A few days ago, I wrote about the conflict of moral principle versus hard reality. I’m very sad to see that it’s hit the news again, in a very tragic episode in Brazil. Briefly, a nine-year-old girl was found to have been sexually abused by her stepfather since the age of six. She was taken… Continue reading Moral issues in the news again
Tag: Tragedy
So the pork stimulus bill passed
I’m very angry, extremely frustrated, but not in the least surprised that the economic stimulus bill has been passed by both the House and the Senate. I can only describe this fiasco as a complete dereliction of duty on the part of every Congressperson and Senator who voted for it. It’s full of pork, untargeted,… Continue reading So the pork stimulus bill passed
A forgotten hero, remembered
I’m delighted to hear of a new film to be premiered at the Berlinale festival in Germany this week. The remarkable true story of a German, John Rabe, who helped save the lives of more than 200,000 Chinese during the Japanese invasion of Nanjing during World War II, came to the Berlin Film Festival this… Continue reading A forgotten hero, remembered
More on the Australian wildfires
I wrote yesterday about the wildfires in the state of Victoria, Australia. Things are going from bad to worse there. The official death toll now stands at 173, but rescue workers have yet to enter some areas where high casualties are feared. It’s feared the toll may rise as high as 300. The article below,… Continue reading More on the Australian wildfires
Spare a thought for those in Victoria, Australia
The wildfires in that State have claimed at least 126 lives, with 750 homes known to have been destroyed. The death toll is expected to rise dramatically as rescuers at last get into areas closed to them for days due to the heat and danger. The damage is truly horrifying. Accounts from survivors are heart-rending.… Continue reading Spare a thought for those in Victoria, Australia
When women are property, not human beings
I constantly struggle to explain to my lady friends in America that the freedom to be themselves, that they take for granted here, simply doesn’t exist in many other parts of the world. They find it hard to believe me, even when I show them newspaper articles of forced marriages in the Islamic world, women… Continue reading When women are property, not human beings
Stupidity beyond belief!
I was tempted to make this a ‘Doofus Of The Day’ post, but because someone was killed, I figured that would be insensitive. Nevertheless – can you believe the stupidity of these two guys? NEWAYGO, Mich. – A father and son’s discovery of a muzzleloader left near a trash bin has resulted in the bizarre… Continue reading Stupidity beyond belief!
Sex and the young
I’d like to recommend three articles, all in the Daily Mail, to your attention – and invite you to draw the obvious connections between them. The first article is titled: “Sex clinics ‘to open’ in EVERY school so pupils as young as 11 can be tested… without parental consent“. An extract: Around a third of… Continue reading Sex and the young
A complete waste of oxygen
I’m so sickened by a report today out of New Orleans that I don’t have words to describe it. The father of missing toddler Ja’Shawn Powell confessed to murdering his son and led police detectives this afternoon to the boy’s body, which had been dumped near a Central City playground, police said. Ja’ Shawn Powell,… Continue reading A complete waste of oxygen
Lest we forget: Lockerbie, Scotland, 21st December, 1988
On this date, twenty years ago, a Pan Am jumbo jet, Flight 103 from London to New York, was destroyed by a terrorist bomb, and fell on and near the village of Lockerbie in Scotland. All 243 passengers and 16 crew were killed, along with 11 people in the town who were struck by falling… Continue reading Lest we forget: Lockerbie, Scotland, 21st December, 1988