Perhaps you've heard about this already.
On February 26th, 2012, 17 year old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed as he walked home from a convenience store.
Trayvon was no thug. He was no criminal. He was a child who had gone to buy some candy.
His killer is claiming he acted in self-defense. His killer had a gun and claimed his victim "looked suspicious". Trayvon, a person of color, had a pack of Skittles and was walking through the gated community where his father lived.
The police are declining to press charges.
This all makes me so sick. That poor child and his family...this isn't right.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Some good news about the Susan G. Komen foundation
Susan G. Komen For The Cure no longer funding Planned Parenthood.
More on the decision.
I hope this helps some of you who had been avoiding anything with a pink ribbon on it!
More on the decision.
I hope this helps some of you who had been avoiding anything with a pink ribbon on it!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
In the world of equality...
Washington State has finally joined the trend.
WA Senate now has votes needed to pass gay marriage legislation.
My favorite part of the article: ""Do I respect people who feel differently? Do I not feel they should have the right to do as they want? My beliefs dictate who I am and how I live, but I don't see where my believing marriage is between a man and a woman gives me the right to decide that for everyone else.
I've weighed many factors in arriving at this decision, and one of them was erased when the legislation heard today included an amendment to clearly provide for the rights of a church to choose not to marry a couple if that marriage contradicts the church's view of its teachings. That's important, and it helped shape my decision.
My preference would be to put this issue on the ballot and give all Washingtonians the opportunity to wrestle with this issue, to search their hearts as I have, and to make the choice for themselves. But I do not know that there are the votes to put it to a ballot measure. So, forced to make a choice, my choice is to allow all men and women in our state to enjoy the same privileges that are so important in my life. I will vote in favor of marriage equality."
Now, let's get to work on eliminating the death penalty!
WA Senate now has votes needed to pass gay marriage legislation.
My favorite part of the article: ""Do I respect people who feel differently? Do I not feel they should have the right to do as they want? My beliefs dictate who I am and how I live, but I don't see where my believing marriage is between a man and a woman gives me the right to decide that for everyone else.
I've weighed many factors in arriving at this decision, and one of them was erased when the legislation heard today included an amendment to clearly provide for the rights of a church to choose not to marry a couple if that marriage contradicts the church's view of its teachings. That's important, and it helped shape my decision.
My preference would be to put this issue on the ballot and give all Washingtonians the opportunity to wrestle with this issue, to search their hearts as I have, and to make the choice for themselves. But I do not know that there are the votes to put it to a ballot measure. So, forced to make a choice, my choice is to allow all men and women in our state to enjoy the same privileges that are so important in my life. I will vote in favor of marriage equality."
Now, let's get to work on eliminating the death penalty!
Thursday, December 15, 2011
What are you willing to give up?
What are you willing to give up until abortion ends?
I'm tempted to give up something easy--but that doesn't seem right.
Chocolate will be HARD to give up. But it's one I'm willing to make.
The whole site is really inspiring, it's based on a Whole Life concept which I love: I Am Whole Life.
Spread the word!
I'm tempted to give up something easy--but that doesn't seem right.
Chocolate will be HARD to give up. But it's one I'm willing to make.
The whole site is really inspiring, it's based on a Whole Life concept which I love: I Am Whole Life.
Spread the word!
Friday, November 25, 2011
A movie review
If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
Yeah, it's about abortion. I watched it today because I'd forgotten to take it off my Netflix list.
The first story takes place in the 1950's, where a young widow has found herself pregnant after a one-night stand with her dead husband's brother. This being 1952, children are only a welcome blessing when conceived under the right circumstances-otherwise they are a sign of shame. And people want to bring those days back?
A desperate character (played by Demi Moore) desperately attempts to terminate the pregancy, first by overdosing on pills, then with a knitting needle, then finally with the services of an illegally operating doctor using unsterilzed equipment on her kitchen table. This first part of the film ends with her bleeding and desperately trying to call for help.
Story #2 opens in 1974. A mother of four (Sissy Spacek) is pregnant again--not what she'd wanted at this point in her life! Even more disturbing is the reaction of her hippie teenage daughter, who resents that she might have to go to a state college instead of the Ivy League school she wanted to go to. I wanted to strangle the braless know-it-all and scream "some of us had to pay our OWN way through college, you selfish child!". She wanted to kill her own sibling more than her mother did.
And in the end, the baby lived. If this portion had ended with an abortion, I don't think I could have made it through the rest of the movie.
Story #3, 1996. Anne Heche is a college student impregnated by a married professor. He breaks it off and hands her some money-not enough to support the child, but enough to get it taken care of. Way to take responsibility there, Professor. Heche's character is struggling with this as she's personally against abortion, as is her best friend (played by Jada Pinkett).
Heche makes a first trip to the local clinic alone. It is mostly peaceful there, the only protests being from a non-violent group of mostly older women praying rosaries in front of the clinic. When Heche approaches, they are polite and offer other options and will pray for her. Finally! A positive portrayal of pro-lifers.
She enters the clinic, but later changes her mind and leaves having not had the abortion.
I wish I could say the film ends there.
Yeah, it's about abortion. I watched it today because I'd forgotten to take it off my Netflix list.
The first story takes place in the 1950's, where a young widow has found herself pregnant after a one-night stand with her dead husband's brother. This being 1952, children are only a welcome blessing when conceived under the right circumstances-otherwise they are a sign of shame. And people want to bring those days back?
A desperate character (played by Demi Moore) desperately attempts to terminate the pregancy, first by overdosing on pills, then with a knitting needle, then finally with the services of an illegally operating doctor using unsterilzed equipment on her kitchen table. This first part of the film ends with her bleeding and desperately trying to call for help.
Story #2 opens in 1974. A mother of four (Sissy Spacek) is pregnant again--not what she'd wanted at this point in her life! Even more disturbing is the reaction of her hippie teenage daughter, who resents that she might have to go to a state college instead of the Ivy League school she wanted to go to. I wanted to strangle the braless know-it-all and scream "some of us had to pay our OWN way through college, you selfish child!". She wanted to kill her own sibling more than her mother did.
And in the end, the baby lived. If this portion had ended with an abortion, I don't think I could have made it through the rest of the movie.
Story #3, 1996. Anne Heche is a college student impregnated by a married professor. He breaks it off and hands her some money-not enough to support the child, but enough to get it taken care of. Way to take responsibility there, Professor. Heche's character is struggling with this as she's personally against abortion, as is her best friend (played by Jada Pinkett).
Heche makes a first trip to the local clinic alone. It is mostly peaceful there, the only protests being from a non-violent group of mostly older women praying rosaries in front of the clinic. When Heche approaches, they are polite and offer other options and will pray for her. Finally! A positive portrayal of pro-lifers.
She enters the clinic, but later changes her mind and leaves having not had the abortion.
I wish I could say the film ends there.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Mississippi Personhood Amendment
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/279742/distorting-mississippi-personhood-amendment-michael-j-new
While I'm not surprised that the media exaggerated this amendment, I do still have some questions.
What the bill says.
I have to ask the good people of Mississippi: do you have a plan to care for those children? Do you truly support ALL life? Got a universal health plan there to cover for it (I can only hope the U.S. would join the rest of the civilized world soon when it comes to health care)?
And because ALL life is important--what about those women for whom their pregnancy could kill them? While medical technology has vastly improved, I do know of at least one woman who would have died if an abortion was refused her: she miscarried one twin at 19 weeks and would have bled to death if the doctor hadn't removed the other fetus.
I'm struggling with this one. I do support the outlawing of abortion but I fear that not making exceptions when a woman's life is in danger will only vilify the pro-life movement.
While I'm not surprised that the media exaggerated this amendment, I do still have some questions.
What the bill says.
I have to ask the good people of Mississippi: do you have a plan to care for those children? Do you truly support ALL life? Got a universal health plan there to cover for it (I can only hope the U.S. would join the rest of the civilized world soon when it comes to health care)?
And because ALL life is important--what about those women for whom their pregnancy could kill them? While medical technology has vastly improved, I do know of at least one woman who would have died if an abortion was refused her: she miscarried one twin at 19 weeks and would have bled to death if the doctor hadn't removed the other fetus.
I'm struggling with this one. I do support the outlawing of abortion but I fear that not making exceptions when a woman's life is in danger will only vilify the pro-life movement.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)