News, opinion, and current events

Here's a smattering of articles that I came across today:

The Case for Teaching the Bible / TIME

Citing a series of Supreme Court decisions culminating in 1963's Abington Township School District v. Schempp, which removed prayer and devotion from the classroom, the skeptics ask whether it is safe to bring back the source of all that sectarianism. But a new, post-Schempp coalition insists it is essential to do so. It argues that teaching the Bible in schools--as an object of study, not God's received word--is eminently constitutional. The Bible so pervades Western culture, it says, that it's hard to call anyone educated who hasn't at least given thought to its key passages.

Islam - Part Two / la nouvelle théologie

The media tells us true Islam is a religion of peace (and love). I beg to differ. Islam is an ideology of power. Politics is woven into the very fabric of Islam. In fact in classical Islam it is a virtue to kill an infidel. The Koran explicitly forbids friendships with Jews and Christians. The West is struggling against an ideology which has every intention in conquering it.

Turning the Tide Against Euthanasia / ZENIT

Most people who think that euthanasia and assisted suicide should be legal are not thinking the whole issue through. They are thinking about personal autonomy and choice. They think about what it would be like to suddenly become incapacitated, and consider such a life as undignified or worthless. Perhaps they consider severely disabled people as having no quality of life. Our dignity and quality of life don't come from what we can or cannot do. Dignity and quality of life are not matters of efficiency, proficiency and productivity. They come from a deeper place -- from who we are and how we relate to each other.

Children 'bad for planet' / The Sunday Times - news.com.au

The greatest thing anyone in Britain could do to help the future of the planet would be to have one less child." In his latest comments, the academic says that when couples are planning a family they should be encouraged to think about the environmental consequences. "The decision to have children should be seen as a very big one and one that should take the environment into account," he added. Professor Guillebaud says that, as a general guideline, couples should produce no more than two offspring.

I would post more articles, but I'm feeling sick after the last one! I love children so much; who would dare tell a family to not create beautiful, new life in the name of love?