Sunday and my last day of  Zen before I return to the world of politics….I thought I would do a religious post for today….I do so few…..trying to change (good luck with that)……

We have been embroiled in a debate about the rights of gay people as compared to what we call “straights”….can they marry?……and other freedoms that are normally extended to everyone else in our society…..churches come out against anything gay (all the while priest are porking alter boys)….politicians come out either pro or con, depending on where they want the voters to go (all the while some are having affairs or chasing pages)……and then there are the people that are just plain scared of gay people……

But today I will post on some bishops that have , in my opinion, overextended their so called authority………

An association of Catholic bishops is battling a pending regulation that would ban discrimination against anyone based on “sexual orientation or gender identity” in federally funded housing projects. The rules would force some religious groups to compromise their beliefs or quit the housing programs, argued lawyers for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.  “Faith-based organizations should retain the freedom they have always had to make housing placements in a manner consistent with their religious beliefs,” said a statement from the lawyers.  Gay discrimination in the housing market is a major problem, and as many as one in five transgender individuals are homeless because of housing discrimination, according to recent findings that concern HUD officials. “In considering the mounting evidence of violence and discrimination against LGBT persons, the department is concerned that its own programs may not be fully open to LGBT individuals and families,” HUD said in a statement earlier this year.  The Catholic church collects millions in public dollars for building and operating federally funded housing across the nation. For more on the controversy, check out the Daily Kos here.

I am personally, sick of these types of people that think they speak for the country….first of all….they do NOT….second, these people need to clean up their problems with their priests before they try to tell the rest of the people how or where they can live……..in other words….BUTT OUT OF PEOPLE’S BUSINESS!