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Friday, May 25, 2007

Jacob: Last Day of Kindergarten

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Two Worn Out Brothers

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Andrew at Six Weeks



Hard to believe he's almost nine weeks already.
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Ever Have One of Those Days?

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Monday, May 21, 2007

Presidential Pot Calling the Kettle Black?

Jimmy Carter...JIMMY CARTER (anybody remember his presidency)...has called President Bush the worst president in history...while pushing a Bible study book. Hmmm.

I hate the fact that he and President Clinton both broke the wonderful tradition of former presidents refraining from openly criticizing sitting presidents. It demonstrated an element of class. Maybe that explains it.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Selective Reduction: The Most Popular Procedure You've Probably Never Heard Of

Dr. Albert Mohler has a very poignant post on his blog today about the practice of "selective reduction" within the larger context of the slippery slope of abortion on demand. Here is an excerpt:

[Dan] Neil and his wife aborted two boy fetuses in order to increase the chances for two healthy girls. All of this resulted from an IVF procedure and the option of "selective reduction" that is urged upon parents by many doctors.

As Neil explains, "We don't feel guilty. We don't feel ashamed. We're not even really sad, because terminating these fetuses -- at 15 weeks' gestation -- was a medical imperative."

That is a redefinition of "imperative," and the claim completely side-steps the moral responsibility of using a technology that is almost certain to present this awful choice. Furthermore, Neil and his wife used advanced diagnostic testing to determine which fetuses to abort.

Added to all this, Tom Strode of Baptist Press reports that the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority in Britain has allowed human embryos to be tested for eye squint. As Strode explains, "The news marked an ominous milestone -– supposedly the first embryo screening for a cosmetic flaw."

God forbid we should have kids with cosmetic flaws. I have said it before, but these practices sound as if they're right out of Hitler's Nazi playbook.

As for selective reduction, I guess I'll never understand the widespread acceptance of so many IVF procedures...regardless of the payoff. The price is just too high.

Read this important Mohler article here.

Note: I have written several opinions on the subject of IVF in past posts (as well as many on the subject of abortion). To read them, type "IVF" in the search engine at the top of this page.

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Jerry Falwell Dead at 73

News just broke that Jerry Falwell of Liberty University has died.

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Monday, May 14, 2007

Christian Persecution on Rise in Pakistan

According to a recent report, Christians in Pakistan are being threatened with death if they refuse to convert to Islam:
Christian residents of Charsadda in the Northwest Province of Pakistan received a threatening letter with an ultimatum of 10 days to convert to Islam or face dire consequences and bomb explosions, ASSIST News Service reports. The deadline of the ultimatum expires on May 17, 2007. According to All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA), copies of the letter are being distributed among the Christians in Charsadda, a town where Islamic militants have a heavy presence and are attacking video, audio and barber shops. APMA says the militants are harassing women to veil themselves and not to attend schools and threatening barber shops to stop shaving beards and mustaches.


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Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Debate Link

If you're interested in the debate described in my last post, it is here at 1 PM today Eastern time.

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Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Evolutionary Debate on ABC in NYC

Actor and former atheist, Kirk Cameron, taking part in a televised debate on the existence of God. Should be interesting. Crosswalk news gives the details:
CNSNews.com reports that two Christian evangelists and two atheist activists are squaring off in a 90-minute debate about whether God really exists - in a program to be shown on the ABC News website Wednesday afternoon. An abbreviated version will be broadcast during the evening edition of "Nightline." "We are very grateful to ABC for taking this courageous step," said Ray Comfort of the "Way of the Master" ministry. The debate was recorded before a live audience in New York City on Saturday. "As far as we know, nothing like this has ever been done before." Comfort claims he can prove the existence of God, scientifically, without mentioning faith or the Bible. Comfort's partner in ministry, actor Kirk Cameron, said, "We will not only prove that God exists, but as an ex-atheist, I'll show that the issue keeping so many people from believing in God -- Darwinian evolution -- is completely unscientific."
I've dealt with the unscientific nature of Darwinian evolution previously on this blog here. There are also many other posts on the subject that can be referenced by doing a search (using the search engine at the top of this page) with the terms "evolution" or "Darwin."

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Friday, May 04, 2007

Out of Time: Magazine Demonstrates It's Out of Touch

Time magazine recently came out with it's list of 100 most influential people and demonstrated it clearly has an ax to grind. The likes of Rosie O'Donnell, Borat, Justin Timberlake, Leonardo Dicaprio and even Osama Bin Laden made the list while the President of the United States did not.

I'm sure Time and Bin Laden are both very proud.

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Wednesday, May 02, 2007

A Tragedy in Chattanooga. What is the Proper Response?

Yesterday, a 15 month-old child was left in a car all day in the sweltering heat which, inside the vehicle, reached an estimated 142 degrees. Local news reports the child was pronounced dead after being found late in the afternoon:
Police say Robert Reid found his one-year-old son in his car yesterday afternoon. Police say Reid took his six-, ten- and 12-year-old children to school yesterday morning and intended to drop off the baby at a daycare center.Emergency responders say Timothy Reid was dead when they arrived at the shipping business where Robert Reid works. The child had been in the car for nearly seven hours.
According to news this morning, Mr. Reid has now been arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide and aggravated child abuse and neglect.

My first question is why didn't the daycare center call the parents when the child failed to arrive at the center? It has been the practice of the two preschools we have used that the office calls to find out whether or not our son is supposed to be there when absent. I am not trying to shift blame onto the daycare center, I am merely pointing out how that is a good policy, one that would have perhaps saved this young child's life had it been implemented.

The real question is whether or not it is appropriate to bring these charges against the father. Now, as a father, I am torn. On the one hand, it is difficult to imagine being so preoccupied that you end up leaving your child in a car, so I understand the outrage that comes when these sorts of things happen as, tragically, they tend to do from time to time.

On the other hand, throw three more children in the mix and, whether we like to admit it or not, the craziness of the morning can cause a great deal of stress leading to even the most A.R. people among us to forget our names. I find it difficult to believe that this father was intentionally negligent and bent on abuse (and death) of his child. As a matter of fact, I would imagine he is devastated beyond belief. If I were to try and put myself in his place, I can only imagine dying of grief. I cannot imagine the torture that father is likely going through right now.

So, is it right that he should be charged for murder or should this be considered a horribly tragic accident? Should he be put in prison for years to come or would mandatory counseling, community service, or something of that nature be more appropriate? Perhaps it depends on the exact circumstances of the particular case, but it seems to me that this tragedy will only be compounded if the man is put in prison as a result. For instance, what will happen to the remaining three children? What about his wife? What will come of his family if he is no longer able to provide income for the family?

Some may say that the kids will perhaps be safer and, thus, better off without this man as a guardian. I suppose they may have a point, but I have a difficult time believing that to be true.

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