From the "This is why I'm Episcopalian..." files and Yahoo! News...

Sudiegirl sez: Nothing says "sensible choice in this day and age" like the picture on the left.

Nothing says "What many people think of the Catholic Church" like the photo on the right.

You know what? I try really hard to be tolerant of other belief systems, no matter how little sense they make to me (even if my rants prove otherwise).

I think that, more often than not, abstinence is a good choice for many situations. But sometimes, it's simply not gonna happen, so why not play it safe? Why risk yourself and your partner just because you're getting guilt pangs over a particular denominational belief that you don't necessarily prescribe to out of convenience? And isn't it punishment enough that (more often than not) when you use condoms, you can't always FEEL ANYTHING?

Join me, dear friends, on a journey through a very annoying part of life as we enter..."The Intolerance Zone"...


Ad dropped featuring nun holding condom
Wed Aug 24,11:13 AM ET
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has withdrawn an anti-AIDS campaign ad featuring a smiling nun holding a condom after it sparked an outcry from Roman Catholics, local media said on Wednesday. (And we all the joke about the definition of a "nun", right? As in, "Ain't got nun, ain't had nun, ain't gonna get nun..." I'm just sayin'...)

The poster, which shows the nun holding the condom with both hands and saying "Although I don't need one, even I know," had been removed from all condom machines in Taipei hospitals, subway stations and elsewhere. (You know, I wonder how much one of those posters would be worth or if there are any more available? If anyone knows, drop me a line in the comment box. I want one just for giggles...)

"As a nun, I can't agree with their way of expressing things," a church spokeswoman said Wednesday. "This is a serious insult." (Then I guess she'd better not read this blog, huh? Insults at every corner...)

Nuns take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience and the Vatican considers all forms of contraception a sin. (OK, speaking of Catholics that were also noted sexaholics...did JFK ever get anyone pregnant? If so, what did he do? What a conundrum...)

Local media said the plan had been to use someone with a "positive image" to promote the use of condoms to prevent AIDS. (I will be presenting a few candidates at the bottom of this entry...)

There are about 300,000 Catholics on the island of 23 million people. (I guess the squeaky wheels do get the greasin', huh?)

So now, dear friends, my list of candidates for the new AIDS prevention campaign...

1. Elmo - His slogan? "Don't be silly...put a condom on that willy!"













The world's ugliest dog sez: "I didn't use condoms...now look at me!" (What a lovely specimen...eew...looks like some things I woke up with back in college.)











Pee-Wee Herman? Why, he says: "Today's secret word is prophylactic. Every time you hear the secret word, scream real loud!"

(Not exactly the campaign slogan I would have come up with, but hey, I'm doing this for free...so's Pee-Wee...take what you can get.)











Jeff Foxworthy sez: "If you've ever tried to make a condom out of bubble wrap and duct tape, you might be a redneck...or Red Green."
(Apologies to Mr. Foxworthy, but it was too good to pass up!)















So, gentle readers, I'd like to hear from you...who would you like to see preaching the wonders of condoms and protected sex, all for the public good? I'd really love to hear about them...write to me, damn it! They only let me out of the cage for so long to write these entries, so help a girl out, huh?

Sudiegirl the still-civic-minded...