That Religion of Peace, Conciliating Again

http://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/S/SUDAN_BRITISH_TEACHER?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=HOME

So, I wonder how many people would be jailed for fifteen days for naming a teddy bear John the Baptist, or Isaiah? And who would be calling for their execution?

Bella

Bella is a fantastic movie about the importance of human life (most particularly the life of the as yet unborn)--and therefore a movie that Hollywood has refused to touch. I urge you to go out and see this movie and support the people who made it. It's not a perfect film, but the heart of its message is sound and uplifting. It is beautifully filmed and has very good actors. An e-mail I received said that watching this movie is one of the simple ways possible to support the pro-life movement. I certainly agree.

You can also take most of your children along to see it--it's rated PG-13, and contains some violence and a few scenes of intense emotion, but there is no objectionable content for someone mature enough to handle the thematic material.

Please, go out and see Bella! The makers should be rewarded for bringing a message like this to the screen.

Things to be Thankful For

Happy Thanksgiving! May God bless your celebrations, your thoughts as they pass over what we have to be thankful for, and your minds and tongues as they give expressions of praise.

Here are a few things for which I'm thankful, not in alphabetical order or in exact order of importance:

Salvation
My family, particulary my family all in one place for the first time since August
Cold, clear, sunny days
Piano music
Writing
Wonderful friends
My education
Internet access
Life in one of the safest nations on earth
The words of Jesus, both the compassionate and the scathing
Good health
Excellent books

Always thank the Lord for His marvelous provisions!

Islamo-Fascism

I guess I always thought of Saudi Arabia as a more lenient sort of Islamic nation; I suppose that was naive of me. We consider our modern age to be civilized, but this smacks of the medieval era. Read this article. It's about a gang-rape, but there is no graphic description. I am glad to hear that the Saudi government is trying to take steps to improve the situation, but the punishment of the victims themselves is alarming.