Our view is they should stay out of town. If they don't, a boycott should be mounted.
But Menino is wrong to threaten Chik-fil-A with regulatory retaliation. The permitting process is not an ideological battle ground.
The US Constitution is designed so that the personal does not become the political. And that's an idea that the mayor, whose heart is in the right place on this one, should wrap his mind around.
CHILD ABUSE
As noteworthy — and welcome — as the NCAA's punishment of Penn State was, it could have been stiffer: a total football ban of, say, at least two years would certainly have been in order.
Still, the NCAA surprised many with the resolve it exhibited. And it is in marked contrast to the steps taken by Catholic Church — always too little, too late — to rectify and atone for the horrors of sex abuse inflicted by its clergy.
Now comes a Pennsylvania court, which has sentenced a monsignor to a prison term of three to six years for covering up the sexual abuse of Philadelphia priests.
Could it be that, at long last, society is getting serious about institutional sexual abuse?
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- A fool for everyone
Time to dispose of a few inconsequential gubernatorial candidates.
- Where's the outrage?
Holy hell broke loose six months ago when a self-appointed truth squad sponsored by a right-wing propagandist broadcast an Internet video that appeared to show African-American employees of ACORN counseling a white pimp and his equally Caucasian hooker on how to dodge a variety of laws.
- Tanked
The term "think tank" looks as if it signifies something impressive.
- The Church and abuse
If the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church is to regain secular respect, and if it is to reassure its troubled communicants that it is worthy of their devotion, it must reconcile itself to the reality that child abuse is not just a horrendous sin requiring penance and spiritual absolution, but also a vile crime that demands civil prosecution.
- Oil, oil, everywhere
It is not enough that British Petroleum’s wounded oil well in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico continues to bleed millions of gallons of viscous crude oil, killing marshes that could offer protection from future hurricanes, destroying habitats for migrating birds, fouling coastal commercial-fishing grounds.
- Please, Mayor Menino, talk to Chiofaro
When Boston Mayor Thomas Menino took his oath of office for an unprecedented fifth term this past January, he made a promise that raised many eyebrows.
- Library woes
In an attempt to save four Boston Public Library branches that are slated to close due to budget shortfalls, some state legislators from Boston have threatened to block all state funding the library receives if it shutters any of its 26 branches.
- Governor Fuzzy: Has Deval Patrick lost his edge — already?
Some folks — including this newspaper — who supported Governor Deval Patrick's re-election and wish him well as he wrestles with the daunting task of steering Massachusetts through the next four years are scratching their heads.
- What other vaguely offensive things should Mayor Menino ban next?
Boston Mayor Tom Menino doesn't like anyone sending bad messages to the impressionable children of his city — you may recall his outrage over the sale of STOP SNITCHING T-shirts a couple of years ago. Last week, he discovered another sordid example: T-shirts on display at Niketown on Newbury Street, with skate-culture lingo that could be interpreted as pro-drug use.
- Freedom to marry
At last, good news. After demoralizing reversals in California, Oregon, Maine, and Rhode Island, New York's stunning decision to legalize same-sex marriage rekindles hope in the hearts of decent folk across the nation who are working and waiting for the day when gender becomes irrelevant for all who wish to celebrate their mutual love and commitment by enrolling in the ranks of the legally married.
- Redeveloping the Christian Science Plaza requires restraint. Plus, budget madness.
In the coming weeks, initial plans by the Christian Science Church to develop the plaza will be reviewed by a citizens advisory committee of the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). This is the next step in an intricate process intended to balance the project's commercial viability with the public interest.
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