An Open Letter To The 83rd Texas Legislature

Dear Texas Legislature,

It is my understanding, based on recent statements of yours, that you are concerned about the health of women, and this concern has led you to propose legislation which imposes new regulations on physicians who perform induced abortions and the facilities in which they are performed. In order to better protect the health and safety of women, there are numerous other regulations which should be imposed, not on induced abortions, but on many aspects of the entire pregnancy. Most importantly, no pregnant woman should be allowed to live more than thirty miles away from an ambulatory surgical center.

NOVA Gets Evolution Wrong

On Nova (PBS)'s “Australia's First 4 Billion Years” we find a horrible misunderstanding of evolution. Or engineering. Or maybe both.

Words Of Wisdom From the Vatican

Federico Lombardi, spokesman for the Vatican, said “It is deplorable that there be a widespread distribution of news stories often not verified or verifiable — false even — that seriously damage people and institutions.”

I agree. We should all work to prevent the promulgating of rumours and lies, of fictions that damage some institutions (and prop up others), of stories that encourage prejudice and intolerance.

Let's start with the fairy tales about God and Moses and Jesus.