Apr
8
On April 12th, I will post what I feel is a very interesting and important question. I recently received “Planet Earth” as a gift, and after watching was simply even more enthralled with the natural world all around us.
As a precursor to the April 12th post, please enjoy the below brief video of some of the wonder of our planet.
Mar
22
Wichita, Kansas – A man gets up from his church pew and walks into the foyer, pulls out a .22 handgun, walks up to George Tiller, and pulls the trigger. There are about 250 witnesses. What would normally be an open and shut case of first degree murder has been complicated by the fact that George Tiller is a doctor that performs abortions. The Judge in the case has allowed defendant Scott Roeder to present a defense of voluntary manslaughter, essentially justifiable homicide. Read more »
Sep
7
There’s this news story I have been following with great interest, and the deeper I research it, the more complex it becomes. A white man from South Africa by the name of Huntley has applied for refugee status in Canada on the basis of his experience of violent racial discrimination he claims is being perpetrated by the South African government.
What made this particular refugee claim newsworthy? Thousands of refugee claims are processed in Canada every year that are the result of violent racial discrimination and oppression. Why was Huntley’s case singled out as newsworthy… was it because he is caucasian? Is it SO rare that a white person from another country applies for refugee status as to make it newsworthy? Is it really that rare; are white people universally privileged and immune from racial oppression? Oh, but wait… this story gets better! Read more »
Jun
24
Queens Bench Justice Neil Gabrielson found April Dawn Halkett, 22, not guilty of child abandonment today. To those of you not familiar with April Halkett, she gave birth in the bathroom at Wal-Mart and promptly abandoned the child.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2009/06/24/halkett-decision.html
What do you think of the judge’s decision?