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Ales Rarus
A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
Neuhaus’ Law: Where orthodoxy is optional, orthodoxy shall sooner or later be proscribed.
family
Dr. Paul May Do Harm
On 21 May 2008, “Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008” became law. Essentially, the act prohibits health insurance companies from denying coverage to someone with negative genetic makeup. This law is good legislation since it guarantees that everyone has the opportunity to enroll in or buy into health insurance to help improve or save peoples’ […]
Poor Deprived Children
CNN laments:
"Many of the children [wept up in a raid earlier this month on the Yearning for Zion Ranch run by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] have seen little or no television. They have been essentially home-schooled all their lives [and may be ahead of public-school students their ages]. Most were […]
Fight the REAL ID Act in PA
A new Meetup group dedicated to carrying out Ron Paul's principles apart from the presidential election (and there's plenty do on other levels and branches of gov't!) has organized a rally against the REAL ID Act in Pittsburgh:
Pregnancy and Minors' Right to Privacy
Pregnancy Notification Policy Alarms Some Health Experts"A revised regulation that directs Howard County school officials to notify parents when students reveal they are pregnant has drawn criticism from health experts who say it violates a young woman's right to privacy and jeopardizes health care."My two cents? Children are guaranteed no right to privacy with regard […]
Suffer the Children
This is a follow-up to an article I'm fairly certain I blogged (but can't seem to
find). I usually attend masses performed by fathers of the Oratorian Community (of
Saint Philip Neri). This particular oratory caters mostly to college students. When
I go to a parish for mass, I'm appalled […]
