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In the U.S., many women's centers have appeared in the past few decades that can help women of all ages carry their pregnancies to term. If you are pregnant and struggling with what's next, you can receive free pregnancy help — at any age. Here are the ways in which help is available for unplanned pregnancies for any woman:
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Aches and pains are very much a part of daily life. Like many people, you may notice that you have developed some back pain after a long day, realize that you're regularly taking pain medication for your neck pain, or that you have foot pain after a long day of walking and standing. If your loved ones notice and comment, you probably brush it off with a joke about how old you're getting. But the truth is that your pain could be resulting from a variety of factors, from overwork to stress or even arthritis. Worst of all, your discomfort is probably making it difficult for you to complete even the most basic tasks.
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Ingredients to Avoid in Skin Care and Beauty Products
It's tempting to buy the new hottest thing in skin or hair care, but have you checked the ingredients? If your beauty regimen isn't all natural, it can be hard to know if you're doing more harm than good. Here are just a few ingredients to avoid in skin care:
Alcohol, Isopropyl, or (SD-40) is a dehydrator and solvent that irritates your skin, stripping its natural immune barrier and moisture content. Over time, it can increase your vulnerability to viruses, bacteria and mold. It comes from a petroleum derivative called propylene, which is found in everything from shampoo to antifreeze. It can put your skin at risk for damage from other harsh chemicals and can spot skin and age it prematurely.
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Want a Perfect Smile? Consider In-Office Teeth Whitening
Your smile is one of your greatest features, and many people work hard to keep up good dental habits in order to keep a healthy smile. Over 60% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 64 went to a dental checkup in 2012, and we spend about $775 million on toothbrushes every year. About 50% of people in the U.S. also floss their teeth on a daily basis. Brushing your teeth, flossing and visiting your dentist on a regular basis are great ways to maintain healthy teeth, but sometimes they can't quite give you the perfect smile you might be looking for.
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Almost any cook worth their salt knows that spices and seasonings are often the most important ingredients in a recipe. From dill spices to fennel seeds, the right seasoning can enhance the flavor and experience of any dish or drink, from your appetizers to your main course and desert. But what if there was a better way to spice up your meals, an ingredient that tasted fresher and was used by many of the best chefs as a result? Get ready to improve even your simplest recipes with an easy switch: trade in your basic spices for wild crafted pollens.
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The Beauty And Science Behind Botox Treatments
Americans are living longer, healthier lives than generations past. As a result, more and more Americans are turning to cosmetic treatments in order to slow, if not prevent, the signs of aging.
Botox has become one of the most popular cosmetic procedures. "Botox relaxes your facial appearance to restore a smoother, more youthful appearance. It only takes a small amount of Botox, and combined with topical anesthetics, Botox can be completely painless," according to Dr. Janis Campbell, Dermatologist at Laser Rejuvenation Clinic and Spa of Calgary.
Botox is a purified toxin of the bacteria that causes botulism, a rare paralytic illness. However, patients receiving Botox treatments are at no risk of contracting this disorder
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The winning entries of a new wildlife photography competition are being showcased at an exhibition in the tranquil setting of RSPB Blacktoft Sands nature reserve.
At beginning of March, the RSPB and Associated British Ports (ABP) launched the Humber Estuary Wildlife Photography Competition, which challenged keen local photographers to get outdoors and capture some of the amazing wildlife in the area.
Over a hundred entries were received from people of all ages, with subjects ranging from the elusive water vole to the beloved robin. The difficult task of selecting winners from the three age categories fell to a judging panel, which included Great Grimsby MP Austin Mitchell, RSPB Birds magazine editor Mark Ward and Tom Jeynes, Sustainable Development Manager at ABP, Humber Ports.
After much deliberation they selected the following winners who will each receive a £100 Jessops vouchers: Colin Smales (over 18s), Jed William Atkinson (13-17) and Samantha Dalo (12 and under).
These winning entries, together with the best of the rest, will be on display at the main hide at Blacktoft Sands from Sunday 19 June throughout the summer.
Austin Mitchell, MP for Great Grimsby, said: "The entries to the competition reveal the great amount of photographic talent in the area, as well as the astonishing range of wildlife we have around the Humber. I was particularly impressed with the work of the younger entrants. We Oldies cannot rest on our laurels!"
Mark Ward, editor of the RSPB's Birds magazine, said: "I'm lucky enough to be able to feature the work of some of the best wildlife photographers in the world in the pages of RSPB Birds magazine and I can honestly say that some of the photographs I judged would provide our professionals with some serious competition. It was great to see several tricky-to-photograph species captured on film by the entrants, as well as some fascinating behaviour of more familiar wildlife."
Tom Jeynes, ABP's Sustainable Development Manager, Humber Ports, said: "Our Humber ports are located on an estuary which not only provides some of the UK's most vital trading links to Europe and the rest of the world, but also hosts an exceedingly wide variety of wildlife, both above and below the water.
"We are totally committed to developing our business in an environmentally sustainable way, with the advantage of being able to assist in the UK's shift to a low-carbon economy through our servicing of the renewable energy sector. In these ways we hope to help ensure that people will be able to enjoy the Humber's world-class wildlife for generations to come."
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100% Live is Prong's first live album, It was recorded at Double Door in Chicago and the Royal Oak Theater in Detroit.
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3. Let it go. We all want our kids to eat healthy snacks but I admit when we travel that's one of the first things to go. Special treats and snacks are a welcome assistant. Buy things you maybe wouldn't normally buy and let the food rules go out the window just a stitch.
4. Same goes with screen time. We have pretty strict limits when we are at home on screen time. But when we are on a road trip, all bets are off and unless there is a behavior reason {i.e. we took it away} we let them play games, watch shows and listen to music. I promise it's not going to have lasting long term effects because you let your child binge watch Dora the Explorer for a long car ride.
5. Keep baby entertained by packing a few essentials. Lacers, an old wallet filled with random cards and things you couldn't care less about, a toy cell phone or better yet, a cell real phone that's no longer used.
6. Organize, organize, organize. Plan ahead, know where you have what you need and stay organized. Are the snacks accessible? If someone spills or gets sticky do you have wet wipes? Did everyone go to the bathroom before getting in the car and at each stop? These are the key to staying calm when traveling. Anticipate boredom, bring coloring books and crayons, have your kids pick out a new reading book at the store or library. Think of that thing that your kid would be thrilled to get to play with or see several hours into the trip and SAVE it for that desperate moment. Keep a few surprises up your sleeves. Involve them in the packing {note, I said involve, do not under any circumstances let them pack!}
7. Be Positive. The more negative and stressed YOU are about the trip and the travel, the more your kids are going to make you crazy. I promise. Assume your kids are going to make a mess in the back and that even though you give them a trash they will still throw their GoGoSqueez wrapper on the floor. Make it an adventure, make it fun. Stop and look around at rest stops and buy that special treat you would usually say no to. Don't be afraid, create fun new memories and establish what your "normal" travel expectations would look like. Most of all, enjoy. It's work but it's fun.
What works for you and your family when taking a road trip?
{This is an adaptation of a post that originally appeared on Simplicity In The Suburbs.}
I know, I know. It's Thanksgiving next week and we're already jumping ahead to Christmas and I'm usually a by the book follower of waiting until Thanksgiving to get a jump on the season but this year, we're feeling it a little bit earlier.
It might be because of the early snow and cold {why do we live here again?} or it might be because my 5 year old and I saw Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas last weekend but whatever it is, I'm feeling it.
When do you start your Christmas decorating and celebrating? Do you wait for Thanksgiving? have certain traditions that don't wait?
There's a few things kicking off this weekend to take advantage of if you, too, are feeling the Christmas spirit already.
Macy's Santaland at the downtown Macy's opens Saturday and runs through Christmas Eve. Though the display doesn't change anymore, it's a fun Christmas tradition to walk through "A Day in the Life of an Elf". It's totally free but you can purchase snacks, photos with Santa and more in the gift shop.
Santa and Albert the Elf will be performing at the Bachman's Lyndale Avenue store weekends throughout the rest of November and December. Performances will take place at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Santa will arrive at Bachman's this Saturday at 10:30 a.m. for a Holiday kickoff full of treats, shopping and even some crafts. This event and the weekend performances are all free.
What do you do to kickoff the Christmas season?
So I'll be honest, the reason I'm even thinking about this is because one of our kids school photos is awful. Like AWFUL. Like I opened the envelope and half expected there to be a note that said "GOTCHA!" because they are awful.
Her head is off center, her hair, good heavens her hair, is a mess, did she or someone else attempt a pony tail? Her smile is awkwardly half hearted.
This is no Lifetouch school photo, this is a private school photographer who got it all wrong.
My husband, ever the practical one, naturally suggested retakes. Not just for this child but another one of our kids whose photo wasn't awful but also wasn't good. Retakes doesn't sound remotely appealing to me for two reasons: 1. If they couldn't keep her looking good and together when it was a school wide picture day why would they be able to do it on a random retake day. 2. I don't want to wait another 4-6 weeks for the package. Grandparents are asking for photos you know, it's nearly Thanksgiving.
With four school agers we spend over $100 on school picture packages each fall and we buy pretty much the basics. An 8X10 for our wall, 5X7's for grandparents and a handful of wallets is all we need. Yet we spend over $100.
The past couple years I've started to wonder, are we out of touch? Is it crazy we still do this? I even try to have our youngests photos done with the same color background and the same vertical pose so that her photo can match on the all.
Do you still get school photos or do you just do your own? If you've had a bad photo have you done retakes with success or do you just call it a good story/memory maker and call it a day?
{PS NO awful school photo pictured here because I care about the future google searches my little ones may do.}
This post originally appeared on my site, Simplicity In The Suburbs but I thought it worthwhile to share here too.
I saw him from across the street and I knew. I knew my little girl, with her bleeding heart for others, would stop and want to help him. Wind blowing, the crisp air biting our cheeks, we rushed across the street, me carrying Miss F, our friends just ahead of us and Miss E starts reading, "Home lllllesss...."
"and hunnnnn gry. Mom, he is homeless and hungry. We need to help him." She stopped right smack on the corner of Michigan Avenue and Delaware in downtown Chicago. Her feet are glued to the ground, she will not budge until we do something, anything to help this man who's sitting on the sidewalk, blankets and trash all around him.
I dig my hand in my coat pocket and grab a handful of change and hand it to her and she bends down, sticks it in the mans plastic cup and while dozens of people are walking every which direction around us, she makes eye contact with him as he says, "Thank you."
She tells him you're welcome and we are on our way and I am ever aware that she is on the lookout for more souls she can help. She looks back at him as we turn the corner and says, "I'm so sad he is homeless."
Hours later we are en route home, a seven hour drive ahead of us, I tell her I am proud that she stopped and helped that man.
"Oh mom, it's what I do," she says. "I help people." And she grins a solid grin that she does so well and says, "Don't forget we need to make some bags for people."
Yes, yes. I say and nod.
With the Holiday season approaching the requests of your time, money, resources are plenty. I am not under any illusion of otherwise. But this year we've decided that Miss E, our almost 6 year old, is on to something.
Her heart, you guys. Her heart for others, for homeless, for hungry, for those out in the cold. She doesn't understand why it is that some people have homes and others don't. She doesn't understand why some people are so hungry and all she wants to do is make it better.
So this month, we'll be packing up bags. As many as we can pack and we'll be handing them out all month {hopefully winter} long.
Will you join us? Will you help Evie and her plight to help others?
Let's start with 100. We can do that, right? 100 bags for others.In less than 24 hours we've surely surpassed 100, we've updated the goal to 500! FIVE HUNDRED bags to help others! Help us!?
Here's how you can help support Evie's bags-
1. Make your own bags and hand them out to those who need them. This doesn't have to be just a Minnesota thing because there are homeless and hungry people everywhere. Now if you live far, far out in the suburbs, the idea of finding people to give these bags to might seem challenging. Call your local food shelf or drive in to your local big city.
2. As you put together the bags, keep it simple. A former homeless man I know said to avoid personal care items but include things like a snack and water and gloves. The Dollar Tree often has things like hand warmers that would be a great addition. I'm guessing we all have extra Halloween candy laying around that would be a good addition.
3. Include a personal note {no last names}. Evie's note of choice:
4. Pass those bags out. Wherever and whenever you can. You can pass along those bags to us and we'll pass them along OR you can tally the amount you make to give out and let us know so we can include them in our count and if all this is too much for you and you would rather donate to Evie's bags, shoot me an email at samarapostuma at gmail dot com and we will work something out.
5. Share this post. Invite your friends, coworkers, neighbors to take part to create some bags together.
Bonus: Will you take photos? Photos of your bags? Photos as you hand them out? And send them to me? I would love to do a compilation.
The thing that strikes me the most when it comes to Evie and the way she wants to help is the way that she truly sees people. She is unafraid, she is not awkwardly looking away as some of us adults do, she is not uncomfortable. Her act of helping those who need help is her way of saying, "I see you and you are loved and may this little bit I have to offer, help you."
So will you see those who need help this season, will you remind them that they are loved and will you offer whatever little bit you have to offer to help? If my little Evie can do it, I think we all can.
We all know that to some extent Halloween and all that trick or treating means lots of candy and all that candy can't be good for our kids teeth so how do we go about enjoying the fun that is Halloween while still making sure our kids teeth aren't decaying with every bite. Dr. James Hickman of Metropolitan Pediatric Dental Association had these tips to offer:
1. Be safe and have fun, first and foremost. Halloween is supposed to be fun!
2. Help your kids sort their candy and try to eliminate the items that aren't so good on their teeth. Specifically, sticky items have a higher cavity potential and promote sugar bugs and sour candy has a high acid content plus sugar which is an awful recipe for teeth. Some of the safer items for teeth include sugar free gum, dark chocolate and even items like pretzels and popcorn. While those can still get stuck in their teeth, they are less likely to cause cavities.
3. Limit treats. Have some on Halloween and then maybe bring the candy to work or to a local buy back program.
4. Brush and clean those teeth. Not just on Halloween but every day 2 times a day for 2 minutes.
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Manitobans not only rank "dead last" in access to doctors after hours, but the impact on the province's emergency rooms is compromising a system where traditional, lengthy doctor-patient relationships are badly in need of a checkup, according to a high-ranking medical spokesman.
Findings from the 2012 Commonwealth Fund international health-policy survey show not only does Canada lag behind other countries in rapid access to doctors outside working hours, but Manitoba ranks at the bottom compared to other provinces.
"That isn't satisfactory," said Dr. Michael Moffatt, a Winnipeg pediatrician and member of the Health Canada Council, which released the report. "The public actually owns the system, and they should be getting better service."
Moffatt said doctors have "drifted away" from feeling responsible for their patients on a 24-hour, year-round basis, adding emergency rooms have become a "default system" for both physician and patient. Between 85 and 90 per cent of patients who visit emergency rooms have personal doctors, he said.
The survey found Manitoba doctors are among the least likely to have arrangements for after-hours care for their patients.
Moffatt, who also serves as executive director of research and applied learning for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, suggested physicians be offered financial incentives to develop support systems and link practices that could share patients. Most practices average between three and eight doctors, said Moffatt, addding "that's not enough to provide 24-hour, year-round coverage."
Moffatt said resurrecting the house call is another option. The report said 58 per cent of Canadian doctors make home visits, compared with between 90 and 100 per cent in the Netherlands, Norway, Britain, France and Switzerland.
"Maybe it (the house call) isn't dead," Moffatt said, noting there are no incentives for doctors to visit their patients. "Maybe it's something that needs to be looked at (reviving)."
Continuing to rely on emergency wards is not the answer, he said. "We've got a lot of congestion in our emergency program," he said. "At this point, we're at a stalemate."
Ultimately, he said, as health issues in an aging society turn to more chronic care, the need for long-term doctor-patient relationships will become more acute.
"It works much better if you have an ongoing relationship with people... who can take care of you over time. They know you, they know your medical history."
Moffatt acknowledged "it's hard to get your own physician if you don't have one."
Manitoba has the lowest availability of resources (doctors and nurses per 1,000 population) in Canada, according to a Fraser Institute report on health care.
Conservative provincial health care critic Cameron Friesen said the NDP government's failure to retain doctors -- more than 1,800 physicians have left Manitoba since 2001, he said -- is only exacerbating the pressure on emergency wards.
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Can you imagine what Paul might say to this kind of hair splitting? The Galatians respond to Paul's letter: "Dear Paul, you wrote that the Judaizers are accursed and eternally condemned and that we ought not to listen to them because they teach a gospel that damns…but how about we let them preach to our pastors in training?
60 Theses on Real Integrity in the Anglican Church
The refusal to affirm a truth (particularly when it is a truth about God) is often just another way of denying it, but without taking responsibility for your denial. This is therefore a double dishonesty which only compounds the deceit.
"How am I gonna be an optimist about this?"
A modern city provides the visual for words evoking the historic catastrophe. It can happen again, and that isn't just a function of natural cycles. There are moral and even supernatural forces in play. There's always a sense that Pompeii had it coming. It's like Sodom and Gomorrah for folks who don't want to admit to that Old Testament God stuff.
A Declaration of Principles for Reconciliation
There are only two words to be spoken to false teachers: "repent" and "recant" along with the assurance that forgiveness and warm welcome await those who heed the call. We will not take part in the indaba process which results only in providing false teachings and false teachers with equal footing and equal voice alongside the teachings of Christ through his apostles
BREAKING: Welby names Tory Baucum as "Canterbury Preacher"
At Stand Firm we suspect there may be some who will question Tory's "commitment to the present day reformation" given his willingness to affirm Johnston's ministry. It will be viewed by them as a compromised commitment.
Walking and Talking
Let it be a small reminder of how hostile the world is to the Gospel, and a small reminder of what you've signed up for when you agreed to take up your cross. The world - in this case represented by gay activists and the media who kowtow to them - hates you. They hate your family, they hate your values, and they especially hate this Jesus.
Night Thoughts Away from Home during Christmas Season
I share readily in the town's festive mood, smiling at perfect strangers and wishing them all "Merry Christmas." What is it about Christmas that brings out the best in friends and strangers alike?
Grafton Appointment Exposes Massive Differences in the Anglican Church in Australia
Questioning Charismaticism
If Charismaticism is true, God speaks through tongues, words of knowledge, and prophecy, to guide the church but does not give the church an objective measure for determining whether in fact he is speaking.
The Week
The Whole Duty of Man
Ecclesiastes 12:13 is one of my favorite verses.The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.It cuts to the chase and…
Ephraim Radner on Why I Changed My Mind on Civil Marriage
8 From First Things, where there is more: The following question was forced upon me: What, in fact, is the character of the "marriages" recognized by our society more broadly? Is…
The Supplication
2 No indictment in Ferguson, MO. Social media on emotional overload. Plus all the other "stuff" indicative of widening chaos and descending darkness. This is from the Book of Common Prayer (ECUSA, 1979), p. 152:…
Abandoning the Search for the Gay Gene and Embracing Choice
6 Interesting article over at the Daily BeastAnd as homosexuality approaches a critical mass of cultural acceptance, more and more people are comfortable challenging the dominant "born that way" narrative. In 2012, Sex…
ACNA Primate: Don't sign marriage pledge for now
42 An email circulating. Received via an ACNA friend. Grace and peace to you in the Name of Christ Jesus our Lord!!! I hope this email finds you well and walking in the fullness of the…
UK "journalists" distort study to advocate for LGBT church
6 Right of the top, the headline stands the study on its head: Poll: Children now describe someone who is religious as dangerous or threatening Yes, 1 in 8…
More than 150 Clergy Sign The Marriage Pledge in 48 Hours
8 Surely your rector needs to prayerfully consider it—you can pass on a link to the pledge here. I think Christian clergy are hungry to clearly and publicly differentiate from the faux state redefinition…
Oh Dear—Jim Naughton is peevish again—so give generously to the IRD
11 You can always tell his level of outrage—and the effort to obscure it—by the sidetracking and the red herrings and the straw men. Fun to skim . . . My favorite part of the…
One Black Episcopalian on Ferguson
7 I have a Black friend of several decades. We met in church. He lives in St. Louis. Here's his perspective on the current dynamics in Ferguson - I didn't solicit this and I don't claim…
The Marriage Pledge and the Libertarian Solution to the Marriage Debate
19 Okay—so right on time Mere Orthodoxy posts an analysis of The Marriage Pledge and argues that this is a "surrender" to the culture. You may recall that I'd…
Rusty Reno Makes the Case for Clergy Cutting the Government Out of the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
10 His article is at First Things, from which I've excerpted the below: It's time to make a clear distinction between the government-enforced legal regime of marriage and the…
[Updated] Breaking News: The Marriage Pledge
94 I think this, posted at First Things magazine, is huge. I see that clergy are already signing it, including Episcopal clergy. I think this is precisely what has been needed for some time…
Liberal Activists & Social Media "Firestorms"
9 Remember—when you don't have anywhere close to the majority about a particular issue, you have to try to create the appearance of a majority that deceives the majority into thinking they're a minority. One of…
Riffing on Failure & Shattered Dreams
26 This is a bit different from some of my normal writing . . . but perhaps readers will indulge me as I chat about some things I've been pondering over the past month or so.…
Liars and the Lying Government Officials Who Hire Them
10 Having someone call you stupid is bad enough. ObamaCare architect Jonathan Gruber apparently doesn't think much of the intelligence of the American people. A new tape has surfaced showing…
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Going Home - Ephraim Radner on Why I Changed My Mind on Civil Marriage
The ramifications can vary from state to state.
jeff Hoffman+ - Ephraim Radner on Why I Changed My Mind on Civil Marriage
Here is my view on all of this. from the BCP concerning the marriage service, "Christian marriage is a solemn and public covenant between a man and a woman in the presence of God. In…
Pageantmaster ن - Ephraim Radner on Why I Changed My Mind on Civil Marriage
Mark McCall has a detailed legal analysis of the differences between Christian and Civil Marriage [from a New York perspective] which answers many of the questions coming out of the discussion in the last few…
Jim the Puritan - Ephraim Radner on Why I Changed My Mind on Civil Marriage
#2—"So where does that leave members of a congregation who have been married by a judge or justice of the peace, and have not had their civil service blessed in the church? Are they married…
Undergroundpewster - Ephraim Radner on Why I Changed My Mind on Civil Marriage
In terms of what is most important, being together with the Church in having your relationship blessed or solemnized or whatever you want to call it UNDER THE EYES of GOD is something of infinite…
J Eppinga - Ephraim Radner on Why I Changed My Mind on Civil Marriage
RE: "So where does that leave members of a congregation who have been married by a judge or justice of the peace, and have not had their civil service blessed in the church? " I…
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We pray the Litany (1928) monthly in church. Those not familiar with it might find it helpful. People of all backgrounds living in the area need the Lord's protection from the violence. We like to…
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So where does that leave members of a congregation who have been married by a judge or justice of the peace, and have not had their civil service blessed in the church? Are they married…
Christopher Johnson - The Supplication
There were at least two dozen fires set around Ferguson, which should be an economic basket case in a few years, last night. Some of those fires were still burning as the morning arrived. Things…
Br. Michael - Ephraim Radner on Why I Changed My Mind on Civil Marriage
If civil marriage has become nothing more, as I think it has, a benefit delivery device, then Dr. Radner is correct. It is the Culture and the secular state that has decoupled legal/civic marriage from…
Sarah - Restarting the Game: Archbishop Welby Attempts To Hit The Reset Button
Hi Ordinary—communicating with my allies in no way involves engaging with my opponents in the dance, blessedly. It touches on something interesting about rhetoric—one may communicate clearly without ever participating in various processes.
Ordinary - Restarting the Game: Archbishop Welby Attempts To Hit The Reset Button
Sara, You wrote: "1) Being in the dysfunctional dance with another person who is in charge lends credibility to the dance." Does blogging about why you should not take part in the dance, constitute taking…
Br. Michael - Abandoning the Search for the Gay Gene and Embracing Choice
Remember civil right legislation has been accepted (because they discrimination are really coerced association laws) on the basis of immutable traits. The Gays sought to hitch their legislation to that. Of course homosexualiy also involved…
Fr. Dale - Abandoning the Search for the Gay Gene and Embracing Choice
C.S. Lewis once pointed out that we become our behaviors. Grumblers become 'grumbles' etc.
Fr. Dale - ACNA Primate: Don't sign marriage pledge for now
Going Home, I was referring to whether or not lay people sign the pledge.
Dave B - Abandoning the Search for the Gay Gene and Embracing Choice
Then it is OK to condone sin and bless the choice to deviate from God's desire for us and embrace sin? How novel and how is the apple? Are we now as God?


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Monthly Archives: December 2009
A Stumbling Block to School Administrators
Hattip to Ed Morrissey at Hot Air. As someone who received an undergraduate degree in the teaching of social studies, I am never very surprised when a school administration decides to engage in an act of public stupidity, however, this incident is in a class all by itself.
A second grade student at the Maxham Elementary School in Taunton, People's Republic of Massachusetts, was sent home from school after drawing a picture of Jesus on the cross. The student made the drawing in response to a class assignment that the students draw something that reminded them of Christmas. Apparently the student's dullard teacher decided that the drawing of the cross was too violent. The school administration, in a move which hearkens back to the old Soviet Union placing dissidents in psych wards, decreed that not only would the child be sent home, but that he would have to undergo a psych evaluation.
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I'm Buying it For my Kid. Really!
From the only reliable source of news on the net, the Onion. One of the many joys of parenthood is that you get to play with quite a bit of really great stuff that is ostensibly purchased for your children. Now that my youngest will be 15 in February of next year I realize that I am running out of this excuse. I will have to find some other excuse to tide me over between the kids leaving the nest and the advent of grandchildren!
In regard to adults taking kid's literature way, way too seriously, a wonderful spoof is Post Modern Pooh which I have found howlingly funny. A first rate review is here.
The Claremont Reviews Advent Interview with Fr. James V. Schall
Since 2002 Ken Masugi, a senior fellow of the Claremont Institute and lecturer in Government at Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC, has conducted Advent interviews with James V. Schall, S.J., author of over thirty books on political theory and theology. Fr. Schall teaches in the Government Department of Georgetown University.
The interviews themselves are a delight to read and span a variety of topics from current events to the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI to issues in philosophy, theology and ethics — and sometimes, in addition, what books Fr. Schall himself is reading at that particular moment in time.
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Give Good a Chance
My further, expanded thoughts on the discussions we have been having on usury and debt forgiveness.
Comments are welcome, here or there.
Daniel Larison, Talking Sense
I've written about this before, but it's nice to see Daniel Larison making the point with characteristic clarity in an interview with The Economist:
Iraq was also the policy that turned the public so sharply against President Bush prior to the 2006 mid-term elections, and those elections were and were correctly seen as a rejection of the war and Mr Bush's handling of it. The war was the main issue of those elections, and the GOP lost control of Congress because it had identified itself completely with the war and its members in Congress continued to be its most vocal defenders. By national-security conservatives, I mean those members of the conservative movement who have a primary and overriding focus on foreign policy and national-security questions, and who typically take extremely hawkish positions. They were the leading advocates and cheerleaders for the invasion. Most movement conservatives supported the policy, but it was the national-security conservatives who drove the party into the ditch while the others went along for the ride.
Obamaville Shanty Towns: Tent Cities Sprouting Up Across America
As the recession continue to take its toll on our fellow Americans, rendering more and more of them homeless, tent cities have begun sprouting up across this great country. It would not be fair to blame President Obama for the predicament that our nation is in, but President Obama has done nothing to help the situation.
President Obama's 'stimulus package' only rewarded government contractors with more spending. It is also correct to point out that former President George W. Bush's 'stimulus package' did nothing more than President Obama's spending bill.
Small businesses and the private sector in general got almost zero benefit for either porkulus spending bills. Though this recession is typical of a business cycle, there are some things that can be done to alleviate the stress the economy is undergoing and maybe expedite the expiration of the current recession. President Obama has done neither.
So it is fitting and fair to label the tent cities that are sprouting across America as Obamavilles.
(Note: In case the above YouTube video is taken down by the Blueshirts, you can see the entire story and video here.)
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Military Mutiny Brewing in Iran?
When the Shah fell from power in 1979 it was after a year of strikes and demonstrations. Revolutions in Iran tend to proceed at a stately pace. After a stolen Presidential election in Iran in the late Spring, the Iranian regime found itself faced with an active and growing opposition. The regime has been unable to crush it. On December 7, huge demonstrations erupted throughout Iran on college campuses. Now cracks may be beginning to appear in an institution that is key for the survival of any dictatorship: the military. The below story was reported in Pajamas Media by Iranian exile Afshin Ellian, who fled Iran in 1983 and who is a law professor at the University of Leiden. He is the sole source I can find for this report, so take it with a grain of salt.
On December 10, a statement signed by a number of officers and commanders of the Iranian army was released. The regular army of Iran had not been involved in the suppression of the population. The statement was signed by:
•Pilots and personnel of the aviation division of the regular army (Havanirooz)
•Commanders and personnel of the 31th artillery division of Isfahan of the regular army
•Pilots and airmen of the regular army
•Teachers of the Shaid Satari University of the regular air force
•Officers and staff of the logistics training unit the regular army
•Professors and lecturers of the Imam Ali University for officers of the regular army
•Officers, staff, and commanders of the chief of staff of the regular army
In summary, they wrote:
Together we fought in the war with our brothers in the Revolutionary Guards in order to defend the country, the people, and the honor of the nation. They also emphasize that "the value of the land means the value of the Iranian nation." This is very interesting. ??Value of the nation.
Not abstract concepts such as Iran or Islam, but the value of the nation determines the value of the land. Therefore, the weapons of the army and RG are to be used to protect the nation: "When we fought together, we could never suspect that parts of the RG would ever use its weapons against the people."
The last section of this brief but powerful statement will surely immortalize these brave officers: "The army is a haven for the nation and will never want to suppress the people at the request of politicians. We shall remain true to our promise not to intervene in politics. But we cannot remain silent when our fellow citizens are oppressed by tyranny."
They go on: "Therefore, we warn the Guards who have betrayed the martyrs (from the war between Iran and Iraq) and who decided to attack the lives, the property and the honor of the citizens. We seriously warn them that if they do not leave their chosen path, they will be confronted with our tough response. The military is a haven for the nation. And we will defend the peace-loving Iranian nation against any aggression."
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The Lemon Drop Kid
Continuing on with our look at Advent and Christmas movies. Damon Runyon and Bob Hope make a terrific combination in The Lemon Drop Kid (1951). Based very loosely on a short story by Damon Runyon, the film is filled with the usual Runyon collection of colorful and humorous, unlike crooks in real life, gangsters. Hope takes center stage as the Lemon Drop Kid, a cowardly and incompetent, in other words the personae Hope normally assumed in his film comedies of this period, racetrack tout. He dreams up a scam involving the establishment of an old age home for old gangster wives and molls in order to pay off gangster Moose Moran the $10,000.00 he owes him, and to escape Moose having surgery performed upon him sans anesthesia.
In the end, nobler sentiments stir within him, and Hope foils the gangsters, saves the old age home and stages an affecting reunion on Christmas eve between an elderly gangster released from prison and his wife, Nellie Thursday, after whom the old age home is named. Hope is ably supported by a superb cast including Lloyd Nolan, William Frawley and Marilyn Maxwell. The song Silver Bells featured in the video clip at the beginning of this post, which has become a Christmas favorite, made its debut in this film.
Jimmy Carter, anti-Catholic Bigot
I've never had much use for Jimmy Carter. I view him as in the running with James Buchanan for the title of worst President of the United States, and he has always struck me as a mean and spiteful little man. Now he adds the title of bigot to his list of dishonors. In an address to the World Parliament of Religions (You know that has to give God a good laugh!) the Solon of Plains is reported to have unloaded on both Southern Baptists and Catholics.
In opposition to the vast majority of authentic scholars and historians, Carter asserted: "It's clear that during the early Christian era women served as deacons, priests, bishops, apostles, teachers and prophets." He added: "It wasn't until the 4th century or the 3rd at the earliest that dominant Christian leaders, all men, twisted and distorted Holy Scriptures to perpetuate their ascendant position within the religious hierarchy."
Contrary to the theorizing of Carter, Pope John Paul II taught, "The Lord Jesus chose men to form the college of the twelve apostles, and the apostles did the same when they chose collaborators to succeed them in their ministry." He added: "the Church recognizes herself to be bound by this choice made by the Lord himself. For this reason the ordination of women is not possible." (Catechism of the Catholic Church; 1577)
Carter singled out the Southern Baptist Convention and Roman Catholic Church, claiming that they "view that the Almighty considers women to be inferior to men." However, both Christian faiths hold to the Scriptural truth that God created men and women equal.
Carter suggests that only in permitting women to become priests and pastors could male religious leaders choose to interpret teachings to exalt rather than subjugate women. "They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter, subjugation," he said.
"Their continuing choice provides a foundation or justification for much of the pervasive persecution and abuse of women throughout the world," said Carter. Carter goes on to list horrific violations against women such as rape, genital mutilation, abortion of female embryos and spousal battery.
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The Economic Gospels
Since the topic of the economic message of the parables was recently raised, I couldn't help remembering this little snippet which for some years hung on my cube wall. Perhaps the Conservative Bible Project can include this among their free market parables? I'll freely make it available to them, so long as they don't embarrass me by citing my name.
One of the lesser known apocryphal gospels was that of St. Josephus Managerius whose "Gospel According to Management" was left out of the New Testament by reason of sheer irrelevance. Managerius was a Roman management consultant and inspirational speaker who became one of Christ's lesser known followers. In his own gospel account, he gave the following address to a management seminar the day after Christ's delivery of the parable in today's gospel.
"Well, folks, I think we were all pretty impressed by the Master's parable yesterday about the Pearl of Great Price, and the importance to following major spiritual upscaling opportunities. But being a trained management consultant, I'd just like to emphasize a couple of the points the Master brought up.
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Palin vs. Shatner
Shatner has been giving dramatic readings of some of Palin's twitter tweats, so Palin was returning the favor. Alas, Shatner has reached the stage in life when being mocked at by a beautiful woman is about all the former Romeo of Star Fleet can hope for. It was a funny bit and demonstrates yet again that the old political campaign rule book has been tossed out the window by her. And rest assured this is a campaign. Polls this week showed a single point separating her and Obama as to favorability, with Obama falling and Palin rising. I think Palin is rewriting the old Klingon proverb of revenge is a dish best served cold. I suspect she believes it is a dish best served laughing.
Team America Meets Avatar: Special Guest Appearance By Matt Damon
Avatar, a film produced by James "I found the tomb of Jesus" Cameron, is being spoofed by the people over at Big Hollywood with clips from the low-brow film Team America.
(Biretta Tip: Big Hollywood)
Thomas The Right Wing Tank Engine
Hattip to the ever vigilant Christopher Johnson at Midwest Conservative Journal. My kids loved Thomas the Tank Engine videos when they were little back in the nineties. Memories of those times still brings a smile to my face when I see some Thomas the Tank Engine trinket for sale in a store. Now I learn that I was not only entertaining them, I was also indoctrinating them in my political views.
A Canadian academic, surprise!, Shauna Wilson, has disclosed the political subtext underlying the Tank Engine stories:
The show's right-wing politics shows the colourful steam engines punished if they show initiative or oppose change, the researcher found.
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Fiscal Health Care Reform: The Publics Option
Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Barack Obama continue to spend, spend, spend away money we don't have. With the public option now firmly established in the current Senate version of the health care bill, Election 2010 comes to mind.
Kick the bums out.
(Biretta Tip: Glenn Foden of NewsBusters)
Philip Hamburgers New Book is a Rare Find
Michael McConnell, a Law Professor at Stanford, offers this in a First Things review of Philip Hamburger's new book titled Law and Judicial Duty:
Hamburger traces the development of modern conceptions of the law to the realization, in Europe and especially Britain, that human reason rarely provided clear answers to moral questions and therefore that an attempt to ground law in divine will, or a search for abstract reason and justice, would inevitably lead to discord. As a result, "Europeans increasingly located the obligation of law in the authority of the lawmaker rather than the reason or justice of his laws." The task of judges, then, was not to seek after elusive notions of justice and right reason but to enforce the law of the land. Natural law shifted in emphasis from moral content to legitimacy and authority, and increasingly to an understanding of authority based on the will of the people.
This seems to me a profound explanation of how and why we understand law today the way we do. It simultaneously shows you what is wrong with the modern conception of the law and what is right.
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