Of all the ideas Christians have stolen, Christmas is certainly my favourite. Yet every year a cynical minority make two complaints against Christmas. First, why should they celebrate it when they don’t even believe in the birth of “Christ.” Second, Christmas has lost all meaning as a result of commercialization. Feel downtrodden no more, weathered… Continue reading Sun worship and other Christmas traditions–Everything you never knew about Charlie Brown’s favourite holiday
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Scientific progress or exploiting the unborn
Would you like to see the paralyzed walk, or restore vision to the blind? What about cures for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, arthritis, diabetes, or repairing the skin of burn victims? Then look to the science of stem cell research, send the miracle-cure evangelists packing and tell the Pope to get out of the research lab.… Continue reading Scientific progress or exploiting the unborn
Scientific progress or exploiting the unborn
Fetal stem cell research is morally and scientifically flawed.Despite the promise of miracle cures for everything from spinal cord injuries to Alzheimer’s, it is wrong to take human life in the form of embryos for the potential future benefit of others. I emphasize potential because there is no concrete evidence that stem cell research will… Continue reading Scientific progress or exploiting the unborn
Opposing Israeli policies not anti-semitic
Canada’s threats to depart from the United Nation’s World Conference Against Racism on the grounds that Israel is being unfairly singled out for punishment shows a disappointing, though not surprising, lack of vision on behalf of the Canadian government. Their premise for withdrawing has a grain of reason–the conference should be about more than the… Continue reading Opposing Israeli policies not anti-semitic
The thinking man’s choice
A savage and cowardly crime was witnessed over the weekend. A captive German Shepherd was shot in the head, skinned and the blood was drained from it. The criminals then proceeded to chop the carcass into large chunks, roast it and place it on their table for dinner. Well, it wasn’t a dog actually. It… Continue reading The thinking man’s choice
Helping rid the world of mines
Two-hundred and fifty million landmines are the disease; the University of Calgary faculty of Engineering is the cure. Four mechanical and manufacturing engineering students won second place in a national competition held by Mines Action Canada for their design of a solar-powered battery recharger for mine detection equipment. The team members included Aparna Verma, Jason… Continue reading Helping rid the world of mines
Big breakthrough in diabetes
The University of Calgary announced a breakthrough in research on Type 1 diabetes by Faculty of Medicine researcher Dr. Ji-Won Yoon. "After 25 years of trying to find causes and cures for diabetes, this discovery is one of the high points of my scientific career," said Yoon. "We expect this breakthrough to pave the way… Continue reading Big breakthrough in diabetes
Turning shopping trips into ploughshares
The spirit of Christmas is still alive and well for those who did their shopping at Project Ploughshares 17th annual Holiday Peace Fair. Dubbed an "alternative Christmas shopping experience" the event gave Calgarians an opportunity to learn about and support not-for-profit groups working on peace, social justice and environmental issues while getting some holiday shopping… Continue reading Turning shopping trips into ploughshares
Environment lost in lieu of taxes
With the federal election looming at the end of this month, many Canadians are thinking of voting like they think of taking up jogging. A nice idea, but probably not gonna happen. This apathy might go some way towards explaining why environmental issues have fallen off the political radar screen for Calgarians. As we roll… Continue reading Environment lost in lieu of taxes
Foreign policy 411
Students with an interest in Canada’s role on the international stage were given insight into the nature of foreign policy last Friday when President of the Canadian Institute for International Affairs Barbara McDougall lectured at the University of Calgary. The CIIA looks at a broad range of global issues and provides a forum for discussion… Continue reading Foreign policy 411