Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Another group of slaves
History is repeating itself. Americans are treating a whole generation of human beings as though they were "less than" persons of value. Certainly we learn from history that the African Americans suffered at the hands and policies of white slave owners. They were considered less than human. Slaves were property; owned and controlled according to the slave owner's need.
In the US we have struggled to change this view and some have even died for the cause of equality for African Americans.
Women in our country also were considered property, the struggle for the vote, equal pay and human rights continue. Again, women were considered property of the husband.
Now the generations of unborn are suffering death at the hands of women and men who do not believe in an unborn child's person hood. The fetus is considered property of the mother.
The lives of these innocents certainly are equal to the others who have been freed in America.
The idea that the growing human being inside the woman is part of the mothers body is not scientific.
The child is being housed and fed by the mother. It is a separate human being. Once again as with blacks and women the argument is that these children are not persons. There is no argument that they are human beings. The argument is that because they are not ascribed the value of a person then they can be treated as property and destroyed. Statistics show very few abortions are to actually save the life of the mother. The value of the human being inside the woman is determined by the woman only. Careers, money, self esteem etc etc; all can be used as reason for determination. The scary thing is that most know that the fetus is a human being; it is now considered appropriate to say that a woman owns that human being as property.
Is your value determined by your size, your growth, your mind, your physical appearance?
What do you use to assign person hood to another?
In the US we have struggled to change this view and some have even died for the cause of equality for African Americans.
Women in our country also were considered property, the struggle for the vote, equal pay and human rights continue. Again, women were considered property of the husband.
Now the generations of unborn are suffering death at the hands of women and men who do not believe in an unborn child's person hood. The fetus is considered property of the mother.
The lives of these innocents certainly are equal to the others who have been freed in America.
The idea that the growing human being inside the woman is part of the mothers body is not scientific.
The child is being housed and fed by the mother. It is a separate human being. Once again as with blacks and women the argument is that these children are not persons. There is no argument that they are human beings. The argument is that because they are not ascribed the value of a person then they can be treated as property and destroyed. Statistics show very few abortions are to actually save the life of the mother. The value of the human being inside the woman is determined by the woman only. Careers, money, self esteem etc etc; all can be used as reason for determination. The scary thing is that most know that the fetus is a human being; it is now considered appropriate to say that a woman owns that human being as property.
Is your value determined by your size, your growth, your mind, your physical appearance?
What do you use to assign person hood to another?
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Ode to the San Diego Killer Whale
"Its spring in San Diego; Sea World's open, the crowds are not bad
They brought back that killer whale, you know, he's been in rehab
All the trainers are smiling and giving him nods
But not one will get by him and snuggle his bod
When he opens his mouth, he might take a nip
He'll push you under and thats your last trip
He's asked for forgiveness, apologized to his fans
Taken the first 3 steps in his program
Surrendered made amends
He's gotten a sponsor, makes calls for support
Makes 3 meetings a week thats what he reports
So back he comes to perform in the show
Who his next victim is we never will know
You see killer whales don't recover they usually relapse
Its gray whales that do well in fact learn to tap
They brought back that killer whale, you know, he's been in rehab
All the trainers are smiling and giving him nods
But not one will get by him and snuggle his bod
When he opens his mouth, he might take a nip
He'll push you under and thats your last trip
He's asked for forgiveness, apologized to his fans
Taken the first 3 steps in his program
Surrendered made amends
He's gotten a sponsor, makes calls for support
Makes 3 meetings a week thats what he reports
So back he comes to perform in the show
Who his next victim is we never will know
You see killer whales don't recover they usually relapse
Its gray whales that do well in fact learn to tap
Friday, April 16, 2010
Welcome
Good Morning and welcome to my view. I'm Gail Crandall and I'm a retired nurse. I live in a tiny apartment somewhat isolated from the world. However, my mind is not inactive and I'd love to share ideas, thoughts and humor with you. I'll include the controversial and make comments on the TV I watch (maybe too much). My sense of humor is odd and yet I get a lot of good laughs from it. In this day and age when there is so much emphisis on living longer and yet we all know we die eventually, I am happy to say that I believe in eternal life. I am a Christian
and not ashamed that I follow Jesus Christ. You see its not "safe" anymore to say that - one is thought to be unbalanced or just needy. I admit as a human I am unbalanced and needy.
No shame, no shame.
See you later
Gail
and not ashamed that I follow Jesus Christ. You see its not "safe" anymore to say that - one is thought to be unbalanced or just needy. I admit as a human I am unbalanced and needy.
No shame, no shame.
See you later
Gail
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