't these people realize... Sex is not for outside events -- it's for confessional booths!

07/14/08 @ 21:51

Comment from: karen [Member]

It would be great if the Poop held a mass with communion and a whole bunch of people walked away and held their wafers hostage! It'd be a little harder to grab onto and manhandle a bunch of them outdoors than it was one teen inside a church.

Join the revolution! Save a person: desecrate a cracker!

07/14/08 @ 21:56

Comment from: reason [Member]

if there is a god why hasn't he struck down these blasphemers who tarnish christian faith by breaking the rule against no sex outside of marriage.why in the world would he allow a child to be violated.

07/14/08 @ 21:58

Comment from: Danger [Member]

Far more concerning is the infringment of civil liberties that have been enacted by the NSW state government specifically for WYD that include a $5000 fine for anyone that causes ANNOYANCE to a participant of WYD.

This is unprecedented in Australian law, and illustrates the special treatment and protection handed out the the religious, that is not seen in any other element of society.

Civil Libertarian lawyers have challenged this ruling.

07/14/08 @ 23:59

Comment from: Danger [Member]

Vctory today for the Civil Libertarians - this ruling has been dumped. Didn't stop them trying though.

07/15/08 @ 00:04

Comment from: pixel [Member]

I'm moving to Australia and starting my own personal church with just one member - me. Then I can have the gov't make it a crime to ANNOY me! Wish I could get that protection here! :-)

07/15/08 @ 00:50

Comment from: What [Member]

If prostitution were legal there would be lots of data available for correlation analysis. I wonder which US religious event would correlate with the greatest "trade" up-tick? Which religious theme park sees the most "trade"?

07/15/08 @ 01:58

Comment from: Augustine [Member]

The only way this could get better is if his sermon was about sex. It would be so ironic.

07/15/08 @ 08:34

Comment from: brain user [Member]

...and the LORD did sayeth, that sinners should NOT leaveth their used condoms all over the field; that thou SHALL picketh up after thyself...

07/15/08 @ 09:44

Comment from: What [Member]

Today John "Keating Five" McCain said "I Know How to Win Wars". Really? And what war has HE won? What war has he had a significant command in let alone one that resulted in a "win"?

He must be talking about the war on American's bank accounts during which we was a commander for the Savings and Loan raiding forces of Charles Keating.

07/15/08 @ 15:51

Comment from: Boise Jim [Member]

What-
He was talking about knowing how to win at crashing fighter planes.

Is 'Keating Five' really the best the Rethugs can produce?

Man, are they in a heap of trouble.

My name is John McSame, and I approve the sending of this message through the tubes of the internets.

07/15/08 @ 17:02

Comment from: phreedm [Member]

Comment from: reason

why in the world would he allow a child to be violated.

And exactly what have you done to stop this type of crime?

Where's your outrage over children being raped in public schools?

Yes Karen...public schools. Joke about it all you want, but it's a much larger problem...

07/15/08 @ 19:04

Comment from: rainbows4dinosaurs [Member] · http://www.myspace.com/thedrivensnowmusic

Ha. The broken record strikes again.

Where's the outrage against private school teachers raping children?
http://tinyurl.com/5tf4dg
http://tinyurl.com/5trtm2
http://tinyurl.com/6n8jn3
http://tinyurl.com/6p885u

OH MY LORD IT'S AN EPIDEMIC!!! Well, not really. Probably has more to with the fact that we live in the (Too Much) Information Age.

07/15/08 @ 19:37

Comment from: sayonara [Member]

R4D said:
"Ha. The broken record strikes again"

LOL. that's him alright.

look at his posts on this topic. they all follow his basic manuevers:

>distraction from the topic
>repetition of the same ol sh**
>baiting us to respond to his mostly, myopic, religiously biased views on everything

boring, boring, boring

07/15/08 @ 20:00

Comment from: sayonara [Member]

back to topic. the roman catholic church doctrine is just plain retarded. don't use condoms. don't have an abortion. just populate the hell out of the world. well that's what a lot of the muslim nations are doing so i guess they are out-catholicing the catholics.

matter of fact they subjugate women, are fervently religious and prolific, all biblical principles. no wonder the pope is concerned about them.

07/15/08 @ 20:12

Comment from: rainbows4dinosaurs [Member] · http://www.myspace.com/thedrivensnowmusic

sayonara,
You left out 'don't steal crackers.' Apparently, it's a 'hate crime.'

http://tinyurl.com/5t496d

07/15/08 @ 20:22

Comment from: What [Member]

r4d

Where's the outrage against private school teachers raping children?

Since your post Phreeky has been sitting at his computer with drool running down his chin and murmuring a faint but persistent duuuuhhhhhh.

07/15/08 @ 21:19

Comment from: reason [Member]

phreedm
what i have done is small things like support candidates who oppose soft treatment of pedophiles.yes i agree that teachers having sex with students is a big and bad problem.teachers like clergy if guilty of such crimes should be fired an put in prison.i don't think you would stay in a church that has a record of sex abuse like roman catholic so why defend these monsters.

07/15/08 @ 21:58

Comment from: reason [Member]

What
obama an mccain are both bought by aipac.you are high if you think they will do anything in mideast without jerusalems permission.

07/15/08 @ 22:04

Comment from: neowolfe [Member]

I guess I find myself a little surprised by the product of this thread among those who consider themselves free thinkers. While religions teach us that sex is holy and pure, and contraceptives block the divine intent to become many and fill the earth, the truth that a free thinker sees is that love is a lie, one told either by your balls or your uterus to your brain that you are madly in love with a person you invented in your own mind and transposed as a mental image upon the most evolutionarily fit subject that appeared when you were horniest. It's not pretty, but it's still the scientific truth.
It seems to me that many people have taken a rejection of religion, which is necessary for mankind to finally rise out of the vestages of the dark ages, to mean that "anything goes" is some kind of better answer.
The string originator fields a valid point in our society about liberal sex as opposed to religious views on the subject. I disagree with him that selling more marital aids is a sign that free thinking is winning. Free thinking has won when we realize we can not legislate hormones out of our teenagers. When we give them a free condom, we are not encouraging them to use it, we are recognizing that by virtue of the fact they requested it, they need it to prevent life changing consequences.
I thought this forum might be about clear thinking, common sense, discussing how as a movement we can end organized religion's deadly hold over humanity, but it seems more like a forum where teens pretend to be "bad" like "Ozzy" and miss the whole point.

NeoWolfe

07/15/08 @ 22:25

Comment from: alexatheist [Member]

the truth that a free thinker sees is that love is a lie

A rose by any other name smells as sweet.

Just because we understand that love is neurochemistry and not supernatural doesnt make it any less real or diminshes it in any way.

07/15/08 @ 23:01

Comment from: Tim [Member]

neowolfe ,

Interesting post, but I disagree with the following assertion you make about love.

"... a free thinker sees is that love is a lie, one told either by your balls or your uterus to your brain that you are madly in love with a person you invented in your own mind and transposed as a mental image upon the most evolutionarily fit subject that appeared when you were horniest. It's not pretty, but it's still the scientific truth."

I have to say that at least one person here has attempted to answer my question about the nature of love. Unfortunately, I think you have confused the mechanics of physical attraction with that of genuine love, which is quite another matter.

Your assertion is so absurd on it's face that I hardly know where to begin dissecting it.

Actually, I won't. I doubt you have a frame of reference to discuss it anyway.

07/15/08 @ 23:08

Comment from: Tim [Member]

Alexatheist,

"Just because we understand that love is neurochemistry and not supernatural doesnt make it any less real or diminshes it in any way."

Oh give me a break. You can no more prove that love is a set of chemical transactions in the brain than I can prove there is a God!

Science will never be able to explain the concept of love because it is obviously a phenomena that transcends the physical, the tangible.

Show me where my logic is flawed...

07/15/08 @ 23:14

Comment from: reason [Member]

neowolfe
lust and love are not the same.
people grow to love each other.because lust is such a strong emotion many become confused and think it is love.

07/15/08 @ 23:55

Comment from: rainbows4dinosaurs [Member] · http://www.myspace.com/thedrivensnowmusic

Bad like Ozzy? (dork alert)

07/16/08 @ 00:00

Comment from: Augustine [Member]

I don't think lust is an emotion. It has always been more of an urge to me, like hunger or thirst.

07/16/08 @ 00:34

Comment from: What [Member]

Tiny Tim-MAY

Show me where my logic is flawed...

OK. Find a mirror. OK got one? Next look at the reflection of your eyes. You there? Now point to the area just above and behind your eyes. Yep, right there. That's where your logic is flawed.

That wasn't hard. Was it?

07/16/08 @ 01:16

Comment from: rainbows4dinosaurs [Member] · http://www.myspace.com/thedrivensnowmusic

LMFAO

07/16/08 @ 01:47

Comment from: alexatheist [Member]

Science will never be able to explain the concept of love because it is obviously a phenomena that transcends the physical, the tangible

Actually love can be seen and measured on fMRI scans and is nothing more than pheromones, dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin. Love is easily explained by evolutionary biology and serves our genes very well. This in no way diminishes loves impact or importance. Sorry timmy but just because something feels mystical doesnt mean that science cant explain it in naturalistic terms.

07/16/08 @ 13:11

Comment from: What [Member]

Science will never be able to explain the concept of love ...

So love is a concept? That's funny because I have actually been doing it rather than conceiving of it all these years.

... because it is obviously a phenomena that transcends the physical, the tangible

That's odd I think that my family would say that the love we have for each other is physical and tangible - providing all that mystical ephemeral food, shelter, medical care, education. Yep that is just to difficult to grasp.

07/16/08 @ 15:43

Comment from: karen [Member]

Catholic principal asked to resign after having gay sex in public

http://pageoneq.com/news/2008/catholicprincipal071608.html

Pssssssst! Father DeJesus! Didn't you get the memo? You're supposed to do that inside the church/school, with the kids, not with other grownups! Jeez! Ratzi had a nice set-up goin' for us - you're gonna blow it!

/sarcasm

07/16/08 @ 19:01

Comment from: neowolfe [Member]

After much discussion, and dancing all around the center, the simple undeniable truth is that love is a mechanism of nature without which our species would not have survived. Without physical attraction males and females would not mate. Without loneliness, we would all get bored with porking the same partner. Without maternal instinct and affection for our children they would all die before they become biologically mature.
But, putting aside any hidden meaning or mystic significance, the fact is that though we are irresistably driven toward propagating the species, the rewards are a trade off. The love you feel for your mate is exactly equal to the pain you feel when you divorce, or when he or she dies. The love you feel for your children is exactly equal to the pain you feel when you lose custody, or when they defy you, spurn you, or get thrown in prison.

All the pop songs written about love being the answer were written by idiots whose grey matter swings in a wrinkly sac between their legs, and are bought by the like minded people.

NeoWolfe

07/20/08 @ 11:13

Comment from: arnold414 [Member]

Boys school the school is mainly dedicated to boys and various activity that are part of the learning methods are based on boys caliber. Attention being given to the boys who wants to success in their life.
http://www.teensprivateschools.com/

08/05/08 @ 06:30

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