Senomyx is a biotechnology company that develops “innovative flavor ingredients for the food, beverage, and ingredient supply industries using [their] unique proprietary technologies.” They have ”exclusive or co-exclusive product discovery and development collaborationswith Ajinomoto Co. Inc.; Cadbury Adams USA LLC, a unit of Kraft Foods Inc.; Firmenich SA; Nestlé SA; PepsiCo; and Solae.” In order to make [...]
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Posted in abortion, Human Rights, Life Issues on Mar 5th, 2011
Watch this great interview with Abby Johnson, author of Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader’s Eye-Opening Journey across the Life Line. In this interview, Abby talks more specifically about how Planned Parenthood is funded and what it would mean for them if they lost federal funding. She also talks about [...]
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Posted in abortion, Human Rights, Life Issues on Feb 28th, 2011
Just yesterday, I said I was going to read Abby Johnson’s Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader’s Eye-Opening Journey across the Life Lineand that I looked forward to how it would inspire me. It has done much more than that. Much more. In the note from the publisher, Fr. [...]
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Posted in abortion, Human Rights, Life Issues on Feb 26th, 2011
There are so many issues in our country and in the world. They are all related and of course all of society’s ills can be blamed on our fallen nature. Still, the one issue that I will never accept or ‘get over’ is abortion. Yes there are so many other injustices against human life but this one, [...]
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Posted in Human Rights, Torture on Nov 8th, 2010
The subject of torture and interrogation has been on my mind for a while. There are many issues which I am without-a-doubt convicted on (abortion, same-sex marriage, etc) but this issue of torture is one I’m still ‘in process’ on. (I should just name my blog In Process on the Issues.) I will devote more [...]
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In my third post on Immigration, The Human Factor I used the life boat analogy to further explain why it is important to regulate migration into this country. After a really great conversation on the topic with some really wonderful friends, I realized this analogy was open to a different interpretation that I originally did not see and [...]
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Posted in abortion, Catholic Vote, Citizenship, Economy, Energy, Environment, Homosexuality, Human Rights, Immigration, Life Issues, Marriage, Politics, Religious Freedom, Religious Tolerance, Voting, Voting, Words that Inspire on Nov 1st, 2010
Tomorrow A day of history November 4, 2008 CHANGE February 17, 2009 787 billion dollars March 11, 2009 $3.6 trillion budget March 21st, 2010 Government controlled ‘health care’ for “all”… July 15th 2010 Government controlled ’free’ market FUNDAMENTAL 9.6% (or more) unemployment rate 13 Trillion dollar national debt CHANGE Yesterday. Tomorrow is a new day. Not for change; democrats, [...]
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A hot topic I’ve wanted to write about for a while but keep pushing aside for who knows why. It’s a HUGE issue and one that could never be fully discussed or encapsulated in one blog post. Monica touched on it here. For today, I will invite you to read Catholic Exchange’s “The Practice of [...]
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Whether the stem cells were aborted specifically for the purpose of science, or they were just “happened upon” conveniently, the ends do not justify the means, and two wrongs certainly can never make a right. So whilst some may argue there have been amazing medical advances, treatments and drugs derived from these cell lines, I will argue back, “how can we claim such good has come from such horrific evil.” It just cannot be so.
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If you’ve been reading my posts and thought process on homosexuality you’ve probably noticed that I have been struggling with how to approach this subject in a loving yet firm manner. I have tended to generalize the homosexual in my discussions and realize, (much in part through the article below and in the comments and discussions that stemmed [...]
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