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YAY!

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

MY BROTHER HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR THE PRIESTHOOD BY THE DIOCESE OF ARLINGTON!!

The Danger of Hate Speach Laws

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

In today’s news, someone else has realized the potential for some of our current laws to be used as a weapon against the Church.[1] Currently, if a priest in his homily says something that is taken as an endorsement of a particular candidate, he risks loss of tax exempt status for the parish. Clearly [...]

mp3s and the Grokster decision

Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

Mr. Jon Pareles has written an interesting article in the New York Times today.[1] I am not sure if he has essentially insured that the music industry will target bit torrent and the like next, or if that was inevitable anyway, but either way, I am sure bit torrent will be targeted by the music [...]

Stem Cell research

Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

For all it seems to me that embryonic stem cell research is unnecessary, given the lack of success in its trials, and the incredible success in adult stem cell research, it is nice to see that we now have a moral way of procuring such stem cells.[1] If the article is accurate, no new life [...]

Children in School

Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

As our culture increasingly tends towards the metrosexual, insists on ignoring the inherent differences between men and women, our schools have had increasing problems with violence. I believe the two trends are not unrelated.

Today, Mrs. Michelle Malkin posted to her blog, one of my regular news sources, her response to an anti-bullying program that [...]

Duty and Heroics

Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

Mrs. Michelle Malkin brought to my attention an amazing story of survival.[1] It really does not need any words on my part, but I did want to draw attention to a few quotes.

Each doctor was thinking the same thing: If I were on the table, I’d rather die.

None of them had ever excised burns [...]

Choices should have consequences

Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

Courtesy of Mr. George Weigel,[1] a list of Representatives that ought not to get the Catholic vote when they come up for re-election:

Joe Baca (CA-43); Xavier Becerra (CA-31); Sanford Bishop (GA-2); Sherwood Boehlert (PA-24); Robert Brady (PA-1); Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-5); Michael Capuano (MA-8); Dennis Cardoza (CA-18); Michael Castle (DE-At Large); William Clay (MO-1); [...]

Oil costs

Tuesday, June 28th, 2005

Mr. Alan Reynolds has written an article outlining significantly more detail about oil prices than I was previously aware of.[1] I knew of course that oil is used for all sorts of things other than gasoline, but I had not really thought about it. It makes sense that the rising cost of oil would [...]

A Taste of His Own Medicine

Tuesday, June 28th, 2005

Mrs. Michelle Malkin pointed out[1] that there seems to be a drive to use the newly expanded eminent domain power to build a hotel on Justice Souter’s land.[2] I do not know if this is an elaborate prank or not, but either way, this proposal “rules beyond all belief.”[3]

[1] http://michellemalkin.com/archives/002870.htm [2] http://www.freestarmedia.com/hotellostliberty2.html [3] Ethan Blanton [...]

Summer Heat

Tuesday, June 28th, 2005

Europe is apparently experiencing unusually high temperatures. According to the one article I read,[1] it seems to range, with latitude, from the low 90s to around 105 degrees Fahrenheit. This compared to Texas, which often shows in the 100-110 degree range in the summers. Yes, if this is unusual, then the lack [...]

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