Wednesday, March 20, 2002

Texas Student Expelled Over Bread Knife. A 16-year-old was expelled from high school after a 10-inch bread knife was found in the bed of his pickup truck. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: National] Once again, commen sense is out the window. Truth be told, however, this may be a good thing for this 16-year old because the public school system is not necessarily all it is cracked up to be. 7:23:36 PM    [Macro error: Can't call the script because the name "liveTopicsSeeAlso" hasn't been defined.]

Father Knows Worst. The church says priests must be male because Jesus' apostles were male. So should women have stayed out of U.S. government because the founding fathers were male? By Maureen Dowd. [New York Times: Opinion] "We have turned a light on these cloistered, arrogant fraternities and they can no longer justify themselves. Their indulgences, conducted in secret, have hurt the welfare of their most vulnerable charges." Again, the problem here is that the Roman Catholic church is currently all about preserving the priesthood. It's all about power and conformity, not necessarily a male/female thing. Besides, some of Jesus' closest disciples were female. 7:21:25 PM    [Macro error: Can't call the script because the name "liveTopicsSeeAlso" hasn't been defined.]