Today In The USA

The Oklahoman in a report titled, “Controversial crucifix creates rift at Warr Acres church” points out a problem for the Catholic church as it confronts a sexual scandal of Biblical proportions.

The report also reveals the furor within an Oklahoma congregation as it confronts what some are calling “Jesus porn”.

The Rev. Philip Seeton of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Warr Acres, Oklahoma defends the crucifix, which is about 10 feet tall and hangs above the main altar. The good reverend says that the area of the crucifix in question is meant to depict Jesus’ abdomen “showing distension” and not a penis.

Yeah, Reverend, sure it is…

For comparison purposes, here is a picture of the original San Damiano cross, a common Catholic icon that originated in Italy in the 12th century.

And here is a full-sized picture of the “Okie version“.

By the way, the original is 22 inches x 16 inches while the “Okie version” is reportedly about ten feet tall, no mention of of width which is probably around six feet.

So what does the Monsignor Edward Weisenburger of the Oklahoma City Archdiocese think of the crucifix? Apparently he sees no problem with it and that means it will take someone higher in the pecking order of the Catholic church to “know it when you see it”.

Meantime, one of the comments to The Oklahoma report pretty much sums it up best, “He is risen…indeed.”

Hazmat teams evacuated the neighborhood and tested a Westland, Michigan home after the landlord said she thought the former tenants were running a methamphetamine lab inside.

Turned out that the former tenants were not running a meth lab but they probably were not to good about dumping the “cat box” either

Even more revealing…

It seems that the landlord, Sue Walters, said she entered the home Monday for the first time in 20 years after kicking the tenants out.

Not criticizing or anything like that, but Sue you might want to pull your head out and take a look at your rental property a little more often than once in 20 years.

Read it at Smelly litter box mistaken for meth lab, neighborhood evacuated and understand this must have been the cat litter box from hell…

Meet 44-year-old Joan Tuckruskye.

She’s the vice president of the Baldwin Middle School Parent-Teacher Association.

She’s also the PTA lady that allegedly got caught with a 13-year-old boy in the back of a Nissan Pathfinder behind Meadow Elementary School in Baldwin, New York last Friday night.

The cops say that when they approached the vehicle and tapped on the fogged up rear window of the SUV they could make out two figures inside, both of which were reportedly not clothed from the waist down.

When the cops starting asking questions of the boy he reportedly told them that he was 18-years-old.

Later he told them he was 15-years-old.

Ultimately it was revealed that he was only 13-years-old.

Whoopsy!

Thus far, Tuckruskye has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor which carries a maximum sentence of up to a year in jail.

Reportedly Nassau police are continuing to investigate whether Tuckruskye and the boy had sex, with the possibility of upgrading the misdemeanor charge.

Read it at Cops: Baldwin PTA mom found with boy, 13, in car and wonder if they will drum Ol’ Joan out of the PTA for this…