Hypocrisy

It is really ludicrous that our economy is hurting and the government - specifically Obama is now spending federal- our tax money-money on abortion. Also, he wants to make it harder for doctors and medical professionals to follow their conscience and not advise patients toward abortions or birth control. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/abortion_rule
So now if some people in the medical profession stand up for what they believe is right, does that mean they could lose their job? Wouldn't that hurt the economy?
Let's have free speech instead of speech that will line the pockets of the medical industry which in this case promotes harmful behavior.

Petition to have Obama show Birth Certificate

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=81550
Go here if you want to sign a petition to have Obama prove he was really born in Hawaii.

Scary Book Thoughts

Today I read the back of a book for young people that was categorized as a thriller. It was about a few young children dealing with a ghost. I know that if that book were to have a character who had a relationship with Jesus then any ghosts or demons in the story would be rendered harmless if the believer knew their power and authority with Jesus to tell the ghost or demon to go away. It really bites that some young people in the US and likely more countries are reading and watching a bunch of scary things and do not realize that with a relationship with God through Jesus they can take authority over any spiritual darkness. Thank God Frank Peretti sheds light on this.

A Good Way to Help Healthcare with no Taxes

This is a quote from an article about churches and communities giving free healthcare "Hundreds of communities across America are creating their own free health clinics. They treat a total of about 3.5 million people, who don't have insurance, according to the National Association of Free Clinics."
Here is a link to the complete article http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/546550.aspx .
This is hopeful and no taxpayer money needed.

Combating Peer Pressure

When I was in high school there were a lot of arguments people used to get teenagers to make bad decisions ie. screw up. A few of the lines were "How do you know if you do not try?" "My parents used to do it." "Are you scared?"

Here are ways to combat these attempts to get people to make wrong decisions.
1. "How do you know if you do not try?"
Well, we can look at others consequences and behavior and see it is wrong. When I see someone on heroin and see them under the influence after a few months, I can quickly tell it is bad and I do not want to do it. If I see a raw egg, I do not have to taste it to realize that I would not like it. I do not have to "try" jail to realize I do not want to go there.
2. "My parents used to do it?"
They stopped. In cases of smoking, if your parents hadn't stopped, they likely wished they had.
3. "Are you scared?"
Typically this is used oftentimes at many ages. In high school that was one of the ways guys would try to get girls to sleep with them. The comeback can be," Are you scared to get married first?" or "No; I'm not stupid and do not want to contribute to the economy with a baby, sexually transmitted disease, or condom at this time or in some cases ever."
4. "You won't date me because I'm fat!"
Comeback: "Well, if you take care of yourself like that then how would you take care of children and me?"

True Love Revolution

A group at Harvard found at http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/tlr/ , known as True Love Revolution, is promoting abstinence until marriage. In one of the interviews about why they believe this is important, the founders of the club told of a time when they asked a group of students if they had ever had sex with anyone and not felt an emotional connection afterward. No one raised their hand.
The girlfriend and founder of this club, Ms. Kinsella, is quoted in an article. Below is an excerpt.

"They bat away worries from friends that maybe they should try sex first, just in case. The answer is no. Ms. Kinsella says abstaining is a matter of emotional health.

Taking small bites of her salad, she quotes from a course she took on female behavioral biology and describes the “awesome effects” of the hormone oxytocin, released during orgasm. 'When people have that bonding experience with someone and it ends,” she says, “they tend to feel heartache.'"

The article can be seen at http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/education/edlife/abstinence.html?ref=edlife

I hope more people realize that waiting is better and do not have to learn the hard way and go through all the heartache and grief of broken relationships. Young people would do well to know this and have the self control to wait until marriage.

Cameras in the back of school buses

There should be cameras in the back of school buses with a live feed to some secure place on the internet where caring individuals could note any wrongdoing and students or school personnel could be accountable. School buses could also be cleaned daily with Lysol and once a week the windows could be cleaned. This would lower the risk of sickness drastically. I believe we should add this to the stimulus; as a former bus driver, I know that not every thing that ought to be caught is and some students suffer.