Wednesday Hodgepodge

May 10, 2006 in Life, the Universe, and Everything | No comments

  • Need something new to worry about? Terrorist attacks employing miniature unmanned flying drones are likely ‘unstoppable’.
  • Shakespeare’s Sister has a cogent discussion of the dirty little secret of the so-called ‘pro-life’ movement. It’s not life that lies at the heart of their crusade; it’s sex…
    …Focus on the Family has a massive website, and when “rape prevention” is put in as a search term, the most relevant result (buried after a bunch of unrelated drug prevention crap) is an article about how abortion doesn’t make the pain of rape go away. When “homosexuality prevention” is put in, however, the results provide a plethora of information about how homosexuality is “preventable and treatable,” links to conversion conferences like Love Won Out, how to help children who struggle with “homosexual feelings,” etc.

    These are the priorities of the “pro-life” movement, plain and simple. They have dedicated millions of dollars, and seemingly limitless time and effort, to eradicating the scourge of homosexuality, but provide nary a word on rape prevention. To them, a man who has consenting sex with another man is an atrocity deserving of endless resources, but a man who forces himself on a woman isn’t worthy of mention.
  • The Army is apparently so desperate to ship warm cannon fodder to Iraq that they have taken to recruiting autistic teenagers. (Another hat tip to Shakespeare’s Sister).
  • With the nomination of General Michael Hayden for Director of the CIA, there are some hard questions to be asked. Somebody at the hearings better grow a set of brass cojones and ask them.