No, this is not one of those syrupy posts about learning from other cultures. But, it is a reminiscence of an encounter I had with an older Quechua man up in the Andes mountains. For those of you who are not aware, my wife and I were missionaries in the southern part of Perú in […]
A hobbitt Anglican priest?
One of the interesting things about the English is that one never knows what interesting bits of eccentricity one will run across. The photograph at the right is actually from one of the BBC sites. It is the lead for a television show called, How To Live A Simple Life. Unfortunately, you cannot watch this […]
Thoughtful opinon on the birth control pill
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fetal cells, child safety, and Roman Catholic bishops
Okay, but what about the second part of the bishop’s statement? (If this is your first time here, you need to dial back to the 26th of April and begin reading forwards to this day. Many in the pro-birth movement have taken the attitude that if the vaccine is made from fetal cells from an […]
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