CDARS, Moral Hazard & the FDIC
2009-09-19 13:02:00 “I’ve recently seen some cases where banks that participated in the CDARs program were cited for accepting third-party brokered accounts,” van Doorn said, referring to the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service that lets banks join a network and place funds into certificates issued by other network-member banks. “It’s still an open issue.” - NJ Biz1 I had to go back a couple of weeks to find that single item suggesting that there may possibly be a moral hazard problem with CDARS. Indeed, there seems to be an ominous reluctance in the mainstream media for bringing up CDARS in connection with the FDIC, even as the deposit insurance agency is struggling4 against the perception that it may require a bailout of its deposit fund. Nevertheless, if I’m reading the tea leaves correctly on this really obscure piece,2 there’s a serious war going on under the covers between an alarmed regulatory community and a lot of bankers ...
By: HousingDoom
Moral Panics and The Copyright Wars
2009-09-17 17:39:00 The Author Reading William Patry’s latest book Moral Panics and The Copyright Wars, I found myself in the unusual position of finally agreeing with an author on the morality (or better immorality) of our current copyright system. Senior Copyright Counsel for Google (although he makes it very clear that his views are not necessarily those ...
By: Blawg IT
Why isn?t Maureen Dowd preening any more about the absolute ?moral authorit
2009-08-21 08:23:00 Maybe because she wrote those words in 2005 when Cindy Sheehan was protesting outside George W. Bush’s vacation retreat in Crawford, Texas. Now that Mrs. Sheehan intends to camp out near Barack Obama’s summer retreat in Martha’s Vineyard, her political theater can no longer serve, to borrow John Hinderaker’s expression, as “a vehicle to return ...
By: GayPatriot
Moral reasoning behind Lockerbie terrorist release
2009-08-21 07:04:00 Watch the video or read the statement below. What is Mr. MacAskill talking about? What are these "Scottish values?" Where do they come from? By his reasoning, every murderer should be released a few months before their anticipated death so that they can be with their family (why should anybody else receive less compassion than the murderer of over 200 people?). I notice no mention of God and Scots have begotten several famous philosophers so one would have expected a purely scientific, rational basis for the decision. I just can't figure out what it is. Actually, I do know. It's narcissistic, callous, emotionalism. Narcissism, because I'm sure MacAskill feels like a good person for releasing Al Megrahi. Emotional, because I don't see any other basis for his argument. Callous, because he doesn't care that the victims' families have to endure the spectacle of Al Megrahi being feted in Libya. It reminds me of a quote I saw on NRO, part of which said that leftist liberalism...
By: Asymmetric
Obama: Government Can Help Us Fulfill Our Moral Obligations
2009-08-20 16:30:00 Trying to “retake the upper ground in this month’s healthcare debate,” President Obama, in a “conference call with religious leaders” cast reform as a “moral conviction”: The one thing that you all share is a moral conviction . . . . This debate over healthcare goes to the heart of who we are as American people… ...
By: GayPatriot
Obama health plan is the moral thing to do
2009-07-23 19:52:00 President Obama is doing the morally correct thing with universal health care. As a cancer survivor, my bills were well over $150,000. Battling seminoma cancer, as well as the side effects of chemo and steroids, was terrible. The hospital and oncology bills were probably worse. If I didn't have Anthem Blue Cross / Blue Shield, I probably would have died from cancer complications . Garrard McClendon after surgery. After surgery on my chest to remove the tumor, I also sufferred a paralyzed vocal cord. A silicon implant had to be placed near my Adam's apple to restore my speech. Adequate healthcare shouldn't be based on income, class, race, or neighborhood. Everyone deserves the best in medical treatment, and Obama is just...
‘Tagged.com’ To Be Sued - A Call For Moral Standards For SNS?
2009-07-13 07:28:00 Mid-level social networking sites were always criticized for their use of lewd methods to target users. Now it seems that the State of New York plans to sue the social-networking site Tagged.com for allegedly using fake e-mails to gain new users. The charges claims that Tagged sent 60 million e-mails from April through June, to people saying that members of the site had tagged them in photos but the photos did not exist at all. The petition also says that Tagged devised an illegal plan to lure new members and artificially inflate traffic on its site, they even disguised these solicitations mails to appear as if they were coming from a personal contact, when they were actually spams. The whole modus operandi was operational-zed by asking users to invite their friends through open inviters and those e-mail addresses were finally used to harvest users with spam mails. Tagged was Started in 2004 by Harvard students, Tagged.com was ranked 9th by Nielsen in social networking list. In Ju...
By: WATblog
Doble moral
2009-05-24 20:10:00 Ayer, en Valencia, la Vice de la Vega y el secretario de los socialistas valencianos defendían la honorabilidad de los socialistas que, según ellos, dejan sus cargos cuando están imputados. En primera fila se sentaba Alejandro Soler, Alcalde de Elche y número dos del partido en la región, imputado por un delito de malversación de caudales públicos y prevaricación. Sin embargo, el supuesto candidato socialista en las elecciones europeas, López Aguilar, acuso desde la tribuna al PP de «pertenecer a una derecha farisea que practica la doble moral». Curioso, ¿no?
By: Public Boulevard
It was a moral victory... no, it wasn't even that. (Septathlon 2)
2009-04-17 15:35:00 The Septathlon: EVENT 1:You know you're in trouble, in a basketball game, when your opponent isn't even winded but your eyes are stinging with sweat, you're breathing heavily, you're a little dizzy, and you're somewhat concerned that you can feel your pulse in your brain and that just might be the first sign of a stroke.You know you're in trouble if that happens. You know that you're sunk if that happens... in the first minute of the game.That's where I was at, exactly one minute into the opening round of The Septathlon, the Basketball Round. We decided, since it was The Boy's event, that I'd play him first, then Middle would play him second, each in a fifteen minute game.So The Boy warmed up while I talked to Middle and tied and re-tied my shoe, repeatedly emptying it out, something I had to do because I couldn't find my beloved Starbury basketball shoes -- I think I might have thrown them out after accidentally stepping on a raccoon corpse in them last summer -- and s...
Spanglish & the Moral Calculus of Marriage
2009-03-15 23:52:00 After having two successive conversations on sexual ethics, dating and relationships, it seemed fitting that I concluded yesterday watching the Adam Sandler movie Spanglish. I had only a vague notion of the film’s subject matter when I picked it up the DVD on the super bargain rack (under $5) at Target earlier in the ...
By: GayPatriot
moral and spiritual evolution
2009-03-01 22:30:00 Sun 1: Twitter, according to a psychologist and philosopher, is a kind of self-validation. I agree. But… yes there?s a but. If, on a subliminal level we didn?t believe in some higher force, why should it matter? That does make sense, but I am not going to spell it out. Another thought on survival of the fittest: ...
Diferentes modos de ver la política y la decencia o la moral
2009-02-23 13:33:00 Uno va a cazar y termina dimitiendo -por lo visto mato a la mama de Bambi- (Mariano Bermejo) , otro lleva 10 años adjudicando trabajos a un amigo y socio y no pasa nada (Serafin Castellano), otro esta imputado por un montón de presuntos delitos y no pasa nada (Carlos Fabra), así son las dos varas de medir, en el PP no dimite nadie, hay que cesarlos u obligarlos a dimitir como los últimos casos de la comunidad de Madrid (Alcalde de Boadilla y Consejero de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid), en Valencia aun estamos esperando a que dimita o sea cesado alguno, pero claro cómo van a dimitir si todo lo que hacen lo hacen bajo la autorización del que mas manda (Paquito Camps), que tomen nota los peperos, en el bando contrario saben dimitir ¿y en el suyo señores?.
Diferentes modos de ver la política y la decencia o la moral
2009-02-23 13:33:00 Uno va a cazar y termina dimitiendo -por lo visto mato a la mama de Bambi- (Mariano Bermejo) , otro lleva 10 años adjudicando trabajos a un amigo y socio y no pasa nada (Serafin Castellano), otro esta imputado por un montón de presuntos delitos y no pasa nada (Carlos Fabra), así son las dos varas de medir, en el PP no dimite nadie, hay que cesarlos u obligarlos a dimitir como los últimos casos de la comunidad de Madrid (Alcalde de Boadilla y Consejero de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid), en Valencia aun estamos esperando a que dimita o sea cesado alguno, pero claro cómo van a dimitir si todo lo que hacen lo hacen bajo la autorización del que mas manda (Paquito Camps), que tomen nota los peperos, en el bando contrario saben dimitir ¿y en el suyo señores?.
Abraham Lincoln?s Bicentennial & His Legacy:?The Moral Ground of Freedom?
2009-02-12 20:45:00 For the past week, I have been trying to craft a post celebrating the bicentennial of the birth of the first and greatest Republican President. Many ideas crossed my find about Abraham Lincoln. I recalled his steadfast commitment to winning the Civil War, even as a popular opinion began to turn against him and his adversaries ...
By: GayPatriot
La moral del chavismo
2009-02-11 23:08:00 Por: Orlando OchoaEl referéndum sobre la Enmienda Constitucional para permitir la reelección indefinida a Hugo Chávez es apoyado por las cúpulas políticas y militares que no pueden considerar la entrega del mando (y cuentas) a otro gobernante electo.Si funcionaran las instituciones públicas, la división de poderes, la decencia administrativa y la tesis del buen gobierno, entonces el país no podría ser dirigido por un sólo hombre ambicioso y conflictivo, que en 10 años perdió los escrúpulos y hoy usa la corrupción en su entorno cívico-militar como un medio para gobernar. Tal como explica Domingo Alberto Rangel, además de corruptos, se ha rodeado de muchos ?especímenes mediocres? (Quinto Día 6-2-09), pues son sólo ejecutores de su voluntad. El abierto abuso en el uso de los recursos humanos y financieros del Estado en ésta campaña, como en otras pasadas, es tan evidente que ni el más lerdo observador podría negarlo. Su aparato electoral partidista está diseñado para c...
Occupational Moral Dilemina delimena dilemma problem
2009-02-05 23:15:00 So I may not have mentioned that I too am job hunting. No sympathy, there are lots of us suddenly. I also participate in a board similar to this one with a more occupational (software) focus. Warm and fuzzy, and everyone helping each other out. I start getting questions from an indiv
Obama to Force HIS Moral Standards on YOU
2009-01-30 08:18:00 -By Warner Todd Huston Just a reminder that Barack Obama still has the inaptly named Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) on his plate. During the campaign Obama promised to work on the act as one of his first efforts as president. For those unaware, this law would take away the rights of parents to be notified ...
By: Publius Forum
Catholics called to a moral revolution against Roe vs Wade in the spirit of
2009-01-22 17:24:00 The American Republic has been swept into s pseudo-sense of euphoria since the election of President Obama. The continued surge of these emotions is indicative of the fact that there is indeed a need for radical change in the American way of life. The newly sworn President quite frankly has a good feel on ...
Samantha Baker commented on the blog post There Are No Moral Victories
2009-01-19 23:05:00 Samantha Baker commented on the blog post There Are No Moral Victories PS - "beands" is Irish for "beads."
Samantha Baker commented on the blog post There Are No Moral Victories
2009-01-19 23:04:00 Samantha Baker commented on the blog post There Are No Moral Victories You'll have to do the next best thing. Can you watch it "together" on TV with your webcams on? Maybe the phone too, unless you use mics/headsets with your webcams? Maybe put on Obama Tshirts and hold up signs - or else rainbow 'fro wigs and beands and facepaint and chestpaint (wait, that's football - but ...
Cartguyforever wrote a new blog post: There Are No Moral Victories
2009-01-19 22:44:00 Cartguyforever wrote a new blog post: There Are No Moral Victories If things didn’t go as I had hoped I was planning on writing a heartfelt entry detailing all the things that have gone on the past week. I am currently unable to do so, as my heart is too heavy. It was going to detail how I had co-written an essay with Amanda, my girlfriend, ...
Brown v Cameron: the moral issues
2009-01-06 08:34:00 Click on th link for Telegraph on Gordon's morality. But Christian Insitute scores them like thisBrown, J Gordon (Labour) Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil ServiceVoting Record Abstained or was absent on the vote for "mainly Christian" Religious Education throughout England and Wales in 1988 Voted against Section 28 Voted against banning experiments on human embryos in 1990 Voted for reducing the abortion limit to 24 weeks in 1990 Voted against making doctors specify the handicap when allowing abortion up to birth in 1990 Abstained or was absent on the vote for a public register of pro-life doctors in 1990 Abstained or was absent on the votes for an incitement to religious hatred offence in 2001 Abstained or was absent on the vote for 'no-fault' divorce Abstained or was absent on the votes for an 18 month or for a 2 year waiting period prior to divorce Voted for removing the ban on homosexuals joining the armed forces ...
By: Christian Quoter
Our Country?s Moral and Spiritual Crossroads: Same-Sex Marriage
2009-01-05 13:27:00 -By Marie Jon’ Our country is facing a spiritual crossroads that could spell the end of traditional marriage and family life. Christianity is being encroached upon by those within the gay community. Many of these people are “part and parcel” of the same crowd who wish to remove God from the public arena because our Creator ...
By: Publius Forum
American moral high ground finally
2008-11-05 10:13:00 Wednesday 5: Well done America! Choosing Barack Obama has already sent fantastically conciliatory signals across the world. When you think that only a few years ago, there were serious racial incidents like Rodney King - and who was that tragic guy who got dismembered in the American South? (God rest his soul.) In living memory, there ...
Derechos de Autor: Bolsillo vs Moral
2008-10-30 00:00:00 Muchas interrogantes plantea el tema de la piratería, el trato justo que piden los artistas, y el trato que piden los demás. Lo cierto es que la SCD, el Gobierno y la industria están pensando sólo en ellos, pero en ningún minuto han bajado a la premisa que de renunciar a ciertos gravámenes o intereses económicos, otro gallo cantaría.
By: La Página
On moral blindness
2008-10-28 07:14:00 The Acre riots were typical of the confrontations in other mixed Jewish-Arab towns such as Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Lod. While leftist dreamers speak of peaceful coexistence, people on the ground don?t want each other. More specifically, a small percentage of people on each side is strongly anti-another. Democracy is a fiction: mobs are led in whatever ...
By: Samson Blinded
Government Regulation Versus Moral and Ethical Management
2008-09-24 21:56:00 First off, I am not going to get into all of the BS associated with the current bailout programs, that will be in a later post. For now, let’s just focus on the headline and see just which is better. When reading the headline, almost certainly your viewpoint will be focused on the latter, that ...
Jim Norman's Lack of Moral Courage
2008-09-14 03:24:00 Commissioner Jim Norman is proposing renaming the Hillsborough County Moral Courage award after the late Ralph Hughes.The perception by most people is that when he was alive, Ralph Hughes owned most of the County Commission. Now the perception must be that even while dead he still owns them.Ralph Hughes, his developer cohorts and his pet commissioners are the reason the Moral Courage award exist. To name this award after him would be the same as renaming the Nobel Peace Prize after Slobodan Milo?evi?.
Moral Integrity In Question....
2008-07-16 23:02:00 Though I am a Christian, as the following poem states, this does not mean, by any stretch of the imagination that I am in any way perfect. WHEN I SAY, "I AM A CHRISTIAN"When I say, "I am a Christian"I'm not shouting, "I?ve been saved!"I'm whispering, "I get lost!That's why I chose this way"When I say, "I am a Christian"I don't speak with human prideI'm confessing that I stumble?Needing God to be my guideWhen I say, "I am a Christian"I'm not trying to be strongI'm professing that I'm weakAnd pray for strength to carry onWhen I say, "I am a Christian"I'm not bragging of successI'm admitting that I've failedAnd cannot ever pay the debtWhen I say, "I am a Christian"I don't think I know it allI submit to my confusionAsking humbly to be taughtWhen I say, "I am a Christian"I'm not claiming to be perfectMy flaws are all too visibleBut God believes I'm worth itWhen I say, "I am a Christian"I still feel the sting of painI have my share of heartache,Which is why I seek His nameWh...
Estados Unidos: La moral absoluta de la guerra
2008-07-12 21:48:00 El mesianismo imperial se sustenta en la guerra y la alta tecnología. Según Zbigniew Brzezinski, antiguo asesor de seguridad nacional, en el 2007 Bush había pronunciado 99 veces en sus discursos la frase "O están con nosotros o son terroristas". Ya los Estados Unidos no se contentan con defender su política, sino definen su misión mundial como asunto de moral absoluta. Hoy es de dominio público que las fuerzas armadas de Estados Unidos, en total consonancia con la derechización acelerada de la política y el guerrerismo desarrolla proyectos novedosos de armas para abatir enemigos en las nuevas condiciones tecnológicas. Los expertos consideran que fue a partir de la primera guerra del Golfo, durante la operación Tormenta del Desierto que se desarrolló la transición completa a la alta tecnología. Bosnia fue un modelo de operación de mantenimiento de paz para los Estados Unidos y justo, el laboratorio de esa revolución en los asuntos militares. No cabe la menor duda de que la combinac...
By: BlogMemes
Daño moral por discriminación
2008-07-08 21:37:00 Desde Teledespedidos me mandan esta noticia publicada en Buenos Aires: La Cámara Laboral confirmó una indemnización por daño moral a favor de la supervisora de una empresa a quien consideraron discriminada cuando la relevaron de su cargo por negarse a tomar represalias y presionar a su personal que estaba llevando a cabo una protesta (...) La empresa condenada no es otra que Atento. En Argentina también lo hacen.Habrá que quedarse con las cosas buenas: la justicia existe, aunque a veces se esconde bastante bien la jodÃa, y todavÃa quedan mandos intermedios con lo que hay que tener, aunque sean pocos y casi tan difÃciles de encontrar como la susodicha justicia.
By: teleoperando
?Los macarras de la moral?
2008-06-30 19:46:00 Anunciando apocalipsis van de salvadores y si les dejas te pierden infaliblemente. Manipulan nuestros sueños y nuestros temores. Sabedores de que el miedo nunca es inocente. Hay que seguirles a ciegas y serles devoto. Creerles a pies juntillas y darles la razón. Que ‘el que no se quede quieto no sale en la foto…’ ‘Quien ...
By: Entretres
Bailouts and moral hazard
2008-06-06 13:09:00 This from CNBC: Lacker: Fed May Have Made Financial Markets Worse Federal Reserve intervention to calm financial market panic runs a moral hazard risk of encouraging more reckless behavior and may make matters worse in the future, a top Fed policy-maker said. Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Lacker, in a telephone interview, also said saving troubled U.S. ...
By: National Bubble
Moral / Ethical Development
2008-06-03 07:09:00 A GoodTherapy.org Featured Column written by Cedar Barstow, M.Ed., C.H.T. Click here to contact Cedar and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile Following last month?s brief notes about Altruism and the Soul, this piece focuses on the development of morality and the ethical values and behaviors that accompany this developmental process. Part III will talk about the Power Paradox ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Moral / Ethical Development", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/cus-tom/blog/2008/06/02/ethical-dev-elopment/" });
Evolve or die: Can we shed our moral primitivism before itÂ’s too late?
2008-05-27 16:12:00 by Jason Miller The introduction and questions providing the catalyst for Best’s deconstruction of capitalism, corporatism, speciesism and the like are “As ye sow, so shall ye reap…” Endless resource wars, globalization, privatization, profits over life, exploitation, raping the Earth, poisoning and irradiating the environment, exponentially criminal levels of unnecessary suffering caused by the concentration of wealth into the hands of a few, Climate Change, alarming rates of species extinction, Peak Oil, a jungle of cronyism and corruption so dense you couldn’t hack your way through it with the sharpest of machetes, and increasingly powerful monopoly entities intensifying their stranglehold on the “free market” are the rotting fruits that comprise the bitter harvest we are reaping by the bushel-basketful. And our Karma’s not through with us yet. Not by a long-shot. As long as we maintain our jejune, myopic, and infinitely idiotic devotion to capitalism, all but a selec...
A Question of Moral Leadership
2008-05-26 07:41:00 Some time back I was listening to C K Prahalad on his vision for India. And among the points 429 Views | comments (24) | Tags: c k prahalad honest citizen moral decline moral leadership(2)
By: Bitter Sweet
Les fonctionnaires territoriaux n?ont pas le moral : allez au théâtre voir
2008-05-26 04:45:00 par Tiffany Assouline & Grégoire Petit Accro au boulot ? Le Maire est pour vous un « Parrain » que vous servez de façon dévouée ? Vous rêvez de gloire et de célébrité ? Vous avez besoin de la reconnaissance d?un « père » (spirituel) qui pourrait être aussi votre Maire ? Benjamin Oppert* nous présente l'histoire de ce jeune cadre embauché en tant que chef de cabinet d'une mairie. Son caractère discret et introverti colle parfaitement au rôle que le Maire veut lui faire jouer, au moins au début... Trois personnages virevoltent autour de lui et révèlent les coulisses de la vie politique locale : « un maire charismatique, une secrétaire insolite et une comédienne passionnée ». Le texte est assassin et cite aussi bien Starmania que Corneille. Il est servi par une troupe au casting réussi (500 candidats pour 5 rôles) et une mise en scène efficace au parti pris radical. Ent...
John Kerry Ponders Our Moral High Ground While Waiting To Talk To Ahmadinej
2008-05-25 07:30:00 click photo to enlarge edward cropper(guest blogger) Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.
Odel Thurman and the Moral High Ground
2008-05-21 01:54:00 Who’s right and who’s wrong? Yesterday the Bengals released Odell Thurman for missing some workouts earlier this month. Thurman says he simply didn’t return to practice as swiftly as the team liked after his grandmother passed away. Clearly there are other factors which played a roll in the decision. Did Thurman’s past drug suspensions put him on a short leash even for an offense like a bereavement absence? Did the team think the story about Thurman’s grandmother wasn’t the “whole story†(a la Zach Randolph)? On the other hand, it’s possible to team used Thurman’s absence a way to cut ties with a player who’s had a checkered past. The one word that repeatedly jumps off the page of the AP story on Thurman’s release is “voluntary.†As in the “voluntary†workouts Thurman was released for missing. Sometimes in sports things happen and fans never know the real story. This is one of those transactions where there’s likely more than meets the eye...
By: ShakedownSports
A Moral Stance
2008-05-17 20:51:00 British PM, Gordon Brown, gave a speech almost exactly 20 years after a former prime minister evoked a muted response to her quote: “If a man will not work he shall not eat.” Margaret Thatcher made her stance known that she felt the open and free market economy would be the answer to all of ...
California Supreme Court Decision Undermines Natural Law and Moral Traditio
2008-05-15 22:29:00 The decision of the California Supreme Court to legalize same sex marriages is equivalent to the Surgeon General making an announcement that smoking cigarettes is beneficial to your health. The decision by the Golden State?s High Court is a blatant and outright offense against the traditional institution of the family. Same sex marriage is a ...
WordsDay: A children?s story, complete with moral
2008-05-15 17:28:00 The Old Man and The Hawk for Carrie If he hadn’t been thirsty, the boy might have missed it. He saw it when he raised his canteen. It didn’t seem like much at first, he thought, just a black speck curling through the blue Utah sky. But he kept looking, curious. He squinted at the distant mystery, his thirst temporarily forgotten. “Mr. Seth, is that a bird?” The old man leaned against a stout but gnarled juniper, thumbs hooked in the shoulder straps of his worn canvas pack. He knew how and when to steal a few seconds’ rest as the minutes and the hours and the days and the life flowed by. He curled his arm around the juniper, letting his palm see and know the tree’s rough bark. He didn’t look up. He didn’t need to. “It’s a hawk, son.” “How do you know?” The old man eased one strap from his shoulders, then the other. In a smooth, practiced motion, he twisted his upper body to the side just so, and the pack f...
Moral Police goes skirt-chasing with Mallika, Bollywood reacts
2008-05-15 08:50:00 Shilpa Shetty: "I'm just happy that the obscenity case against my dress in Tamil Nadu is quashed. I won.?Malaika Arora: "I think Mallika has become a favourite punching-bag in the press. Leave the girl alone. It's ridiculous. Maybe the moral police in the South should take a closer look at their own films for obscenity.?Rahul Khanna: "I feel quite sad for the moral police. Perhaps they're jealous of Mallika's legs. They seem to have a lot of free time on hand? Why not use it for issues more important than length of skirts??Hema Malini: "I was there in Chennai. Mallika's dress was looking good. She too was looking very good. But perhaps the dress was a little too short for the occasion. Who knows!?Sonu Sood : "Some people have all the time in the world to measure dress lengths. Good for them. At least moral policing keeps some people busy. At the same time, I feel some celebrities dress a certain way to attract attention and create controversies. Ignore them. It will avoid unne...
The Left Believes They Are The Rights Moral Compass
2008-05-13 06:08:00 That is correct-you read that right. The left believes they are the “Rights” moral compass. Give me my vanilla latte and I will explain. And no, we will not be serving up a steaming hot cup of ghetto latte here. Lets begin with Cindy Sheehan boo hooing on the Daily Kos. It ...
World health?s moral decision - Dispatch Online
2008-05-13 02:59:00 World health?s moral decisionDispatch Online, South Africa - 4 hours agoTHE human tragedy that is playing out in cyclone-ravaged Myanmar (Burma) sends an important lesson to world leaders. Myanmar?s military rulers, ...
World health?s moral decision - Dispatch Online
2008-05-13 02:59:00 World health?s moral decisionDispatch Online, South Africa - 10 hours agoTHE human tragedy that is playing out in cyclone-ravaged Myanmar (Burma) sends an important lesson to world leaders. Myanmar?s military rulers, ...
All Christians are moral relativists
2008-05-12 08:29:00 By GeoffI tend to avoid writing about or discussing the topic of religion. In general, my unconventional views on the subject get me into a heated discussion with a zealous, but well meaning believer concerned with my eternal destiny or a mentally draining screaming match with a pretentious asshat who believes I worship Darwin and who seems convinced that atheism is just another religion (which is like saying that not playing sports is a sport). Despite this, I usually try to remain civil. After all, we are all entitled to believe whatever we want, right?HOWEVER! There are a few annoying arguments Christians use that quite frankly make about as much sense as a gay republican. Were I to go into all of them, I would be typing here for hours and hours. So, I will focus on one for now: Moral RelativityMoral relativity essentially states that analysis into whether an action is right or wrong should come from several facets of study, culture, context, usefulness, etc. This ideas lies in s...
By: ExChristian.net
Some Facts In Search Of A Moral
2008-05-12 02:31:00 My personal life is uneventful — which is how I like it. So it’s only occasionally that I find something worth noting on my personal blog. Something I noted there recently, however, sparked a train of thought. I noted how many Presbyterians there are in Korea: about 20% of the South Korean population, if I ...
Shoot, Kill, Lie, Repeat: America's New Moral Universe
2008-05-10 01:05:00 by Chris Floyd Tell me that this doesn't sound like something out of a history of Nazi tactics in World War II: The rules [of engagement]t explicitly allowed the killing of unarmed Iraqis under certain circumstances...Specifically, the snipers were allowed to shoot unarmed people running away from explosions or firefights....Of course, it's not unusual for innocent people to run from explosions. Didier, who has since been promoted to captain, said that "if that individual makes contact with you and then breaks contact of their own accord and disarms themselves while they are breaking contact, they are still an engageable target because they are not wounded, nor did they surrender." He explained, "They are only breaking contact so that they can engage coalition forces at a later time." In court, Sgt. Anthony Murphy, one of the snipers who was responsible for a questionable kill, testified that he interpreted this order about breaking contact so the...
The Politician moral police
2008-05-09 00:00:00 Camera....Lights.....Action....-. You would now not be able to see your favorite character on the big screen drinking or, even holding a glass of wine or, champagne. For a moment just imagine, the thespian actor Dilip Kumar, or, Shah Rukh Khan in the role of 'Devdas' without the glass of whisky. Imagine a dialogue where Devdas says that, "Ma asked me to forget Paro, The world now askes me to forget drinking", without the word "drinking" in it. Wondering why all this imagination!!!! Thanks to our beloved health minister, Mr. Anbumoni Ramadoss, who these days have nothing to do. After having ousted his biggest rival Venugopal, the AIIMS chief, it seems he is short of work these days. So he thought why not see what the Indian film industry is doing these days. Isn't it surprising to see a health minister doing these foolish things. Shouldn't they set their own home right before playing a moral police on these silly things? Out very own netas are often seen eating Tobacco,... |
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