Parents vs. militant teacher union
The Nanaimo Daily News – May 7, 2012
Letter: Parents rejecting public school and hostile union
Re: ‘Education should not be a commodity’ (Daily News, May 4)
News & Opinion
The End of the Abortion Debate in Canada?: David Krayden
By David Krayden
Even if perhaps 20,000 people came to Parliament Hill yesterday to proclaim a pro-life Canada, to a great many observers, the apparent rejection and imminent defeat of Motion 312 in the House of Commons would seem to herald the end of the abortion debate in Canada. The motion, a modest proposal at best, is Kitchener Centre MP Stephen Woodworth’s earnest initiative to assess if indeed the fetus is a human being or simply protoplasm and a mere appendage to a woman’s body. Yes, obviously this question is all about whether abortion entails the taking of a human life and whether it should enjoy the unrestricted access that it currently does in Canada.
Media: Traction, Subtraction and Retraction: Rod Taylor
When following a news story, it’s good to go to the experts who can weigh in for accuracy. Thus, when 19,600 prolife marchers converge on Ottawa, any self-respecting news agency would certainly go to a math expert—say the RCMP—to get an accurate count. Their rough guess: 10,000. That’s a good scientific model to follow. I suspect that if the RCMP had failed in their duty, another “unbiased” observer could have been dug up to give an opinion. “Then they suborned witnesses…” comes to mind…
Cultivating Courage: The First Cardinal Virtue
Excerpt from BreakPoint commentary (May 9, 2012), “Cultivating Courage: The First Cardinal Virtue”:
So what is courage? It’s not the absence of fear. Courage is overcoming a natural fear. Courage means saying yes to right action even at risk of pain or loss, just as Chuck did during Watergate.
Sears no longer posting pornography
From a May 9th email form the American Family Association:
As a supporter of the AFA Action Alert, you are making a huge difference. Had you not taken time to get involved, Sears would still be selling pornography today!
After hearing from you, Sears contacted AFA and assured us that going forward, they are updating filtering equipment and enforcing strict guidelines to prevent sexually explicit products being available on their websites.
Totalitaria – Tutorial in totalitarianism…
Totalitaria is a beautiful tropical island. On could call it a paradise. It’s handsome people live in a land of perpetual and lush vegetation that provide for every human need. One of the most attractive aspects of life in Totalitaria is the absence of problems and worries!
Science museum embraces anti-scientific sex propaganda agenda with new display
Science museum’s “Sex: A Tell-all” Exhibition
Received via email through the Rideau Valley Home Educators Connection. If you visit the link below to the online Montreal exhibit site, you will see and hear enough anti-scientific propagandist filth that you won’t feel a need to actually attend the exhibit. But if you want to confirm the dangerous and dishonest nature of the material being provided then, according to the info below, you can visit the museum at no cost on Monday and Wednesday evenings this week:
Do EPA officials want to kill people?
The Washington Times – May 7, 2012
Saving the planet, one crucifixion at a time
Environmental movement has tentacles reaching all levers of power
By Robert Knight
What do Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico have in common?
They comprise the Environmental Protection Agency’s Region VI. They also constitute the core of America’s energy production, especially oil.