Monthly Archives: September 2018
Kaepernick, Nike, NFL & Hollywood
JUST DO IT! Human trafficking in Nike’s sweatshop factory in Malaysia
‘Flesh-eating’ STD allegedly reported in England
A rare sexually transmitted disease that causes flesh-eating ulcers on patients’ genitalia has popped up in England, the Lancashire Post reported.
An unnamed female patient, who lives in Southport and is between the ages of 15 and 25, reportedly was diagnosed with donovanosis within the last 12 months. MORE
The western US and Canada has been getting dryer (not hotter)
Written by Laurence Greenbank
California wild fires are another story. The western US and Canada has been getting dryer (not hotter) for at least 500 years. (SoCal used to be a rain forest 6,000 years ago.) Man’s contribution to earth’s temperature rise is very small, But the increased CO2 in earth’s atmosphere does have a measurable affect on plants. They grow faster and more massive. The difference is especially significant in arid regions. Satellite photos show remarkable “greening effect” in semi-arid regions everywhere around the world. I have noticed in the canyons I hike something like double the woody desert scrub fuel, just in the last 13 years I have lived here.
Continue readingDenominations repent for Native American land grabs
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (RNS) — “You cannot understand our history as a country until you understand the history of the church.” MORE
The nightmare videos of childrens’ YouTube — and what’s wrong with the internet today
His point is well taken. Make sure to keep children away from YouTube. Unfortunately his spiel goes the route of pro-gay.
Catholic Church is in fact facing a “Massive, Massive Crisis.”
Blogs | Aug. 30, 2018 NCR 9-1-18 (Good article but 40 years to late, it started with Paul VI)
From a Moral-Historical Perspective, This Crisis is Worse Than You Realize. There is nothing, nothing, that undermines the authority of the Church more quickly and thoroughly than this devilish marriage of scandal and hypocrisy.Benjamin Wiker
Continue readingTropical Storm Gordon to Landfall as a Hurricane Tonight Along the Northern Gulf Coast; Hurricane, Storm Surge Warnings Issued
Gordon is forecast to be a Category 1 hurricane near the time it makes landfall on the northern Gulf Coast tonight most likely along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Given a tropical cyclone’s strongest winds are usually are on its eastern side, that’s why the NHC issued a hurricane warning for parts of the Mississippi and Alabama coasts. MORE
Colin Kaepernick Named Face of Nike’s 30th Anniversary of ‘Just Do It’ Campaign (Boycott)
Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports later reported that Kaepernick and Nike agreed to a new contract despite the fact Kaepernick has been with the company since 2011. Robinson added that “interest from other shoe companies” played a part in the new agreement. MORE
11 losses before he was benched. He sucks. That’s why no one wants him.
Febreze; It Works
The Demise of the Apostles’ Creed
Gays, lesbians draw comfort, support from Catholic Mass – The Boston
The Rainbow Ministry of St. Cecilia’s Church opened its doors to nearly 700 people yesterday for a long-awaited Mass in support of gay and lesbian Catholics, capping a month of controversy over the Boston Archdiocese’s postponement of the service. MORE
