Two Heroes? Fired

http://www.inc.com/news/articles/2010/04/sprint-fires-employees-for-pursuing-shoplifter.html?partner=yahoobuzz#dsq-comments

I think this is ridiculous.  Employees should not be FIRED for doing the right thing when they weren't even on duty.  I really liked the website's comment feature, but the article had a lot of holes as one commenter pointed out.  Such holes included leaving out the two companies' policy for pursuing shoplifters.

Do you have a similar experience?  Reaction?  Share it!

Armando's Stance on Evolution

hey everybody!  I was unable to include the entirety of Armando's (a freshman involved in Campus Crusade for Christ at Dominican) response to my questioning him about his beliefs about evolution, so here is his comment.

I am not entirely sure about how I feel about the subject of evolution.  I used to be staunchly against Darwin's theory because I thought that it was opposed to my religious beliefs.  The Bible says that God created man in His image and the world in seven days.  Darwin's theory says that man evolved from ape (as far as I know).  They have to be opposed to each other, right?

Wrong.

Three years ago, when the LORD opened my eyes to the truth and I began this walk with Him, I began to see the world differently.  I began to question the things that I had been taught, including the idea that science and religion can never coexist.  Now I realize that that idea makes no sense.  If God created everything, then He must have created Science as well.  There are some areas where Science should not wander, but in regards to evolution, I believe that Science and Religion are not in opposition.  Evolution does not deny the fact that God created man.  In my opinion, it does not matter how man came to be.  The point is that it came about by the hand of God.

In light of my beliefs, I do not see why evolution should not be taught at Dominican.  If it is taught, however, it should not promote the idea that Religion and Science are at odds.  It should be taught in a way that shows that it coexists with the Bible's teachings.

A little publicity

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted here.  Didnt feel like I had anything worthwhile to talk about. But now I have something! Two things, in fact.

My brother was featured in an article on China's Global Times.  Here's the link!
http://business.globaltimes.cn/industries/2010-04/522001.html

And here's the link to my article which was somewhat mutilated (accidentally of course) in the Dominican STAR.
http://www.dominicanstar.com/joomla1/index.php/features/180-divided-by-eight-blocks-and-thousands-of-years-of-evolutionary-history
If you have any feedback for my article, please post a comment! :)

I'm also writing another article about the MAP Grant Lobby Day for this upcoming issue! :)

A Crippling Statistic

Tonight I was watching Flashforward, one of my favorite TV shows, and the CIA Mosaic team was in Somalia. Long story short, they get intercepted by a powerful Somali man who raises the statistic that "every 6 seconds, a child dies from malnutrition." (This is supported by Action Against Hunger.)

Most people who know something about Africa know about the serious problem of malnutrition there.  But do they know about the shortage of education for women?  Do they know that the education of women may be a solution to that crisis?  When women are given the opportunity to have an education, the people who account for about half of the population are empowered and may be able to better support their families and villages.

Too obvious?  Please review-this is a possible entry for the Women's Global Education Project blog.
http://womensglobal.org/News%20and%20Media/blog.html

Doctor Strikes Back

Dr. Jack Cassell, a urologist with an office in Mount Dora, Florida, has a sign posted on his door.  It suggests Obama supporters go somewhere else for treatment, saying "If you voted for Obama...seek urological care elsewhere. Changes to your healthcare begin right now. Not in 4 years."  Cassell, 56, is a registered Republican.


According to the Orlando Sentinel's article, "a patient's politics would not affect his care for them, although he said he would prefer not to treat people who support the president."  He does not ask the patient their politics, only has this sign up and feels free to express his disdain for Obama.


Seriously. Read these articles and tell me what you think. There's a poll on the Orlando Sentinel article's webpage.  


I'm proud of him for sticking to his guns and showing the world what he thinks.  People can just choose not to go to him for urological care.  Not that big of a deal.

Cassell's biography
Article in LA Times
Article in NY Times
Orlando Sentinel Article

Mall Chapel?!?

There is now a Roman Catholic chapel in a shopping mall in Erie, Pennsylvania.  It was opened on Ash Wednesday in 2008 with the help of Bishop Donald Trautman, who says "while the idea of the Church providing outreach in the marketplace may seem new to many, I can assure you that the Catholic tradition is deeply rooted in it."  They have the Sacrament of Reconciliation there as well as free literature.

Article about it on the GoErie.com website

So what do you think?  Should there be more chapels in malls?  Is this inappropriate?