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The letter, by editor-in-chief Michele Promaulayko, was an abysmal failure in women's ongoing search for dignity in a world that demeans us at every turn.  You can go over to World of Psychology to read the heinous text, then the five insightful criticisms of it made by Ms. Tartakovsky.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI cannot contain within myself a sixth criticism that was no doubt omitted only due to lack of space (really, a lot more than just five criticisms could have been made, but that would have required a whole series of blog posts).  Ms. Promaulayko boasts, \"We came up with a plan to help you look great naked—or in a barely there swimsuit.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhy exactly, Ms. Promaulayko, should women be so eager to parade around naked—or nearly so—in public?  You did not say \"nude,\" which implies a certain dignity in the natural human form—you said \"naked,\" which is a much more sordidly suggestive word.  Why should we do this?  Because modern women should have no self-respect whatsoever?  Because we should have no sense of modesty, nor view our bodies as temples?  Is it because you feel it's important to women's health to manipulate and frustrate men (not to mention, the Catholic in me must add, tempt them to sin), or to to play petty games of intimidation with other women?  Really, Ms. Promaulayko.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd no, the answer is not \"it's encoded in our DNA.\"\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5813489507942316135-2622973410265795395?l\u003dginkgo100.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://ginkgo100.blogspot.com/feeds/2622973410265795395/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d5813489507942316135\u0026postID\u003d2622973410265795395\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5813489507942316135/posts/default/2622973410265795395"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5813489507942316135/posts/default/2622973410265795395"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://ginkgo100.blogspot.com/2009/06/womens-health-and-other-shameful-womens.html","title":"\u003ci\u003eWomen's Health\u003c/i\u003e and Other Shameful Women's Magazines"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ginkgo100"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01871889955884253147"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"10586589345248242200"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813489507942316135.post-3337842965371611094"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-15T16:04:00.004-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-15T16:13:48.682-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"catholic belief"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"news stories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"catholic life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"philosophy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rational faith"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"media"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"faith"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"creation"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"An argument for celibate priests"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It's not often that the secular media get anything right about the meat of Catholic theology.  Father Robert Barron gives us a splendidly reasoned exception with his \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/15/barron.why.celibacy/index.html\"\u003eargument for priestly celibacy\u003c/a\u003e, published on the CNN website.  From the essay:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThis is why, as G.K. Chesterton noted, there is a tension to Christian life. In accord with its affirmation of the world, the Church loves color, pageantry, music and rich decoration (as in the liturgy and papal ceremonials), even as, in accord with its detachment from the world, it loves the poverty of St. Francis and the simplicity of Mother Teresa.\u003c/blockquote\u003eTo sum up Fr. Barron's argument, priests should be celibate because in so being, they become living models of the transcendent communion with God that we will experience in heaven.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHe even mentioned G.K. Chesterton.  I am pleased.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5813489507942316135-3337842965371611094?l\u003dginkgo100.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://ginkgo100.blogspot.com/feeds/3337842965371611094/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d5813489507942316135\u0026postID\u003d3337842965371611094\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5813489507942316135/posts/default/3337842965371611094"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5813489507942316135/posts/default/3337842965371611094"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://ginkgo100.blogspot.com/2009/05/argument-for-celibate-priests.html","title":"An argument for celibate priests"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ginkgo100"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01871889955884253147"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"10586589345248242200"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813489507942316135.post-2471244807458363845"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-13T15:22:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-13T18:47:16.188-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"opinions"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"catholic faith"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"clarifying the record"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"news stories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"media"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Tom Hanks, clueless about Angels \u0026 Demons controversy"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Is it offensive if someone falsely accuses your family of murder?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eCNN reports that actor Tom Hanks, star of the\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e Da Vinci Code\u003c/span\u003e sequel \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eAngels \u0026amp; Demons\u003c/span\u003e, has stated that there is \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/13/angels.demons.controversy/index.html\"\u003enothing controversial\u003c/a\u003e about this film. \u003cblockquote\u003e \"Everybody is looking for some scandal whether a scandal exists or not,\" Hanks said of the film. \"I think a kind of natural reaction is now that somehow because it's the second Robert Langdon mystery that there is some degree of controversy over it. And there is really not.\"\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNo cause for controversy?  The movie pits the Catholic Church against the Illuminati, who we are to believe (contrary to reality) were a secret society of scientists dedicated uncovering the truths that the Church was vigorously suppressing.  The incorrect portrayal of the Illuminati might be controversial to some, but it could possibly be described as artistic license.*\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBut still, no cause for controversy?  What about Hanks' character \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.decentfilms.com/sections/articles/fact-checking-brown.html\"\u003eRobert Langdon's remark\u003c/a\u003e that \"the Catholic Church ordered a brutal massacre to silence [the Illuminati] forever\"?  What about this quote from the trailer, in which \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.osv.com/DesktopModules/EngagePublish/printerfriendly.aspx?itemId\u003d4786\u0026amp;PortalId\u003d0\u0026amp;TabId\u003d7621\"\u003eLangdon declares\u003c/a\u003e, \"They were dedicated to scientific truth. And the Vatican didn't like that. So the church began to, how did you say it? Oh, hunt them down and kill them.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMaking grossly libelous claims about men who are, Catholics believe, God's earthly representatives \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eis\u003c/span\u003e cause for controversy. I'm not sure how Mr. Hanks missed that part.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eA major religious leader has publicly denounced the film for ridiculing people's faith, spreading lies, creating confusion about the truth, and perpetuating false stereotypes about the Catholic Church.  He is not a Catholic leader, nor even a Christian leader; this \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/hindus-censure-angels-and-demons-movie_100187427.html\"\u003ecame from American Hindu statesman Rajan Zed\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eZed, notable for reading the first Hindu prayers in the U.S. Senate, is also a panelist on Newsweek's \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eOn Faith\u003c/span\u003e. Does Hanks think that thoughtlessly \"looking for scandal\" because of the name Robert Langdon is a vice that extends to respected, well-informed non-Christian religious leaders like Zed?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhat do you think about the controversy around \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eAndgels \u0026amp; Demons\u003c/span\u003e? Are Catholics justified in being upset?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e*Perhaps before being issued an artistic license, a person should be required to pass a proficiency test in creating art. That may have saved us from films like this.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5813489507942316135-2471244807458363845?l\u003dginkgo100.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://ginkgo100.blogspot.com/feeds/2471244807458363845/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d5813489507942316135\u0026postID\u003d2471244807458363845\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5813489507942316135/posts/default/2471244807458363845"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5813489507942316135/posts/default/2471244807458363845"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://ginkgo100.blogspot.com/2009/05/tom-hanks-clueless-about-angels-demons.html","title":"Tom Hanks, clueless about Angels \u0026 Demons controversy"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ginkgo100"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01871889955884253147"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"10586589345248242200"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}}]}});