Perk Up the Troops!

I, on a whim, donated to our troops through this site (that I personally order my coffee through as well).

I just received a letter and a photo from the troop that I sent to, and it was really heartfelt.

If you would like to donate great coffee to our troops, you can do so on this website: http://www.bocajava.com/support_the_troops.jsp?promo=TROOP_SUPPORT

They match any coffee donation that you make, which is awesome.

Please pass on this text, or at least this link---it is a great cause!

-Jeanne

Update on Forsake the Troops

Here's that genius on Hannity and Colmes: http://www.forsakethetroops.info/crook.wmv

And someone bought out his website. It is there no longer. In its wake, a link to the clip above.

My Political Leanings and My Religion

People reading my blog might be shocked to find that I have deep libertarian leanings -- conversely, those whom I have encountered in person and have heard my liberty rantings may be shocked to find I have religious leanings. I find this amusing, and something that demonstrates assumptions amoung many people.

The first is that if someone believes in a religion, they automatically will force their beliefs on other. Due to our country's seperation of church and state and freedom of religion, this is not practical in law making (though does happen in our country). Does this mean as soon as the Bill of Rights is abolished (hopefully solely a hypothetical future situation), then I shall storm the capital? Not at all. My religion is exactly that. Mine. I have no right to force it, its morals, or its beliefs on others, just as they have no right to force me to behave as they wish me to behave.

The second assumption is that classical liberals are godless people. This is a quite ironic statement, I believe, given the godless-status of the Soviet state, but I digress. I am guilty of this assumption as well on a smaller level, assuming up until last summer that more "fundamentalist" type religious would never embark on the fun adventural that is classical liberalism. I was quickly silenced when I met a group of devout Mormon libertarians.

Why am I posting this? Honestly, I don't know. But I do know that the decision to post was of my own volition, and thus, I am practicing my personal liberty. [insert wink here]

Forsake the Troops? No way!

Do you think the troops deserve to die because they chose to be "targets"?

Yeah, I don't either...

But he thinks they should... and runs Forsake the Troops

It is funny that the two points he draws on the right side of the page (Freedom of Speech and the Constitution) were won for him by soldiers, just like the ones today.



To all my friends who have served, my friends currently serving, and those I have never and will probably never met, I salute you, and God bless.

We Made a Difference!

Just a quick update:

EBay listened to all its protestors, Catholic and non-Catholic alike, and decide to add the Holy Eucharist to its list of prohibited items.

Seems like someone finally woke up.

Thanks everyone!

Interesting story coming up on VTimes...

One of my writers is working on a really interesting story about the government talking about being able to track student's in college... in many, many ways.

Talk about a really big government!

In interest of not scooping my own writer, I will not go into more detail, but make sure you check out Thursday, May 5th's Issue of the Villanova Times, available on-line early on Tuesday. (So you'll have to wait a few days, but it will be worth it)

The Villanova Times

EBay Selling Eucharist?

I just found out (yes, I'm late on the news), that EBay is allowing the sale of Catholic Eucharist. They will not ban the sale of Them, saying they, as a company, cannot ban items based on it selectively offending one group.

Now, I know my readers are all different religions, but I hope you share my outrage at these for these reasons:

• Catholics believe in transubstantiation, which means the Host becomes the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ
• Catholics believe it is wrong to bring Eucharist out of the Church. Members are not even allowed to bring It back to the pew with them.
• Its sale (in this case) is being used as a way to profit off Pope John Paul II's death--which means these sellers are trying to sell these Hosts as memorabilia of the holder of the highest position in the Church. Its sale, however, makes a mockery of that same position and of anyone in the religion, as it is the Body and Blood of Jesus--a higher authority than the Pope.
• Catholics believe it is the closest one can get to Jesus, and it is the whole purpose around the Catholic Mass
• The Eucharist is cared for dearly within the Church and can never be disposed of (in the literal way)
• If the Eucharist means so much to Catholics, and it is not being banned from EBay's selling list, it is a slap in the face for their religion.
• Ebay bans Nazi items (and rightfully so), as well as the sale of items taken from Ground Zero (again, rightfully so). These items especially offend specific groups of people. (Although I'm sure most sane people would be offended by their sale, it would offend specific groups of people even more) So, Ebay has banned items from being offensive before.

There is a petition to ask Ebay to permanently ban the sale of the Eucharist. I am urging you to sign it if you are bothered by this at all. I know that according to laws of commerce, and even the basic way capitalism works, they are not required to remove it, but it is the right thing for them to do morally and PR-wise as well.