Category: Ethics, Morality & Religion
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The Iraq war’s tumultous aftermath has given rise to another unusual situation. The Bush administration, hardly the champion of human rights and compassion, is working hard to save Saddam Hussein’s former vice president Taha Yassin Ramadan from execution. Ramadan was first sentenced to life imprisonment by the Iraqi trial court. Subsequently the appeals court ruled…
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In light of the recent UN resolution that "urges all member states ‘unreservedly to reject any denial of the Holocaust as a historical event, either in full or in part, or any activities to this end’" and the German bid to make Holocaust denial a crime in all EU countries, Namit at Shunya’s Notes, asks some…
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I see that Sujatha has already published a post on Texas governor Rick Perry’s order to make vaccination with Gardasil mandatory for 11-12 year girls in Texas. Many other states are considering a similar move. I nearly fell off my chair at the breakfast table yesterday morning when I read on the front page of…
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There’s an online petition objecting to the treatment of Genarlow Wilson by the state of Georgia. Why? Because while petitions may be effectively useless, it’s all we’ve got, and through a stunning showing of incompetence and a pronounced lack of human decency (tinged with racial overtones) on the part the Georgia legislature, the Douglas County…
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Texas Governor Rick "Good Hair" Perry recently had his inaugural bash in Austin. Due to icy weather, the planned outdoors event was moved indoors. Undeterred by freezing temps, Perry had a rousing (more like hell raising) party to celebrate his re-election. It was a classic (and disgraceful) "watch what I do, not what I say"…
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I should really be writing a post about Bush right now but I am going to wait and see what he has to say during tonight’s State of the Union speech. In the meantime, a local story in today’s paper caught my eye. "Brazoria Mayor Ken Corley wants offensive use of the "n-word" to be…
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The recent story about the two kidnapped young boys rescued from the clutches of a pedophile caught the attention of the entire nation. Ben Ownby and Shawn Hornbeck, both of Missouri, were found in an apartment belonging to Michael Devlin, a 41 year old pizza store manager. It was the search for thirteen year old…
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Whenever I hear about torture, I inevitably think of this conversation with this psychopath: Doug Cassel: If the President deems that he’s got to torture somebody, including by crushing the testicles of the person’s child, there is no law that can stop him? John Yoo: No treaty. Doug Cassel: Also no law by Congress. That…
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Here are two brazen statements made by high profile public figures which illustrate that to become a successful right winger, one must eschew all sense of shame. Last Sunday on 60 Minutes (CBS), George W. Bush was interviewed by Scott Pelley. Here is one exchange that provides a glimpse into Bush’s unrepentant heart and arrogant…
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Here is a post and its follow up at Majikthise – a popular and thoughtful liberal blog which sheds more light on the conditions surrounding Ashley and her family. I was surprised that the opinions there are squarely on the side of the parents’ decison to radically alter Ashley’s physical make-up with surgery and medication.…
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Nine year old Ashley has had an hysterectomy, her breast buds have been removed to prevent them from growing into their womanly size, she has been treated with massive doses of estrogen to prevent normal growth spurt – all medical procedures performed at the behest of her parents. They want Ashley to remain petite –…
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