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prometheus the supremo
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news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070...lic_church
we could have our own version - "ride the red rocket - the better lay"©
we could have our own version - "ride the red rocket - the better lay"©
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fiendishlibrarian
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Ride my Rocket.
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spmarshall
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Colbert mentioned them - it was a riot. He said there was only one way to get to ride his C Train.
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Bogtrotter
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"ride the red rocket - the better lay"©
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ganjavih
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OMG, funny posts... some great slogans there.
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Ed007Toronto
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Catholic leaders say NYC's free condom handout is immoral
By SARA KUGLER
Associated Press Writer
February 15, 2007, 6:02 PM EST
NEW YORK -- New York's top Catholic leaders on Thursday sharply criticized Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration for distributing free condoms, accusing it of promoting promiscuity and degrading society.
Cardinal Edward Egan, head of the Archdiocese of New York, and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn released a joint statement rebuking City Hall leaders a day after the city unveiled its newly designed official condom. Together, Egan and DiMarzio serve more than 4 million Catholics from Brooklyn to the Catskill mountains.
The launch of the subway-themed condom on Valentine's Day began with volunteers distributing free samples throughout the city, including on a street corner near St. Patrick's Cathedral in midtown Manhattan.
The idea, the Catholic leaders said, "is tragic and misguided," adding that the only way to protect against sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV and AIDS is through abstinence before marriage and fidelity among married couples.
"Our political leaders fail to protect the moral tone of our community when they encourage inappropriate sexual activity by blanketing our neighborhoods with condoms," the statement said.
Egan and DiMarzio accused the administration of hypocrisy, by encouraging condom usage while also acknowledging abstinence is fail-safe.
"By their actions, they ignore that truth and degrade societal standards," the leaders said.
The mayor's spokesman, Stu Loeser, said: "With all due respect to Cardinal Egan and Bishop DiMarzio, we feel differently."
Free condom programs have been in place for years in New York and many other U.S. cities.
Before the new condom was launched, the health department already was distributing 1.5 million free condoms each month. By comparison, the Los Angeles County health department gives out just over a million condoms per year, according to Peter Kerndt, director of the department's STD program.
New York officials revamped the condom wrapper in hopes that a distinctive design _ featuring the words "NYC Condom" in the fonts and colors used in the subway system _ will let them track usage with their annual community health survey. Respondents will now be asked whether they used condoms in their most recent sexual encounters and what the wrappers looked like. Their responses will be used to determine the effectiveness of the distribution.
More than 100,000 of New York's 8.2 million residents are living with HIV or AIDS, and Bloomberg has been focused on reducing those rates and overall instances of sexually transmitted diseases.
The city negotiated a deal with the maker of the LifeStyles brand for 4 cents per condom, putting the expense to the city at just $720,000 annually, health officials said.
Egan and DiMarzio chided them for that use of taxpayer money.
"The taxpayer money that is being spent to distribute condoms and promote the attitude that 'anything goes' would be far better spent in fostering what is true and what is decent," their statement said.
Copyright 2007 Newsday Inc.
By SARA KUGLER
Associated Press Writer
February 15, 2007, 6:02 PM EST
NEW YORK -- New York's top Catholic leaders on Thursday sharply criticized Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration for distributing free condoms, accusing it of promoting promiscuity and degrading society.
Cardinal Edward Egan, head of the Archdiocese of New York, and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn released a joint statement rebuking City Hall leaders a day after the city unveiled its newly designed official condom. Together, Egan and DiMarzio serve more than 4 million Catholics from Brooklyn to the Catskill mountains.
The launch of the subway-themed condom on Valentine's Day began with volunteers distributing free samples throughout the city, including on a street corner near St. Patrick's Cathedral in midtown Manhattan.
The idea, the Catholic leaders said, "is tragic and misguided," adding that the only way to protect against sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV and AIDS is through abstinence before marriage and fidelity among married couples.
"Our political leaders fail to protect the moral tone of our community when they encourage inappropriate sexual activity by blanketing our neighborhoods with condoms," the statement said.
Egan and DiMarzio accused the administration of hypocrisy, by encouraging condom usage while also acknowledging abstinence is fail-safe.
"By their actions, they ignore that truth and degrade societal standards," the leaders said.
The mayor's spokesman, Stu Loeser, said: "With all due respect to Cardinal Egan and Bishop DiMarzio, we feel differently."
Free condom programs have been in place for years in New York and many other U.S. cities.
Before the new condom was launched, the health department already was distributing 1.5 million free condoms each month. By comparison, the Los Angeles County health department gives out just over a million condoms per year, according to Peter Kerndt, director of the department's STD program.
New York officials revamped the condom wrapper in hopes that a distinctive design _ featuring the words "NYC Condom" in the fonts and colors used in the subway system _ will let them track usage with their annual community health survey. Respondents will now be asked whether they used condoms in their most recent sexual encounters and what the wrappers looked like. Their responses will be used to determine the effectiveness of the distribution.
More than 100,000 of New York's 8.2 million residents are living with HIV or AIDS, and Bloomberg has been focused on reducing those rates and overall instances of sexually transmitted diseases.
The city negotiated a deal with the maker of the LifeStyles brand for 4 cents per condom, putting the expense to the city at just $720,000 annually, health officials said.
Egan and DiMarzio chided them for that use of taxpayer money.
"The taxpayer money that is being spent to distribute condoms and promote the attitude that 'anything goes' would be far better spent in fostering what is true and what is decent," their statement said.
Copyright 2007 Newsday Inc.
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prometheus the supremo
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because it's the condoms that make people have "immoral sex". :eek
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translation: go **** yourself.
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translation: go **** yourself.
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doady
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I think it is funny how the Jesus freaks are against condoms and abortion at the same time. Their quaint traditions and superstitions are fine, just dont force smarter people to play along with them.
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FutureMayor
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Could they make customized condoms with the names of each subway stop? Just like those buttons!
I can only imagine which one would be in high demand..lol
Louroz
I can only imagine which one would be in high demand..lol
Louroz
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scarberiankhatru
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"Coxwell station is next...Coxwell"
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fiendishlibrarian
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"Jane station is next....entering Jane..."
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spmarshall
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Ugh. Should've got off at Broadview.
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prometheus the supremo
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they can give them out at "union" station because alot of people "connect" there.
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ganjavih
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Too bad there's no station at Yonge-Cummer...