Daily Archives: 24 August, 2006

a quote of the day

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Or, as Sojourners would put it, of the week:

QUOTE OF THE WEEK ^top  
“I love my church, and I’m a Catholic who was raised by intellectuals who were very devout. I was raised to believe that you could question the church and still be a Catholic. What is worthy of satire is the misuse of religion for destructive or political gains. That’s totally different from the Word, the blood, the body, and the Christ. His kingdom is not of this earth.”

- Stephen Colbert, of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.

Source: TimeOut New York

wow – picture of the Day from BBC news

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I’m not sure if this will work, but I’m going to try…

Medical students hold protests in the Indian capital. New Delhi

Medical students protesting against a government affirmative action plan for India’s lower castes try to push their way past police barricades to India’s Supreme Court in New Delhi.

I’m sooo very wowed by this picture and the caption.

Also, I heard on NPR (there I go again, trying to get smarter) that Israel used cluster bombs in Lebanon. They’ve used them before, but I first came into contact with them while I was in Laos. The US dropped them in Vietnam and then had to empty their loads over Laos on the way home.

The UN works tirelessly to try to warn people of the damage of unexploded ordnances. In Laos, they’ve worked to get people aware of what they can look like. It is very sad to read about it. Kids in Laos think they’re toys, and apparently, so do Lebanese kids. It’s heartwrenching. Here is more information: The Electronic Mine Information Network. There are organizations that work to rid the world of mines, and I think that this one is brililant: Roots of Peace. What a great idea!!