Yesterday, I posted a note on the 50th anniversary of the birth control pill. A couple of posters asked me some questions, for which I was not able to give full answers. But, today I found this editorial piece by an “aging sex symbol” (her self-description) that has some thoughtful reflections on the birth control […]
Archives for May 2010
The Birth Control Pill turns 50
The birth control pill turned 50 this year. Time magazine celebrated the anniversary with a 5,000-word look at the sociological history of its development and use. And I have to say that while the piece reads a bit like a love letter to 1960s feminism, author Nancy Gibbs discussed religion and values throughout the piece. […]
Loose lips sink ships
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Explosive and the City www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party Frankly, you want to skip most of this clip and begin to view it at 2:15 (two minutes and fifteen seconds) into the clip. This is a subject that I […]
Jaime Escalante and the problem with Arizona
Yesterday, I posted on the State of Arizona and its both mistaken and, I believe, illegal criteria having to do with accents and teaching. Let me emphasize again that I am talking about non-TESL classes. But, let me give you an example of a teacher who could easily not be allowed to teach in Arizona […]
Xenophobia in Arizona
No, this post does not have to do with immigration rules. Rather, this has to do with rules recently imposed by the Arizona Department of Education. This news story has been reported in multiple newspapers and news media. The Arizona Department of Education recently began telling school districts that teachers whose spoken English it deems […]
The Lord’s Prayer in Klingon
For those of you Trekkies who are interested, see below. Research has turned up this manuscript of the Our Father in Klingon. This could be proof that the universe is larger than we think.
Bishops, absolute and hierarchical ethics
Let me finish this subject quickly and briefly, as I often have more of an interest in the details of a subject than many people do. When Christians debate ethics, they do not often think about how they look upon God’s rules. In the United States, it is quite common among many to assume that […]
Bishops and ethics
I said yesterday that the basis that the bishops use to make at least some of their moral judgments is hierarchical ethics. What does that mean? Well, actually, the terms that I used yesterday are an oversimplification. Let me show you a more complex chart. DESCRIPTION STRENGTH/WEAKNESS EXAMPLE ETHICAL RELATIVISM – No principles are universally […]
