Yesterday, it was announced that the new leader of the US Episcopal Church is Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. Worth immediate attention is the fact that Jefferts Schori is the first female leader of the church in the US, and is one of only a few female leaders worldwide. Not only that, but she’s declaring that her church will be open to homosexuals – something that practically every institution tries to ban or, at least, avoid.
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Bush Defends Decisions on Iraq War
March 21st, 2006 Dean Posted in Noteworthy, politick 5 Comments »
“I can understand how Americans are worried about whether or not we can win,” Bush said, adding that most Americans want victory “but they’re concerned about whether or not we can win.”
Doesn’t that seem a bit out of touch? Don’t you think that most Americans just want to get the hell out of Iraq, regardless of whether we can claim “victory” or not? Maybe I’m just projecting my views into assumptions of the general population but, in my opinion, the issue isn’t about whether we “win” or not… is it?
Source (no longer functional): Bush Defends Decisions on Iraq War – Yahoo! News
Government Spying
March 7th, 2006 Dean Posted in politick
This is an extremely long but thoughtful post-turned-debate about the government’s ability to, essentially, do whatever the hell they want. Please keep an open mind and read on.
Me:
Michael O sent me this link to an article about a guy who was being watched by Homeland Security as he paid $6500 off on his credit card. The guy was told that “the amount they had sent in was much larger than their normal monthly payment. And if the increase hits a certain percentage higher than that normal payment, Homeland Security has to be notified. And the money doesn’t move until the threat alert is lifted.” That seems pretty ridiculous. Just because they have the means doesn’t give them the right. I don’t understand how paying your own personal credit card off could pose a security threat. However, I don’t feel that the real issue is invasion of privacy; I believe the underlying problem is the government is wasting our time and money on stupid shit. As Michael said, “I think our government forgets one very important quote – ‘those who would sacrifice a little freedom for temporal safety deserve neither to be safe or free.’” Read the rest of this entry »