I don't usually write a review or recommendation of a movie or book on my blog, but I'm making an exception for the film Amazing Grace. I saw this movie on Friday and loved it.
The film is about William Wilberforce and the movement to abolish the slave trade in the British empire. It is well acted and very moving. The horrors of the slave trade are discussed more than they are actually show, which is think is a flaw of the film, so it has a rating of PG and is suitable for pre-teen children.
The movie's official website has a link to the Amazing Change Campaign. Slavery is alive and well in much of today's world. Go visit the website and learn how you can continue the work of people like William Wilberforce.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Monday, February 05, 2007
Why I Respect Joe Lieberman
Courtesy of NRO here is the text of the speech that Joe Lieberman delivered on the Senate floor. If ever there was a democrat that I would vote for in a presidential race, Joe Lieberman is it.
Sadly, his speech will largely fall on deaf ears. What we are witnessing in Congress is a monumental failure of will. Most in Congress lack the will to fight or to out-rightly quit, and the will to do anything but complain. What happened to the resolution and the unity after 9/11?
I believe we have a moral responsibility to finish what we started in Iraq. We also owe it to our soldiers to do what is reasonable and necessary to win. If we cannot find the fortitude to do that we should not be asking our soldiers to still be in harms way.
Sadly, his speech will largely fall on deaf ears. What we are witnessing in Congress is a monumental failure of will. Most in Congress lack the will to fight or to out-rightly quit, and the will to do anything but complain. What happened to the resolution and the unity after 9/11?
I believe we have a moral responsibility to finish what we started in Iraq. We also owe it to our soldiers to do what is reasonable and necessary to win. If we cannot find the fortitude to do that we should not be asking our soldiers to still be in harms way.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Update on Nazanin
Iran is not going to execute Nazanin Fatehi after all. She has been exonerated from the bogus murder charge, but her act of self-defense against attempted rape was ruled to be too "excessive." She has to pay the family of the dead man for his death.
Nazanin still sits in prison while her lawyers appeal the ruling that she pay "blood money." An effort is currently underway to raise the bail money needed to secure her release. For more information go here.
Nazanin is alive today due to international pressure, yet I have heard no out cry among America's main stream media or feminist organizations? Why the silence? Why can I read about this from NRO but not the New York Times? According to the helpnazanin.com website, some main stream media outlets reported on the story, but I've not seen the sort of outrage that you'd think this story should have provoked. I guess the only human rights abuse stories that merit front page coverage are those that involve American soldiers.
Nazanin still sits in prison while her lawyers appeal the ruling that she pay "blood money." An effort is currently underway to raise the bail money needed to secure her release. For more information go here.
Nazanin is alive today due to international pressure, yet I have heard no out cry among America's main stream media or feminist organizations? Why the silence? Why can I read about this from NRO but not the New York Times? According to the helpnazanin.com website, some main stream media outlets reported on the story, but I've not seen the sort of outrage that you'd think this story should have provoked. I guess the only human rights abuse stories that merit front page coverage are those that involve American soldiers.
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