Acceptable Racism?
> A doctor has offered to perform free abortions on hurricane evacuees, saying it
may be too dangerous for them to wait until they return home.
Link [http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9514379/].
Current Affairs
Dutch Expand Baby Killing
Good luck to the ugly Dutch babies:
> The Dutch government intends to expand its current euthanasia policy, setting
guidelines for when doctors may end the lives of terminally ill newborns with
the parents' consent.
> A letter outlining the new directives will be submitted to parliament for
discussion
Internet Stays with U.S.
Chalk one up for officials that don't kowtow to the UN:
> A senior U.S. official rejected calls on Thursday for a U.N. body to take over
control of the main computers that direct traffic on the Internet, reiterating
U.S. intentions to keep its historical
St. Casey?
I've said it before: I'm not a big fan of the Iraqi War, but I don't care for
Cindy Sheehan's antics or attitude. "Narcissistic
[http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/09/26/D8CS3A900.html]," Mark Shea has
speculated, and I
Bush for Fuel Saving?
I've wondered for the past five years why President Bush hasn't asked Americans
to curtail their fuel use. Fuel-fueled terrorists didn't prompt him to do it.
Katrina came close, but didn't. Now, finally, Rita has prompted a request. The
President has asked
Support Your Local Boy Scouts
They're standing strong, but beleaguered from every side:
> A coalition of homosexual activists and atheists plan to march on a Boy Scout
camp in San Diego next month demanding the organization open its membership and
leadership to them. . .
> In previous protests, the group has equated the
Prison Action
The NYT this morning has run a story about a former prison inmate's lawsuit
against prison officials. The suit alleges that the officials violated the
Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment by refusing
to protect him.
I try to keep this site reasonably urbane,
Spirits Survived Katrina?
Interesting video clip of a story by CBS-affiliate about spirits roaming New
Orleans. Link [http://cbs5.com/video/?id=6789@kpix.dayport.com]. It runs about
four minutes.
Part of Kennedy's Ongoing War Against the Church
> Culture & Cosmos also reports that a prominent Church prelate said he was
furious that aid to private schools had been kept out of the package and he was
especially angry that it is being blocked by "four Irish Catholic Senators."
> The proposal for financial aid
Biloxi Rubble
> The Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi, has a web site up that contains photos,
videos, and reports of the devastation wrought by Katrina on the Catholic Church
in that area. Every single building owned by the diocese has been damaged to
some degree, and some have been wiped clean off