Issue 114
News: The Church finally releases a more sane list of Deadly sins.
How many of us know the seven deadly sins? Don't go to Wikipedia or your copy of Se7en, just try to remember. You've probably got Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy and Pride, but according to the Vatican in the past few days, there may be some more deadly sins coming our way, including many of those which actually have a secular justification for being "deadly". They are now: Pollution, genetic engineering, economic inequality, creation of poverty, drug use, unethical experiments, and Human Rights violations. Bishop Girotti, who is in charge of confessions, released this new list to remind people that, despite the unusual fixation of religious figures upon what happens between two consenting adults in bed, there are, in fact, more dire things going on in the world. While many of the things on the new list seem like sound things to worry about (certainly more than the original list), I must note several things I disagree with in the new list. First off, genetic engineering has done wonders for the world. For instance, decades ago, in many third world countries, there was a large shortage land suitable for the growing of wheat. Enter Norman Borlaug, with his genetically modified wheat, which eventually led to saving the lives of over 1 billion people and a Nobel Prize. Of course, the Church is probably implying Stem Cell Research in this time, and I must still say that an outcome like this may be similar to Borlog's outcome, and in this case, the needs of the many millions of people who will suffer from diseases outweighs the needs of the few human blastocysts who will "suffer", although such an outcome is, by this point just conjecture. Another thing I must talk about is the stance on drug use. As a man who supports legalization of Marijuana, I must state that while drugs are ultimately dangerous, I must state that more people are dying in the Middle East due to religious conflicts every year than there are people dying as a direct result of their drug use. Other than that, as long as it is ultimately recognized that "human rights" should apply mainly to those who are ultimately physically separate from their mothers.
Band Name of the Day: Nothing this week.
Film idea of the Day: More of a book idea, it's going to be a novel based on the life of a relative of a the narrator of the novel I'm writing right now written in the form of an autobiography, from his days on an Iowa farm to his leaving the farm for the city after finally being fed up with the immorality (or lack thereof, more specifically) in the town to dating a girl who takes her aesthetic ideals from photos of the migrant women in the still-raging Depression, and finally being locked in an institution awaiting a lobotomy.
Film Review of the Day: The Miracle of Morgan's Creek. This movie is about a woman who gets impregnated and married by a soldier named Ignatz Ratskiwatzki, and her burgeoning relationship with her constantly-stuttering friend. Due to the Production Code, everything works out well in the end. One wonders whether this film can be redone. This film is good enough that I am actually considering it.
Quote of the Day: "And I'll tell you something else right now. I have the solution to the drug problem in this country. Nobody wants to hear it, but I have it. Not less drugs, more drugs. Get more drugs, and give 'em the right people."
__________Denis Leary.
Link of the Day: Food Fight. America at war from 1939 to 2008; played by food.
Tract Review: Fatal Decision. Jack starts the tract off secularly enough, with a homage (if it is that) to Outbreak, eventually deciding to tie it all up by page 18 with a connection to the idea of sin. It's not one of his better ones.
How many of us know the seven deadly sins? Don't go to Wikipedia or your copy of Se7en, just try to remember. You've probably got Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy and Pride, but according to the Vatican in the past few days, there may be some more deadly sins coming our way, including many of those which actually have a secular justification for being "deadly". They are now: Pollution, genetic engineering, economic inequality, creation of poverty, drug use, unethical experiments, and Human Rights violations. Bishop Girotti, who is in charge of confessions, released this new list to remind people that, despite the unusual fixation of religious figures upon what happens between two consenting adults in bed, there are, in fact, more dire things going on in the world. While many of the things on the new list seem like sound things to worry about (certainly more than the original list), I must note several things I disagree with in the new list. First off, genetic engineering has done wonders for the world. For instance, decades ago, in many third world countries, there was a large shortage land suitable for the growing of wheat. Enter Norman Borlaug, with his genetically modified wheat, which eventually led to saving the lives of over 1 billion people and a Nobel Prize. Of course, the Church is probably implying Stem Cell Research in this time, and I must still say that an outcome like this may be similar to Borlog's outcome, and in this case, the needs of the many millions of people who will suffer from diseases outweighs the needs of the few human blastocysts who will "suffer", although such an outcome is, by this point just conjecture. Another thing I must talk about is the stance on drug use. As a man who supports legalization of Marijuana, I must state that while drugs are ultimately dangerous, I must state that more people are dying in the Middle East due to religious conflicts every year than there are people dying as a direct result of their drug use. Other than that, as long as it is ultimately recognized that "human rights" should apply mainly to those who are ultimately physically separate from their mothers.
Band Name of the Day: Nothing this week.
Film idea of the Day: More of a book idea, it's going to be a novel based on the life of a relative of a the narrator of the novel I'm writing right now written in the form of an autobiography, from his days on an Iowa farm to his leaving the farm for the city after finally being fed up with the immorality (or lack thereof, more specifically) in the town to dating a girl who takes her aesthetic ideals from photos of the migrant women in the still-raging Depression, and finally being locked in an institution awaiting a lobotomy.
Film Review of the Day: The Miracle of Morgan's Creek. This movie is about a woman who gets impregnated and married by a soldier named Ignatz Ratskiwatzki, and her burgeoning relationship with her constantly-stuttering friend. Due to the Production Code, everything works out well in the end. One wonders whether this film can be redone. This film is good enough that I am actually considering it.
Quote of the Day: "And I'll tell you something else right now. I have the solution to the drug problem in this country. Nobody wants to hear it, but I have it. Not less drugs, more drugs. Get more drugs, and give 'em the right people."
__________Denis Leary.
Link of the Day: Food Fight. America at war from 1939 to 2008; played by food.
Tract Review: Fatal Decision. Jack starts the tract off secularly enough, with a homage (if it is that) to Outbreak, eventually deciding to tie it all up by page 18 with a connection to the idea of sin. It's not one of his better ones.
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