"Generations for Life" (linked on the right) is a pro-life website dedicated to bringing to light efforts to advance the pro-life cause and bring an awareness to people about what abortion is. There is a category on the website titled "Contraception" which includes all the articles or notes written on the subject of contraception. However, I have a question: is it necessary to be against any method of contraception if you are pro-life?
I'll post my thoughts on that later, depending on what type of response I get.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Monday, September 25, 2006
Monday's news...
I found a few stories that I wouldn't have believed, even if I had been told. But, they're in the news, so they have to be true, right? Here are some of the more interesting stories of the day:
PETA is upset over cockroaches now? You have to read the article to believe it - I didn't know that PETA cared about bugs, but, you learn something new every day.
I'm starting to get annoyed by what I'll call 'Pope-gate'. If Christians reacted the way some Muslims have reacted to the Danish cartoons and the remarks by the Pope, who would be meeting with them to appease the Christians?
An outspoken female official working on women's rights was shot to death in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Tolerance...
Okay, I'm annoyed enough by the news now. I'm moving on (or just going to class). Have a wonderful Monday everyone!
PETA is upset over cockroaches now? You have to read the article to believe it - I didn't know that PETA cared about bugs, but, you learn something new every day.
I'm starting to get annoyed by what I'll call 'Pope-gate'. If Christians reacted the way some Muslims have reacted to the Danish cartoons and the remarks by the Pope, who would be meeting with them to appease the Christians?
An outspoken female official working on women's rights was shot to death in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Tolerance...
Okay, I'm annoyed enough by the news now. I'm moving on (or just going to class). Have a wonderful Monday everyone!
Monday, September 18, 2006
Apologies
This has been quite a week (after quite a weekend) and it's only Monday! There have been two apologies requested (well, one was demanded), and two apologies have been given. So, let's talk about the apologies.
The first (because it is less important): Pac-10 to Oklahoma. I don't have to tell anyone what happened, because if you don't know, you are living under a rock. The Pac-10 Conference has issued an apology to Oklahoma (at least the school, the coaches, and the players, no word on whether they are sorry toward the fans watching that sorry officiating). It is a real apology, one with meat on its bones, but, ultimately, doesn't really matter much. President Boren has requested that this game not go on either team's record book. But, the fact of the matter is that, regardless of any apology, we lost. That's that.
Second apology: Pope to Muslims. This one you might not have heard of (although, if you haven't, I still think you are living under a rock). Several days ago, the Pope, in his traditional Sunday blessing (in Germany - this fact may be important later), the Pope quoted a 7th Century Emperor as saying (I can't find it at the moment, so this is a slight paraphrase), Show me what Muhammed has brought that is new, and it is all evil and inhuman. Well, the Muslim community (I suppose I should say the extremists, but, since no one has condemned the reaction, I'm pegging the entire Muslim community as being in this group), has taken this as the Pope saying that Muhammed (and Muslims) was evil and inhuman.
However, we are, of course, lucky that Islam is not violent. What reaction has this prompted in the Religion of Peace?
Exhibit Number 1: This is what a real Martyr looks like. The Nun killed by Somali Muslims, apparently in response to the Pope's comments.
Exhibit Number 2: The London "Pope Must Die" Protest. I think that the title is self-explanatory.
Exhibit Number 3: The British Cleric calling for the Pope's death. Also probably pretty self-explanatory.
The Muslims burning American and German flags (what America has to do with the Pope, I'm not sure).
Seven Churches in Muslim countries have been firebombed.
The Pope has been burned in effigy. (Eh...just what Americans do when crucifixes are placed in urine and called art, right? Of course right)
And, of course, the Pope's comments are part of a larger conspiracy by America and Israel (Don't even think about the fact that the Pope was merely quoting from a 7th Century emperor....).
And, last, but not least, this is the start of a Crusade against Muslims. Of course it is...since we in the West are the ones who are calling for the conversion (by the sword) of the entire world...right.
The Religion of Peace - more like the Religion of Irony.
Well, everyone should be happy because the Pope apologized (of course, he apologized the way I would have - he's sorry for the reaction the remarks provoked; not necessarily sorry for the remarks). Of course, they're not happy because they don't believe the apology went far enough.
Well, I'm demanding an apology from them for all the crosses they have burned, all the American flags they have burned, and all the comments about Jesus being Allah's slave. I won't hold my breath, though, because I'd wait through all eternity and still be holding it.
The first (because it is less important): Pac-10 to Oklahoma. I don't have to tell anyone what happened, because if you don't know, you are living under a rock. The Pac-10 Conference has issued an apology to Oklahoma (at least the school, the coaches, and the players, no word on whether they are sorry toward the fans watching that sorry officiating). It is a real apology, one with meat on its bones, but, ultimately, doesn't really matter much. President Boren has requested that this game not go on either team's record book. But, the fact of the matter is that, regardless of any apology, we lost. That's that.
Second apology: Pope to Muslims. This one you might not have heard of (although, if you haven't, I still think you are living under a rock). Several days ago, the Pope, in his traditional Sunday blessing (in Germany - this fact may be important later), the Pope quoted a 7th Century Emperor as saying (I can't find it at the moment, so this is a slight paraphrase), Show me what Muhammed has brought that is new, and it is all evil and inhuman. Well, the Muslim community (I suppose I should say the extremists, but, since no one has condemned the reaction, I'm pegging the entire Muslim community as being in this group), has taken this as the Pope saying that Muhammed (and Muslims) was evil and inhuman.
However, we are, of course, lucky that Islam is not violent. What reaction has this prompted in the Religion of Peace?
Exhibit Number 1: This is what a real Martyr looks like. The Nun killed by Somali Muslims, apparently in response to the Pope's comments.
Exhibit Number 2: The London "Pope Must Die" Protest. I think that the title is self-explanatory.
Exhibit Number 3: The British Cleric calling for the Pope's death. Also probably pretty self-explanatory.
The Muslims burning American and German flags (what America has to do with the Pope, I'm not sure).
Seven Churches in Muslim countries have been firebombed.
The Pope has been burned in effigy. (Eh...just what Americans do when crucifixes are placed in urine and called art, right? Of course right)
And, of course, the Pope's comments are part of a larger conspiracy by America and Israel (Don't even think about the fact that the Pope was merely quoting from a 7th Century emperor....).
And, last, but not least, this is the start of a Crusade against Muslims. Of course it is...since we in the West are the ones who are calling for the conversion (by the sword) of the entire world...right.
The Religion of Peace - more like the Religion of Irony.
Well, everyone should be happy because the Pope apologized (of course, he apologized the way I would have - he's sorry for the reaction the remarks provoked; not necessarily sorry for the remarks). Of course, they're not happy because they don't believe the apology went far enough.
Well, I'm demanding an apology from them for all the crosses they have burned, all the American flags they have burned, and all the comments about Jesus being Allah's slave. I won't hold my breath, though, because I'd wait through all eternity and still be holding it.
Monday, September 11, 2006
Boredom.....and Remembrance
I have such senioritis.
It's awful.
Maybe this is the wall - three weeks into the new semester. How sad.
I'm sitting in Estate and Gift Tax - a class in which I really should pay attention because I hate math and I hate tax, and I really don't get it as well as I should, but I don't want to pay attention, so I'm not going to. I'm only going to be in this class for another 30 minutes anyway. So, I thought I'd bore my scant readership as well. Actually, I'm going to move on to some memorial stuff.
Today is September 11, 2006 - the fifth year anniversary of the attacks that took down the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
I can't believe it's been five years.
I remember what I was doing when I heard about the attacks. I was a sophomore at OU and I was getting ready to leave for class. My mother called and told me about the attacks right before I got on the elevator. I still had one class, one was cancelled. I remember sitting and watching the news reports for about an hour with Nicole that morning, in shock.
So....we remember...
See Michelle Malkin's page (linked on the right) for more - it's very good.
It's awful.
Maybe this is the wall - three weeks into the new semester. How sad.
I'm sitting in Estate and Gift Tax - a class in which I really should pay attention because I hate math and I hate tax, and I really don't get it as well as I should, but I don't want to pay attention, so I'm not going to. I'm only going to be in this class for another 30 minutes anyway. So, I thought I'd bore my scant readership as well. Actually, I'm going to move on to some memorial stuff.
Today is September 11, 2006 - the fifth year anniversary of the attacks that took down the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
I can't believe it's been five years.
I remember what I was doing when I heard about the attacks. I was a sophomore at OU and I was getting ready to leave for class. My mother called and told me about the attacks right before I got on the elevator. I still had one class, one was cancelled. I remember sitting and watching the news reports for about an hour with Nicole that morning, in shock.
So....we remember...
See Michelle Malkin's page (linked on the right) for more - it's very good.
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