It is interesting how quickly the topics shift in national politics. One day we are talking about war and the next we are talking about sex. You’ve got to admit, at least American politics isn’t boring! I felt I should chime in on this Catholic contraception debate because as usual, the media portrays the…… Continue reading Catholic Contraception Debate
Pete Hoekstra
Just saw the uproar created by Pete Hoekstra over his commercial featuring an Asian woman with broken English. Take a look and then see my comments. https://youtu.be/p6fvey0rdCg The first thing I would like to point out is that this woman is a fake! Being a language student, an English teacher AND having lived for 5…… Continue reading Pete Hoekstra
Constantine’s Sword
Just watched the documentary “Constantines’s Sword.” It is the journey of one man who upon leaving the Catholic priesthood examines the dark ugly side of the church with respect to it’s persecution of Jews. https://youtu.be/BSQWHqBLrSo Although I had never considered being a priest, I also left the Catholic faith. The main reason is perhaps that…… Continue reading Constantine’s Sword
Latino American Holiday – White People Holiday
I ran across this link today on Facebook from a globally minded friend. “Cecil Ash, Arizona State Lawmaker Proposes Holiday for White People” I knew it had to be from the Huffington Post which has a keen eye for the absurd and sure enough it even came with a video (but to my disappointment no…… Continue reading Latino American Holiday – White People Holiday
Random Thoughts – Internet
1. Internet These days it is hard to open the newspaper without seeing an article about Facebook, Twitter or the myriad of other internet websites. Everyone is tweeting, Facebooking and posting away it seems. I wonder if I’m just getting old (at the ripe age of 34) but I find myself becoming less enthusiastic about…… Continue reading Random Thoughts – Internet