Yahoo! News - Critics Call Affleck, J Lo. Movie 'Gigli' a Turkey
If early reviews are anything to go by, the pairing of the real-life love birds in the movie "Gigli" looks set to bomb when it opens at the U.S. box office Friday.
Among its biggest problems is a love scene in which Lopez spreads her legs and tells a smoldering Affleck, "It's turkey time. Gobble, gobble."
"Witless, coarse, and vulgar, 'Gigli' is worse than its advance buzz could have indicated," wrote Fox News critic Roger Friedman. "The film -- if you can call it that -- is a total, mindless disaster."
AP Wire | 07/31/2003 | Religion Today
McALLEN, Texas - A rare attempt to unionize by Roman Catholic workers in South Texas has resulted in a nasty dispute, with one priest leaving a parish where there have been daily protests outside the church.
Church employees from several parishes voted last year to form a union, and a priest at Holy Spirit Church responded by firing four of the workers in June. The workers got their jobs back through a court order, but were quickly put on paid leave.
"It was like an unfriendly takeover," said Ann Cass, pastoral associate coordinator of ministries and one of the fired workers, all of whom are parishioners at Holy Spirit. "The locks on the doors were changed, security guards were brought in. I've worked in this parish 22, 23 years, and we really felt violated."
Brownsville Bishop Raymundo J. Pena, whose diocese runs west from the Gulf of Mexico along the Mexican border and includes the parishes involved in the union spat, has adamantly denied having anything to do with the firings.
He will not talk to reporters directly, but has issued statements that suggest the conflict within the church goes beyond a labor dispute - to maverick parishioners who have promoted ideas such as women in the priesthood.
"This same group has picketed the ordination of our diocesan priests the last two years. On June 22, they were hurriedly removing the women's ordination signs from their banners and replacing them with the union signs," he wrote.
For three consecutive Sundays, dissidents at Holy Spirit held a simultaneous Mass outside the regular church service.
McALLEN, Texas - A rare attempt to unionize by Roman Catholic workers in South Texas has resulted in a nasty dispute, with one priest leaving a parish where there have been daily protests outside the church.
Church employees from several parishes voted last year to form a union, and a priest at Holy Spirit Church responded by firing four of the workers in June. The workers got their jobs back through a court order, but were quickly put on paid leave.
"It was like an unfriendly takeover," said Ann Cass, pastoral associate coordinator of ministries and one of the fired workers, all of whom are parishioners at Holy Spirit. "The locks on the doors were changed, security guards were brought in. I've worked in this parish 22, 23 years, and we really felt violated."
Brownsville Bishop Raymundo J. Pena, whose diocese runs west from the Gulf of Mexico along the Mexican border and includes the parishes involved in the union spat, has adamantly denied having anything to do with the firings.
He will not talk to reporters directly, but has issued statements that suggest the conflict within the church goes beyond a labor dispute - to maverick parishioners who have promoted ideas such as women in the priesthood.
"This same group has picketed the ordination of our diocesan priests the last two years. On June 22, they were hurriedly removing the women's ordination signs from their banners and replacing them with the union signs," he wrote.
For three consecutive Sundays, dissidents at Holy Spirit held a simultaneous Mass outside the regular church service.
Sick ....
Hoax Declared in Ind. Missing Girl Case:
THORNTOWN, Ind. (AP) - A woman who called the parents of a missing girl and claimed she might be their long-lost daughter was charged Wednesday with committing a cruel hoax.
Donna L. Walker, 35, of Topeka, Kan., faces a felony charge of identity deception and a misdemeanor charge of false reporting. Her whereabouts were not known on Wednesday, authorities said.
Walker called the parents of Shannon Marie Sherrill and also is believed to have contacted news organizations to spread word about the possible break in the case, said state police 1st Sgt. Dave Bursten.
Hoax Declared in Ind. Missing Girl Case:
THORNTOWN, Ind. (AP) - A woman who called the parents of a missing girl and claimed she might be their long-lost daughter was charged Wednesday with committing a cruel hoax.
Donna L. Walker, 35, of Topeka, Kan., faces a felony charge of identity deception and a misdemeanor charge of false reporting. Her whereabouts were not known on Wednesday, authorities said.
Walker called the parents of Shannon Marie Sherrill and also is believed to have contacted news organizations to spread word about the possible break in the case, said state police 1st Sgt. Dave Bursten.
Southern Catholic College raises nearly $12 million:
DAWSONVILLE - Southern Catholic College, a four-year college set to open in Dawson County (Georgia) the fall of 2005, has raised nearly $12 million, including $5 million dollars from four private donors. "
DAWSONVILLE - Southern Catholic College, a four-year college set to open in Dawson County (Georgia) the fall of 2005, has raised nearly $12 million, including $5 million dollars from four private donors. "
Forbes.com: Is Yale a Waste of Money?: "Wouldn't it be neat if, instead of a diploma costing $160,000, you could buy a $16,000 certificate saying you got in?"
USATODAY.com - Poll shows backlash on gay issues
Those making the biggest shifts included African-Americans. On whether homosexual relations should be legal, their support fell from 58% in May to 36% in July. Among people who attend church almost every week, support fell from 61% to 49%.
Those making the biggest shifts included African-Americans. On whether homosexual relations should be legal, their support fell from 58% in May to 36% in July. Among people who attend church almost every week, support fell from 61% to 49%.
Yahoo! News - It's not your party, but we'll come if we want to
NEW YORK (AFP) - Occupying a space somewhere between performance art and the ultimate surprise party, a New York phenomenon known as a "flash mob" could well be coming soon to a city near you.
Using mass e-mailing, the organisers bring together what their invitations describe as "inexplicable mobs" -- large crowds that materialise in public places and suddenly dissipate 10 minutes later.
NEW YORK (AFP) - Occupying a space somewhere between performance art and the ultimate surprise party, a New York phenomenon known as a "flash mob" could well be coming soon to a city near you.
Using mass e-mailing, the organisers bring together what their invitations describe as "inexplicable mobs" -- large crowds that materialise in public places and suddenly dissipate 10 minutes later.
07.22.2003 - Researchers help define what makes a political conservative: "Hitler, Mussolini, and former President Ronald Reagan were individuals, but all were right-wing conservatives because they preached a return to an idealized past and condoned inequality in some form. "
Anglican Conservatives Warn of 'Realignment' (washingtonpost.com)
After a two-day strategy session in Virginia, 60 conservative Anglican leaders from around the world warned yesterday that there will be a "dramatic realignment" in their church if U.S. Episcopalians confirm a gay priest as bishop and approve ceremonies blessing same-sex couples.
The church leaders, including 15 U.S. bishops and five archbishops from foreign countries, met behind closed doors at Truro Episcopal Church in Fairfax to try to devise a strategy for a looming confrontation over gay issues at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church July 30-Aug. 8 in Minneapolis.
After a two-day strategy session in Virginia, 60 conservative Anglican leaders from around the world warned yesterday that there will be a "dramatic realignment" in their church if U.S. Episcopalians confirm a gay priest as bishop and approve ceremonies blessing same-sex couples.
The church leaders, including 15 U.S. bishops and five archbishops from foreign countries, met behind closed doors at Truro Episcopal Church in Fairfax to try to devise a strategy for a looming confrontation over gay issues at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church July 30-Aug. 8 in Minneapolis.
Here's the Scoop: Ice Cream More Fattening: "A chocolate-dipped waffle cone at Ben & Jerry's has about 320 calories and 16 grams of fat. Add one scoop of Chunky Monkey ice cream and the total surges to 820 calories and 26 grams of saturated fat - roughly as much as a one-pound rack of ribs."
The Jean-Paul Sartre Cookbook: "I have been forced to abandon the project of producing an entire cookbook. Rather, I now seek a single recipe which will, by itself, embody the plight of man in a world ruled by an unfeeling God, as well as providing the eater with at least one ingredient from each of the four basic food groups. To this end, I purchased six hundred pounds of foodstuffs from the corner grocery and locked myself in the kitchen, refusing to admit anyone. After several weeks of work, I produced a recipe calling for two eggs, half a cup of flour, four tons of beef, and a leek. While this is a start, I am afraid I still have much work ahead. "
My Way News: "Just a few blocks from the future site of Bill Clinton's $160 million presidential library, a couple of Clinton haters hope to open a museum devoted to mocking his presidency.
'As long as he's talking, we'll have to be here trying to keep him somewhat honest and stop him from rewriting history,' says John LeBoutillier, a former Republican congressman from New York who rode Ronald Reagan's coattails to victory in 1980.
LeBoutillier and his partner, Houston businessman Richard Erickson, plan to call it the Counter-Clinton Library. They say the museum here and one planned for Washington will look at such topics as Whitewater, Monica Lewinsky, the last-minute pardons, even damaged White House furniture."
'As long as he's talking, we'll have to be here trying to keep him somewhat honest and stop him from rewriting history,' says John LeBoutillier, a former Republican congressman from New York who rode Ronald Reagan's coattails to victory in 1980.
LeBoutillier and his partner, Houston businessman Richard Erickson, plan to call it the Counter-Clinton Library. They say the museum here and one planned for Washington will look at such topics as Whitewater, Monica Lewinsky, the last-minute pardons, even damaged White House furniture."
The Sole Survivor (washingtonpost.com) - Allen Boyd Is Determined Not to Let A Tragic Legacy of Suicide Claim His Family's Last Member -- Himself
Who's Your Daddy?
The question of whether or not to connect donors and their offspring has yet to be aggressively addressed by the sperm bank community at large, but the issue is increasingly relevant.
"The industry is self-regulated," said Alice Ruby, executive director of the Sperm Bank of California. "The American Society of Reproductive Medicine recommends no more than 25 children from the same donor for a population of 800,000."
In a city the size of New York that could mean 250 offspring from one donor.
The self-imposed limit at the Sperm Bank of California is 10 families per donor worldwide, with each family free to produce as many offspring as they like from that donor, according to Ruby. But that sperm bank — the only non-profit one in the U.S. — is more conservative than most.
The question of whether or not to connect donors and their offspring has yet to be aggressively addressed by the sperm bank community at large, but the issue is increasingly relevant.
"The industry is self-regulated," said Alice Ruby, executive director of the Sperm Bank of California. "The American Society of Reproductive Medicine recommends no more than 25 children from the same donor for a population of 800,000."
In a city the size of New York that could mean 250 offspring from one donor.
The self-imposed limit at the Sperm Bank of California is 10 families per donor worldwide, with each family free to produce as many offspring as they like from that donor, according to Ruby. But that sperm bank — the only non-profit one in the U.S. — is more conservative than most.
From Sed Contra, on "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy": "And curiously I don't think the reality make over show would be nearly as acceptable in the other direction. Suppose, for example, a show in which a group of five self-identified straight men traveled about helping men assumed to live with SSA to do stereotypically masculine things like fix their cars or throw baseballs or bait fishing hooks? Do you think the use of stereotypes so freely in that show would get anything like a positive review?
I didn't either."
I didn't either."
Contra Costa Times | 07/10/2003 | Reading between the lines of fan fiction - Rebecca Tushnet in the news.
US Senator would destroy MP3 traders' PCs
By Thomas C Greene in Washington
Posted: 18/06/2003 at 14:57 GMT
The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Orrin Hatch (Republican, Utah), thinks it would be a fabulous idea if copyright owners could remotely destroy computers that contain pirated material, the Associated Press reports.
'I'm all for destroying their machines,' Hatch said during a Committee hearing Tuesday. ''If you have a few hundred thousand of those, I think people would realize' the seriousness of their actions,' the wire service quotes him as saying.
By Thomas C Greene in Washington
Posted: 18/06/2003 at 14:57 GMT
The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Orrin Hatch (Republican, Utah), thinks it would be a fabulous idea if copyright owners could remotely destroy computers that contain pirated material, the Associated Press reports.
'I'm all for destroying their machines,' Hatch said during a Committee hearing Tuesday. ''If you have a few hundred thousand of those, I think people would realize' the seriousness of their actions,' the wire service quotes him as saying.
One last thing on contraception
Awhile back we were discussing contraception, with Gene and others making the case that NFP is just as open to selfish use as contraception is. One thought I have had since that time but failed to blog is this: Try it. This option will not be open to the single doubters, however, I am convinced that if any sexually active person* tries to give up contraception in favor of NFP for 6 months (ideally at least 2 years, but that's too much to ask), the difference, and the difficulty of using NFP selfishly, will be obvious.
*If there's a single, sexually active person interested in NFP, I think nothing could be more educational than trying to persuade one's lover(s) to eliminate the use of condoms/pills.
And while we're at it, I hope everyone understands that pills cause early-stage abortions just like "emergency contraception" does. Trying to find a good link for you but gotta go.
Awhile back we were discussing contraception, with Gene and others making the case that NFP is just as open to selfish use as contraception is. One thought I have had since that time but failed to blog is this: Try it. This option will not be open to the single doubters, however, I am convinced that if any sexually active person* tries to give up contraception in favor of NFP for 6 months (ideally at least 2 years, but that's too much to ask), the difference, and the difficulty of using NFP selfishly, will be obvious.
*If there's a single, sexually active person interested in NFP, I think nothing could be more educational than trying to persuade one's lover(s) to eliminate the use of condoms/pills.
And while we're at it, I hope everyone understands that pills cause early-stage abortions just like "emergency contraception" does. Trying to find a good link for you but gotta go.
Cool site: Technorati: Web Services for bloggers.: "Find out who's linking to you.
Cosmos allows you to find what's new in the blogging universe, and find out who's linking to whom. Simply type in a URL of a blog, website, or interesting article on the web, and Cosmos will tell you which bloggers are linking to the URL.
New! Keyword Search (Beta)
You asked for it, and we delivered. Technorati's new keyword search feature provides you with the most up-to-date search of all of the weblogs that Technorati tracks - over 360,000 at last count! We refresh our search indexes multiple times per day, so you should be able to stay on top of everything new that bloggers are talking about."
Cosmos allows you to find what's new in the blogging universe, and find out who's linking to whom. Simply type in a URL of a blog, website, or interesting article on the web, and Cosmos will tell you which bloggers are linking to the URL.
New! Keyword Search (Beta)
You asked for it, and we delivered. Technorati's new keyword search feature provides you with the most up-to-date search of all of the weblogs that Technorati tracks - over 360,000 at last count! We refresh our search indexes multiple times per day, so you should be able to stay on top of everything new that bloggers are talking about."
This is a good one - ScrappleFace: Democrats Blame NAACP for No-Show Incident: (2003-07-15) -- Democrat presidential hopefuls who failed to show up for a candidates' forum at an NAACP convention say they didn't realize the organization represented African-American voters.
'The invitation said something about 'colored people',' said one unnamed campaign manager. 'African-Americans haven't been called colored people for years. We thought it was some kind of racist hate group. We rejected an invitation from the United Negro College Fund for the same reason. These folks need some serious marketing help.'"
'The invitation said something about 'colored people',' said one unnamed campaign manager. 'African-Americans haven't been called colored people for years. We thought it was some kind of racist hate group. We rejected an invitation from the United Negro College Fund for the same reason. These folks need some serious marketing help.'"
Hatch Introduces Legislation to Repeal District's Handgun Ban (washingtonpost.com): According to U.S. Justice Department statistics, the District's per capita murder rate hovered between third and seventh-highest from 1994 to 2001. Hatch called the District prohibition "as ineffective and deplorable as it is unconstitutional."
Why we don't need to spend any more money on schools, and should spit on the teachers' unions: "The National Assessment of Educational Progress released in June revealed that Washington, D.C., students score the lowest in the country in reading, even though the system spends more money per pupil than 49 states do, and even though teacher salaries are among the highest in the nation. And Washington, D.C.'s, Options Public Charter School replaced its principal, Clarence Edward Dixon, in May after learning that he is a felon with a long arrest record and in fact had been reporting to work daily wearing an ankle monitor as a condition of probation for credit-card fraud. [Washington Times, 6-20-03] [Washington Times, 5-22-03]"
ABCNEWS.com : Soldiers Stuck in Baghdad Feel Let Down - another symptom of the fact that Americans cannot sacrifice for any committment, whether it is their marriage, their job, or their country.
TV Swearing 'Devastates' Communication Skills?: "The f-word was first used on UK television in 1965, when drama critic Kenneth Tynan used it live in a BBC interview. It caused outrage at the time, but many look back on the event as a cultural milestone. "
AOL 9 to include Weblog tools - The company is calling the tool “AOL Journals” because it said users found the term “blog” confusing.
Gambling addicts can ban selves from casinos: "To help save their bank accounts, jobs, marriages or avoid jail, problem gamblers can add their names to a new statewide roster of people who have voluntarily banned themselves from Arizona Indian casinos."
House Rejects Bid to Block Sex Research: According to Toomey's office, the grants and their estimated cost next year are:
- Mood arousal and sexual risk taking, $237,000, conducted by the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind.
- Sexual habits of older men, $69,000, at New England Research Institutes Inc. in Watertown, Mass.
- Drug use and HIV-related behavior by San Francisco's Asian prostitutes/masseuses, $641,000, University of California-San Francisco's Department of Medicine.
- American Indian and Alaskan Native lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and "two-spirited individuals," $500,000, University of Washington in Seattle.
- Mood arousal and sexual risk taking, $237,000, conducted by the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind.
- Sexual habits of older men, $69,000, at New England Research Institutes Inc. in Watertown, Mass.
- Drug use and HIV-related behavior by San Francisco's Asian prostitutes/masseuses, $641,000, University of California-San Francisco's Department of Medicine.
- American Indian and Alaskan Native lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and "two-spirited individuals," $500,000, University of Washington in Seattle.
So there's a possibility, based on the problems I have been having with my jaw since Wednesday morning, that I have TMJ: "TMJ diseases and disorders refer to a complex and poorly understood set of conditions, manifested by pain the the area of the jaw and associated muscles and limitations in the ability to make the normal movements of speech, facial expression, eating, chewing, and swallowing. "
This pisses me off to no end. I do NOT need this crap right now.
Zorak angry.
This pisses me off to no end. I do NOT need this crap right now.
Zorak angry.
Comments on an Article from Reproductive Biology Research Unit at the University of Saskatchewan*
Professor-Emeritus James B. Brown
M.Sc. Ph.D. D.Sc. F.R.A.C.O.G.
*Saskatchewan Study reported in Fertiltiy and Sterility July 6, 2003
Waves of anovulatory ovarian activity as described by the Saskatchewan study were documented by hormone assays and published in the scientific literature during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Their existence has been known to the Billings Ovulation Method for more than 40 years and rules have been developed to allow for it.
The woman observes patches of mucus associated with each wave of follicular activity and is taught to distinguish these patches from true ovulation, which is associated with a more definite increasing mucus pattern followed by the Peak symptom. This distinction is important because confusion between the two events could lead to mistakes in timing ovulation and this applies both to the avoidance and achievement of pregnancy.
Thus, the facts revealed in the Saskatchewan study are absolutely correct, we are grateful to the authors for reminding the world that the waves exist and we ask them to continue with their studies. There are more interesting phenomena to discover.
However, their interpretation that their findings indicate that fertile ovulations can occur more than once on different days during the menstrual cycle is grossly in error. From observing the millions of women using natural methods of family planning and from the daily study of approximately 10,000 ovarian cycles in a large spectrum of women we can state that once ovulation has occurred another ovulation cannot occur in the interval to the next menstrual bleed.
The Saskatchewan study confirmed this in that all the women released only one egg during the study cycle and the only two who appeared to ovulate more than once had abnormal (infertile) cycles. This is also our experience. The problem is to define the day of ovulation correctly and it should be stated that conception could not occur in such abnormal cycles and that they are an important cause of infertility.
The emphasis in the report on the assumed possibility that more than one fertile ovulation can occur on different days during a menstrual cycle reflects the unwarranted hostility of the authors, the Journal and the current official opinion to natural family planning. It also demonstrates that preconceived ideas obtained from assisted reproduction technology applied to infertile women are poor indicators of normal reproductive mechanisms compared with the study of normally fertile women using natural family planning.
Professor-Emeritus James B. Brown
M.Sc. Ph.D. D.Sc. F.R.A.C.O.G.
*Saskatchewan Study reported in Fertiltiy and Sterility July 6, 2003
Waves of anovulatory ovarian activity as described by the Saskatchewan study were documented by hormone assays and published in the scientific literature during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Their existence has been known to the Billings Ovulation Method for more than 40 years and rules have been developed to allow for it.
The woman observes patches of mucus associated with each wave of follicular activity and is taught to distinguish these patches from true ovulation, which is associated with a more definite increasing mucus pattern followed by the Peak symptom. This distinction is important because confusion between the two events could lead to mistakes in timing ovulation and this applies both to the avoidance and achievement of pregnancy.
Thus, the facts revealed in the Saskatchewan study are absolutely correct, we are grateful to the authors for reminding the world that the waves exist and we ask them to continue with their studies. There are more interesting phenomena to discover.
However, their interpretation that their findings indicate that fertile ovulations can occur more than once on different days during the menstrual cycle is grossly in error. From observing the millions of women using natural methods of family planning and from the daily study of approximately 10,000 ovarian cycles in a large spectrum of women we can state that once ovulation has occurred another ovulation cannot occur in the interval to the next menstrual bleed.
The Saskatchewan study confirmed this in that all the women released only one egg during the study cycle and the only two who appeared to ovulate more than once had abnormal (infertile) cycles. This is also our experience. The problem is to define the day of ovulation correctly and it should be stated that conception could not occur in such abnormal cycles and that they are an important cause of infertility.
The emphasis in the report on the assumed possibility that more than one fertile ovulation can occur on different days during a menstrual cycle reflects the unwarranted hostility of the authors, the Journal and the current official opinion to natural family planning. It also demonstrates that preconceived ideas obtained from assisted reproduction technology applied to infertile women are poor indicators of normal reproductive mechanisms compared with the study of normally fertile women using natural family planning.
I can't help but wonder it the searchers who came here via "people who need constant attention" and e-mail workplace porno moral cases are the same person.
On whether the Incredible Hulk doll should have genitalia.
Sorry this is an all-genitalia blog today.
Sorry this is an all-genitalia blog today.
Yahoo! News - Women May Ovulate More Than Once a Month, Study Says - interesting. I enjoyed this quote from the article:
"We always thought that menstrual cycles and ovarian cycles were one and the same. It turns out they are just like two political parties - sometimes they go along hand in hand for the good of the country and sometimes they go along their separate ways."
"We always thought that menstrual cycles and ovarian cycles were one and the same. It turns out they are just like two political parties - sometimes they go along hand in hand for the good of the country and sometimes they go along their separate ways."
Yahoo! News - Does Stonehenge Depict Female Genitalia?? - If this is true, the Old Oligarch is going to laugh his a** off.
Clownfish can change gender, studies find - Scientists could have written an R-rated, gender-bending plot twist to the animated hit movie "Finding Nemo."
Scientists? I could do that!
Scientists? I could do that!
WorldNetDaily: Mystery crop circles found in California: "'I feel vacillations,' Connie Pearson, who came from New Orleans, told the San Francisco Chronicle. 'Low vibrations. I feel reality, which is a function of agreement. It's very exciting to be here.' "
Troop morale in Iraq hits 'rock bottom' | csmonitor.com: "In some units, there has been an increase in letters from the Red Cross stating soldiers are needed at home, as well as daily instances of female troops being sent home due to pregnancy."
Cabbie Ordered to Stop Wearing Elvis Garb - This is the kind of thing that would boil my blood in high school, less so now that I'm older and have my own problems to occupy my time. The guy is just having a little fun, being a bit different, and making life more interesting by being able to discuss Elvis with his passengers. But he's violated a stupid rule, so instead of being rewarded for his creativity, he's slapped with a fine. Now the world is all the same, all boring again. Yuk.
*NSYNC Fans Over 21 - *NSYNC Fans Over 21 -- or NFO21 -- is designed for mature, intelligent discussion and activities relating to *NSYNC, their music, TV appearances, concerts, etc.
Scary.
Scary.
College students are avid gamers - results of another groundbreaking study. HOW do I get these funds?
What I'm NOT watching on TV right now:
26 WETA: Sunday, July 6 12:00 AM
Biography
"Hybrid"
Archival footage and animation depict a family's relationship with a grandfather obsessed with corn.
Original Air Date: Jul 09, 2002
26 WETA: Sunday, July 6 12:00 AM
Biography
"Hybrid"
Archival footage and animation depict a family's relationship with a grandfather obsessed with corn.
Original Air Date: Jul 09, 2002
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Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Gay bishop row may spark worldwide schism
Archbishop Peter Akinola, leader of the 17.5 million-strong church (of England) in Nigeria, who has declared homosexuality to be an abomination, warned he would precipitate a schism if Canon Jeffrey John becomes suffragan bishop of Reading.
There were fears last night that more than a dozen other churches in developing countries would follow Nigeria's lead if it divides the 70 million-strong worldwide communion between the developed and the developing world.
Archbishop Peter Akinola, leader of the 17.5 million-strong church (of England) in Nigeria, who has declared homosexuality to be an abomination, warned he would precipitate a schism if Canon Jeffrey John becomes suffragan bishop of Reading.
There were fears last night that more than a dozen other churches in developing countries would follow Nigeria's lead if it divides the 70 million-strong worldwide communion between the developed and the developing world.
Pro-life women shift to majority - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics
The balance between pro-choice women and women who say abortion should be outlawed or severely restricted is shifting toward the pro-life side, bumping that group into the majority in the debate over reproductive rights, according to a new national poll.
Fifty-one percent of women surveyed by the Center for the Advancement of Women said the government should prohibit abortion or limit it to extreme cases, such as rape, incest, or life-threatening complications.
The findings, with a 3 percent margin of error for the 1,000 women surveyed, tips the scale from the last sampling in 2001, when 45 percent of women sided against making abortion readily available or imposing only mild restrictions. Only 30 percent support making it generally available, down from 34 percent in 2001, the survey found.
The New York-based center that sponsored the survey is a nonpartisan advocacy group for pro-choice women's rights. The center's president, Faye Wattleton, headed the Planned Parenthood Federation of America for 14 years.
The balance between pro-choice women and women who say abortion should be outlawed or severely restricted is shifting toward the pro-life side, bumping that group into the majority in the debate over reproductive rights, according to a new national poll.
Fifty-one percent of women surveyed by the Center for the Advancement of Women said the government should prohibit abortion or limit it to extreme cases, such as rape, incest, or life-threatening complications.
The findings, with a 3 percent margin of error for the 1,000 women surveyed, tips the scale from the last sampling in 2001, when 45 percent of women sided against making abortion readily available or imposing only mild restrictions. Only 30 percent support making it generally available, down from 34 percent in 2001, the survey found.
The New York-based center that sponsored the survey is a nonpartisan advocacy group for pro-choice women's rights. The center's president, Faye Wattleton, headed the Planned Parenthood Federation of America for 14 years.
Gaffe-Prone Former Premier Infuriates Women
Jul 1, 8:56 AM (ET)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, renowned for his propensity for gaffes, faced demands for an apology Tuesday after implying only women who bear children should be eligible for pensions.
'I think it is really strange to be told to use tax money to take care of women who haven't even had one child,' Mori told a discussion group.
'The real purpose of a welfare system is to look after women who have a lot of children, as a means of thanking them,' Kyodo news agency quoted Mori as saying last week during a politicians' panel discussion in front of an audience."
Jul 1, 8:56 AM (ET)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, renowned for his propensity for gaffes, faced demands for an apology Tuesday after implying only women who bear children should be eligible for pensions.
'I think it is really strange to be told to use tax money to take care of women who haven't even had one child,' Mori told a discussion group.
'The real purpose of a welfare system is to look after women who have a lot of children, as a means of thanking them,' Kyodo news agency quoted Mori as saying last week during a politicians' panel discussion in front of an audience."
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