I’m a day late for this one, but it’s better late than never. Yesterday, March 21, 2012, was World Down Syndrome Day.
This is a special issue for me. Persons with Down Syndrome are an important source of inspiration for me. All my life I’ve too easily gotten caught up in measuring my worth by what I’ve accomplished and what others think of me. I’ve improved a great deal in this area over the last few years, and that improvement has been in a large part due to persons with Down Syndrome. These persons know their worth and they don’t feel the need to prove that worth to anyone. They inspire me to be the best person I can be, not because they are less than me, but because they are more than me. I am become more when I follow their example.
We are all of infinite worth to God.
This is an e-mail that I sent to my MLA today:
To: Hon. George Rogers
Cc: Hon. Alison Redford, Hon. Thomas Lukaszuk
Subject: Concerns about Proposed Education ActHon. George Rogers:
I am writing to express my concerns about Bill 2 (the proposed Education Act), particularly section 16, as well as section 192(2) and section 112(1).
I just read the review on October Baby from LifeNews.com, and I was shocked to learn that there are around 44,000 abortion survivors in the United States alone. This number was obtained from a post on the RealChoice blog by Christina Dunigan. Of course, an accurate number would be hard to obtain as it’s not in the interests of those supporting abortion (this includes the U.S. government) to keep records of the number of “failed abortions.”
This looks like a really good movie. It’s coming to theatres March 23rd.
After watching the trailer, go to “RESOURCES” and “Watch Shari’s Story.” This small video may bring a tear to your eye and will definitely make you want to see the movie.
I just discovered VirtueMedia. Here’s an example of a couple of their ads:
When the Obama administration made the decision not to exempt Catholic hospitals and universities from the mandate to provide insured employees with contraceptives, morning after pills, and sterilization without a co-pay, one of those consulted was Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood. Richards obviously has a special interest in having contraception covered, since dispensing contraception is a major part of their business model. It may be ‘free’ to the woman, but Planned Parenthood will be paid for providing the service.
I very rarely have anything to do with secular media. I did read the National Post for awhile, but I stopped when they misreported the pope’s comments about condom use on his trip to Africa. I just read two stories in the Catholic media about the secular media, and I now have an even greater aversion to it:
