April Reign

Speak your mind even if your voice shakes

Archives for April 2007

Politics and Religion

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Rules of etiquette commonly call for the avoidance of certain topics. Chief among those are politics and religion.

It is worth noting that these are treated as two separate items, and rightly so.

When religion is factored into politics neither can work appropriately.

Religion deals with spirituality, with ones belief in being part of a specific god’s community and the leaders therein are charged with representing a specific community of belief.

Politics deals with issues specific to secular communities. An elected representative is charged with representing everyone, not just those who subscribe to a certain belief system. Though some governments tend to forget this. [Read more…] about Politics and Religion

Don’t feed the pigeons..er people

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Surreal bizarre or dreamlike

One might expect to read an article such as this.

Today Eric Montanez, 21 was honoured for his work in helping the homeless. Reporters filmed him Wednesday as he served “30 unidentified persons food from a large pot”.

Locals say they are impressed with this young man’s initiative and good works.

However this is the true story

MIAMI (Reuters) – Police in Florida have arrested an activist for feeding the homeless in downtown Orlando.

Eric Montanez, 21, of the charity group Food Not Bombs, was charged with violating a controversial law against feeding large groups of destitute people in the city center, police said on Thursday.

Montanez was filmed by undercover officers on Wednesday as he served “30 unidentified persons food from a large pot utilizing a ladle,” according to an arrest affidavit. The Orlando area is home to Disney World and Universal Studios Florida.

Utilizing a ladle. My Gawd the absolute horror. 16 to base 16 to base, we have man in possession of ladle here, request backup immediately, hungry people are being fed, move the terror alert to orange.

the rest is here: Rueters

The Staff of Life and other Poisons

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From Futurama

FRY: What if the secret ingredient is people?
LEELA: No, there’s already a soda like that. Soylent Cola.
FRY: Oh. How is it?
LEELA: It varies from person to person.

The current recalls on pet food are finally bringing an awareness to the vulnerabilities in our food system.

We have slowly allowed corporations to control our entire food chain. From Monsanto declaring patents on life to water privatization to factory farming.

Are any of these things actually benefiting us? [Read more…] about The Staff of Life and other Poisons