Month: September 2006

  • Gay Marriage Part 2

    The issue of gay marriage has come up in the last few elections.  Every time that people have been allowed to vote on the issue, they have voted to make marriage between a man and a woman.  In fact, 20 times the issue has been put before people across this country and every time the people have voted to define marriage as between a man and a woman.    

    This election eight states will be voting on defining a marriage as between a man and a woman.  The votes this time around may be closer.  It is expected that fewer conservatives will vote in this election.  

    One of the states in which the vote could be close is in Wisconsin.  In Wisconsin, marriage would be defined as between a man and a woman.  But in addition, the vote will be to ban other civil unions that are “substantially similar” to marriage.      

    If you were able to vote on a constitutional amendment in your state defining marriage as between a man and a woman, would you vote in favor of the constitutional amendment? 

        

  • Flu Shot

    Yes or No?          

                  

  • Privacy and Media

    An issue that is on my mind today is in reference to this school shooting in Colorado.  A man walked into a high school classroom and took hostages.  He quickly released the guys and some of the girls.  He kept six girls in the classroom with him.  He ended up shooting one of them before killing himself.
     
    The issue I have here is with the consistency of the media.  The media has reported now that the man “molested all of the six girls and sexually assaulted at least two of them.”  I am wondering why the media needed to mention that the girls were molested.  Was that significant to the story?
     
    Traditionally, the media does not report the name of a rape victim (Although there are some exceptions to that now).  They also don’t report the name of a suspect or victim if they are under age.  All this is done in the name of protecting the victim. 
     
    I realize that the media is not currently releasing the names of the victims.  But the reality is that if the media was so interested in protecting the privacy of victims, they would have not printed that the man molested them.  In this particular case, all of their friends will know who they are and that they were molested. 
     
    In a typical rape case, all their friends wouldn’t know.  But in this case every single person in the school is going to know the identity of the six girls.  And yet the media reported this fact.
     
    The main story here is that the man went into a school.  He took 6 hostages and he killed one of the girls before killing himself.  The rest is no one else’s business.
     
    Was it appropriate for the media to release the information about the girls being molested? 
      
     

  • Privacy

    Is abortion really an issue of privacy?       

        

  • Unplanned Pregnancy

    Is it moral for a women to abort her unborn child due to an unplanned pregnancy?  
     
      

  • Sexiest Woman Alive

    Scarlett Johansson has just been named by Esquire as the “Sexiest Woman Alive.”  

    Scarlett Johansson

    These contest are so political.  In my opinion, she is far from the “Sexiest Woman Alive.”  They always just pick someone who is popular at the time.      

    Scarlett Johansson Pictures

    Does Scarlett Johansson deserve to be called the Sexiest Woman Alive?     

          

  • Perceptions

    Michael Steele is running for the U.S. Senate.   

    Lieutenant Governor, Michael S. Steele

    He is one of the leaders who has spoken against human rights violations in Darfur.   

    He is in favor of affirmative action programs.

    He helped lead an effort to provide 70 million in grants to minority-owned business.

    He feels that solar and renewables are the energy sources for the future.

    He opposes amnesty for undocumented workers.

    Members of the Governor's Commission on Quality Education at the September 27, 2004 Kick Off meeting in the Governor's Reception Room

    Michael Steele is a Republican. 

    Did you automatically assume that this candidate was a Democrat?

     

  • Animal Olympics

    Animal rights activist are upset over what is called the “Animal Olympics.”  It takes place in Shanghai which is the largest city of the People’s Republic of China.  Animal rights activist have already been protesting the treatment of animals in China.    

    In the Animal Olympics, a kangaroo is placed in a boxing match with a man in a clown suit.     

    (photos from dailymail)

    The kangaroo is said to be hit hard in the head.  But it is reported that the kangaroo will hit back too.  The kangaroo is reported to be one of 300 athletes in the event.   

    Is fighting a kangaroo any different than fighting another man in the Olympics?

      

  • Terrell Owens Part 2

    Terrell Owens has said he was not attempting suicide.  The police are classifying his case as an “accidental overdose.”  

    Do you buy Terrell Owen’s story?      

       

  • Responsibility

    Have we come to a place where we put all the responsibility on how a woman dresses instead of the men and their lust?