Before getting into tonight's review of The Pilgrim's Progress, let me note two items I saw on the Internet today, with quick comments:
1) Over at Jewish World Review, Jeff Jacoby discusses Changing the Definition of Marriage (March 10 column in case link gets redirected to his next column). I remember a discussion I had with a person who thought gay marriage was no big deal. My response was that if the concept of having children were removed from marriage, then there would be no logical reason why one should not be able to marry one's own sister or brother. Her response? Ewwww! A long time ago, I heard a Unitarian Universalist minister say that such responses should be stifled, as they are not based in reason. I'd beg to differ. There is a very fundamental reason why we are uncomfortable with it, just as we are uncomfortable (or should be) with other manifestations of our sin nature. Paul describes it in Romans 1:18-19 (also lookup the context) "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them." (NKJV)
2) Foetuses 'may be conscious long before abortion limit'. (link via National Review's The Corner) The idea that a fetus is not human, or even not a living organism, seems more and more ludicrous with each advance of scientific understanding.
Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.....
Posted by joelfuhrmann at March 10, 2003 10:38 PM