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Weekly Archive: July 10, 2005 - July 16, 2005



July 15, 2005

A warning about taking bloggers too seriously
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This American columnist thinks the Democratic Party is trying too hard to please left-wing bloggers. I think he's right....


Doonesbury doesn't get bloggers
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More insults from old-school press....


Finally, a voice of reason at rabble.ca
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It took over twelve hours:Isn't it a tad bit hateful to suggest that terrorists should attack this cruise and kill its participants? Or that it should hit an iceberg and sink? Perhaps the site admin should review some of these...


Good news from London!
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Last week, I posted a plea from a reader in Australia trying to help her mother get in contact with a cousin in London:My mother is trying to find her cousin Dennis Smale. He works in the law courts not...



July 14, 2005

Hoping we all die a miserable death [updated]
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Greenpeace thinks a porn flick with Bush and Blair is a legitimate political statement. In Canada, our moonbat leftists hope that conservative pundits and their families on a cruise ship are killed by terrorists. And they think they are clever.


Adjusting American foreign policy
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A recent poll puts the lie to the chattering class in Canada, and their insistence that American foreign policy has resulted in nothing but terrorism.


Irwin Cotler: The Liberal Party still giving out rewards
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With a hat tip to ProudCanadian.ca, this from Essex CPC MP Jeff Watson, who describes the scene of Liberal MPs shaking Chuck Cadman's hand after the budget vote, an MP none had ever bothered to know prior to that night:Most...


Replaceable non-self-conscious babies
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In my meanderings, I've come across the writings of Peter Singer, utilitarian philosopher. What I read was shocking......


The Pope vs Harry Potter
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A simplistic meme is spreading that Pope Benedict XVI is condemning the Harry Potter books. The truth is a bit more subtle.


Debating with unreasonable children
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How do you reason with people like this?


Kevin Bourassa -- Ignorant blowhard
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A gay activist is on record as demanding that the Roman Catholic Church lose its tax-exempt status. He reveals an ignorance both of why religious institutions are tax-exempt, and of his own limitations in effecting real change....


News of the icky
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See what same-sex marriage has wrought? To be fair, I can't blame C-38 or Svend Robinson for this one. But it's still icky. 'Toyboy', 31, marries his 70-year-old sweetheart And actually, now that I think about it, in days long...



July 13, 2005

Alberta -- the next battleground?
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Alberta to recognize same sex marriage...but with reservations....


The difference between "forcing" and "talking"
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People have forgotten what it means to debate. Debate is the antithesis of force. When you force someone to adhere to your views, you don't even bother explaining your views. You go in with the threat of violence and compel...



July 12, 2005

A compromise on same-sex marriage was never a possibility
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In the discussion thread for this post on forcing schools to incorporate mandatory classes on queer issues, one reader commented that he thought a compromise on same-sex marriage (using a different term for homosexual unions) would have been acceptable. He...


London Bombings: So they were soldiers after all?
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Apologists argue that the terrorists are really soldiers in a war. Soldiers, eh? Well, soldiers operating behind enemy lines and out of uniform are subject to summary execution. Perfectly legal.


The Marginalization of Parents in Education
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Some people want educational priorities in British Columbia to shift to "queer issues", and want to make sure parents are not a party to the "education" of their children.


Catholic Carnival #38 is up
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The 38th Catholic Carnival is up. I haven't tracked the carnival in the past, though I have read some posts. But in this week's carnival, my "Choices have consequences" piece has been deemed worthy for inclusion, and for that I...



July 11, 2005

More fallout from the Comartin affair
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The Roman Catholic Church's acts of discipline against wayward members continues to generate fallout....


I expected better from an Albertan
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In considering whether Canada is going to be a target of Osama bin Laden's terrorists, "Jingles" at rabble.ca had this to say:We aren't [a target], because there is no such thing. I'm pretty worried about being attacked by that goddamn...


What Catholics must (and may not) agree on
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With the news of two NDP members of parliament being disciplined by the Roman Catholic Church for their support of same-sex marriage (see here and here), some people have expressed confusion on why these Catholic politicians are taking heat for...



July 10, 2005

"We will judge you"
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Of course San Francisco is banning the USS Iowa from being berthed there as a museum. They have no respect for the values that the USS Iowa fought to protect.


Any help will be appreciated
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From a reader:My mother is trying to find her cousin Dennis Smale. He works in the law courts not far from the bombings. We know that he takes the bus/train as he hates to drive in london. If you have...