First Things on Evangelical expulsion @ Georgetown

Evangelical groups booted from Georgetown "peace be upon them". The 'news of the hour' this fall semester 2006. But what could be the reasoning for such a decision where most recently the Islamic faith has been apparently so tolerated and included in this Catholic educational institution. Apparently this is still an open question. Catholic scholarly journal 'First Things', known for having a strong, living faith that is not afraid of serious academic reflection has some thoughts on the subject that are intriguing. I'm not sure they fully have it, but they are always quite informed and engaging. Read them here.

Media biases in strange but enlightening contexts

You may question this source but it rather clearly deals with WESTERN media bias. You might appreciate it anyway. It is in flash and goes pretty quickly. It is titled Photo Fraud in Lebanon:

http://www.aish.com/movies/PhotoFraud.asp

Pretty amazing documenting of anti-Israel, *western* news fraud. And these sources have the guts to even mention with feigned moral concern Mel Gibson's problems with his anti-Jewish/Israel issues?!. When Reuters, NBC, CNN, ABC, and the NY Times apologize multiple times, and require counseling for themselves, request insights in counsel from the grieving families of Israeli soldiers...vilified and fiercely fought in part because of such media creations, we'll be ready to read them less hyper-critically again.

On the more Arab free press (OK, that is a joke) Al Jazeers side comes this. An amazing, secular atheist woman appears in a TV interview with significant courage, on a show with an Imman who only states 'So you are a heretic then..'. You might get a kick out of this woman's gutsy-ness, though I'm sure she is portrayed in the media there as a kook. Here's that link for your entertainment.

http://switch3.castup.net/cunet/gm.asp?ai=214&ar=1050wmv&ak=null
I wish I could find more academics in the Western world with this secular woman's strength of conviction about principled pluralism. She is a rather inspirational feminist in several ways. Alas "the land of the complacent and the home of the 'correct'" has its own sets of issues in rebellion against God and people of all sorts who are in the image of God. We need grace and mercy too.

Call it obvious, natural law, miraculous...amazing

This from the Family Research Council. Something that apparently doesn't escape the over-the-top rich and the over-the-top amorous. Hopefully the booing with help them think and grow stronger in obvious truth rather than second-guessing and dumbing down. From the FRC: "Bill Gates and former U.S. President Bill Clinton teamed up as a "Double Bill" of speakers at the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto, Canada. Bill Gates' opening remarks were well received until he mentioned abstinence and fidelity within marriage as two possible strategies in combating the deadly disease. "ABC" means abstinence, be faithful, and condoms for specific populations that refuse "A" and "B." It is the centerpiece of the Bush administration's approach to AIDS in Africa. Gates said: "This approach has saved many lives, and we should expand it." At the mention of this, however, the hall erupted in loud boos. Their reaction is very instructive. We see here the open hostility of the international AIDS "community" to anything but the promotion of condoms as a means of combating the spread of AIDS. Today's Washington Post reports on a Philadelphia study that shows 48 percent of 662 black students in that city who received abstinence-only messages had had sex. But 61 percent of those who were exposed to the pro-condom message of "comprehensive sexuality education" had sex. Even former president Bill Clinton praised the ABC's of the Bush Administration's efforts in Africa."

Additional Resources
Africa Gives 'ABC' Mixed Grades
Why Wait: The Benefits of Abstinence Until Marriage