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Monday, October 12, 2009

Obama, Homosexuality, Iran

Mission America, a group that fights aggressive homosexuality and occultism, states what was already obvious months ago. Now after the President's Saturday speech before the nation's largest homosexual advocacy group, the group says, "Barack Obama is the most pro-homosexual president in our nation's history."

This is more than sad. People need to be aware of the deadly consequences of homosexuality and all the other perversions being promoted in our culture. In general, those who follow those paths pay a dear price both physically and psychologically. This is to say nothing of the ultimate spiritual price to be paid. As Mission America regularly points out, it should be unthinkable that we would promote anything but real marriage to our school children.

On another front, there are deadly possibilities lurking in the approaches being taken toward Iran's nuclear program, missile testing, and threats against  Israel. The diplomatic dithering and lack of decisive action against Iran could spell the death of millions. Canada's Toronto Sun carried an editorial about the Iranian "slippery slope" with comparisons to how the world let Hitler go so far that it was too late to avoid the horrors of WWII.

While our health reporting at CBN News focuses narrowly on the nuts and bolts of health, we must never forget that threats to life extend far beyond the dangers of hydrogenated fats, microbes, insufficient exercise, and lack of health insurance portability. We owe that to our readers and viewers, to our children, and, yes, to God. 

posted @ Monday, October 12, 2009 12:09 PM | Feedback (0)

Satire: Bombing the Moon

Water is the elixir of life, one of my favorite nutrients here on earth. But what if it's also out there in the universe? Curiosity demands that we at least look.

 

So, last week we bombed the moon looking for water. Actually, NASA crashed two spacecraft into a crater on the lunar surface in that effort.

 

Basically the point was to stir up the surface to see if there was ice of the H2O variety. We've found water ice on Mars, by golly, and so there might just be some frozen stuff closer to home.

 

Next time I suggest they stop by my house for some chunks of the real deal and send it to the moon along with the probes. Nothing better than priming the pump.

 

The story also encourages us to develop an appreciation for the resilient mental health of astronomers. When some Utah stargazers -- who thought they had the best chance of seeing the impact -- didn't see a thing, they held up emotionally.

 

Reportedly, "the mood was good." Yes, missing a man-made astronomical event is a common cause of depression -- at least for vulnerable non-astronomers.

 

Still, you do have to wonder about scientists. One science website reports, "Not too much is known about this crater, which is part of the reason it was selected."

 

I've used that principle myself to find things. When I lose my keys, I'm likely to find them at one of my neighbors' houses because I don't know too much about where they usually set down their own keys.

 

The scientifically curious among us are hoping NASA was looking to detect more than regular frozen water. They should be looking for Ice-nine in their forthcoming analysis of the experiment.

 

Ice-nine is the form of water, rather loosely based on reality, presented as a plot device in Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle. NASA should remember the adage that you won't find what you don't look for.

 

If there is some, then we should go back some time and get it. If Vonnegut was right about this bizarre ice, a tiny bit could be put into one ocean and cause them all to freeze over. Poof, no more global warming.

 

Science marches on relentlessly. I bet you're glad you're investing tax dollars for the courageous effort to find dihydrogen oxide in the solar system. Besides, science needs a stimulus package, too.

 

 

 

posted @ Monday, October 12, 2009 10:43 AM | Feedback (0)