MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'church'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:49:44 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174627&cid=t_99866_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1829 This is my column in yesterday’s Greenville News.  A direct link requires a subscription, so I reprinted it here. Thanks! Being ‘hung up’ about sex isn’t so horrible One of the chief objections to Christianity is that it meddles in people’s personal lives. This is a curious objection, in some ways. Christianity has fairly little to say about food or drink, except to advocate moderation. And very little to say about clothing, except that modesty is appropriate. It’s silent on computers and automobiles. And it generally advocates discipline couched in love where children are concerned. What its detractors mean often comes down to this: ‘Christianity has something to say about sex, and we don’t like it one bit.’ Typically, one hears that ... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174627 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:10:39 +0100 5174627 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118658&cid=t_99866_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1789 In following the stories out of the UK, I am saddened by the violence and senseless destruction in the nation that so many of us look to as kindred.  Many of us have a deep, almost genetic, reverence for the land of so many of our ancestors.  I certainly wish we could once again unite and rise up, standing for freedom and the greatness of the West.  Alas, not yet. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/08/11/london-police-raiding-houses-over-uk-riots/?test=latestnews It is, of course, like all such violence in places where a perfect storm of ideology brews. Closing the trough First, young poor people, told for decades it was the duty of the government and taxpayers to care for them, become animal-like when their feed-trough is threatened.  And, animal-like, brutal in nature, ‘red in t... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118658 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:54:36 +0100 5118658 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5103349&cid=t_99866_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1780 Texas Governor Rick Perry suggests that we pray for our nation.  I read the article, then began reading the comments.  Here’s the link: http://tinyurl.com/3sasw88.  Fascinating, really. America wants leaders who live by a high standard of ethics, who seek the best for their citizens, and for the world at large.  America wants leaders who believe in honesty and truth. So Gov. Perry, who may be the Republican presidential candidate, says it’s important to pray.  Not to a God who calls for child sacrifice, or asks us to wage war for our faith.  Not to a God who is hateful.  Not to a God who accepts lies. Gov. Perry asks America to pray for help in hard times.  Not to smite his enemies.  (He said we should pray for our president as well.)  Not to let him win the election.... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5103349 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 22:12:14 +0100 5103349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096222&cid=t_99866_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1764 No co-pay for contraception? So it turns out that one of the provisions of Obama-care is  that it prohibits prohibits insurance co-pays for contraception.  I find this curious. I always pay co-pays! Having a child with diabetes, I have paid plenty of co-pays for products and medication necessary to his health.  And for visits to the pediatrician, surgeon, obstetrician, etc. Many people have high co-pays for essential services, from cancer therapy to cholesterol medications and all the rest. What’s the difference? So why is contraception so sacred?  Why is it, in an era of falling revenues, in an age when western civilization is slowly depopulating, that we would encourage contraception?  When what we need, in fact, is (quite to the frustration of many) more people? You can&#821... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096222 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 02:09:55 +0100 5096222 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036240&cid=t_99866_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1726 Church Camp Helps Kids Learn How to Choose This is my column in today’s Greenville News. My wife and I just returned from helping to chaperone 20 middle and high-school students at a church camp populated by a total of 600 youth. We were at SummerSalt, the flagship camp of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, located near Winnsboro, SC at White Oak Conference Center. (Actually, I’ve always referred to it as ‘Hotternhades, South Carolina,’ but that’s just me.) Since it is a Southern Baptist Camp, let me immediately set fire to the standard ’straw-man’ stereotypes leveled at our denomination; and indeed, at evangelicals in general. We did not spend our time making lists of all the people we believed were going to hell. We did not meet secretly to d... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036240 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:59:47 +0100 5036240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008142&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F6usEuUaq3lA%2F By Michael F. CannonColumbia Business School economist Ray Fisman has a piece at Slate.com discussing the first-year results of the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment.  In brief, when Oregon transferred an average of $3,000 from taxpayers to poor people in the form of Medicaid coverage, it did those poor people some good. Fisman’s interpretation of the results is different from mine in mainly two respects.  First, I describe the one-year benefits of Medicaid coverage as modest; he says they’re “enormous.” A more fundamental difference concerns whether expanding Medicaid was a cost-effective use of the taxpayers’ money.  Fisman writes: Given the added expense, did the Medicaid expansion prove to be cost-effective? That is, did the treatment group actually... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008142 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:18:54 +0100 5008142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008145&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FjXYSHkY0CKg%2F By Michael F. CannonThe Oregon Health Insurance Experiment is the first experiment since the dawn of time that randomly assigns some households to receive health insurance (Medicaid) for purposes of comparing their medical consumption, health outcomes, and financial security to similar households that do not receive Medicaid coverage.  Some of the nation’s top health economists have released the first batch of results from the OHIE. At National Review (Online), I summarize the OHIE’s first-year results and offer the following analysis: Supporters of President Obama’s health-care law may tout these benefits, but the OHIE does not provide the vindication they seek. First, despite being eligible for Medicaid, 13 percent of the control group had private health insurance — s... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008145 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:46:38 +0100 5008145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984499&cid=t_99866_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F29%2Ffamilies-affected-by-mental-illness-feel-little-support-from-churches%2F A new study conducted at Baylor University indicated that families with a mentally ill member would like their congregation to offer more assistance. The study, published in the journal “Mental Health, Religion and Culture,” was the first to look at how mental illness of a family member influences an individual’s relationship with the church. “Families with mental illness stand to benefit from their involvement with a congregation, but our findings suggest that faith communities fail to adequately engage these families because they lack awareness of the issues and understanding of the important ways that they can help,” said Diana Garland, Ph.D., dean of Baylor’s School of Social Work and co-author of the Baylor study. The study surveyed nearly 6,000 participant... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984499 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:11:12 +0100 4984499 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4975876&cid=t_99866_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1706 Trained as an emergency physician, my entire career has been spent pondering, searching for, often finding and managing the worst possible eventualities in my patients.  Chest pain is, first and foremost, a heart attack or pulmonary embolus.  Abdominal pain is appendicitis, a ruptured tubal pregnancy.  Fever with headache is meningitis.  And neck pain from a car wreck is an unstable cervical spine fracture. So it has taken enormous effort to ‘dial-down’ my response to my wife’s recent cancer, treatment and recovery.  I drive her to distraction with ‘how are you feeling?’  I pester her endlessly to eat.  I have imagined every bump or cough a metastasis.  I have envisioned all the worst outcomes imaginable.  I endlessly ‘catastrophize,’ as o... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4975876 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:01:30 +0100 4975876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4953292&cid=t_99866_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fday-set-aside-for-thankfulness.html For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of men in things pertaining to God, in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins; he can deal gently with the ignorant and misguided, since he himself also is beset with weakness; and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices for sins, as for the people, so also for himself. And no one takes the honor to himself, but receives it when he is called by God, even as Aaron was. (Hebrews 4:15, 5:1-4)I am thankful to call Christ my High Priest. Thankful that I am free, under His grace, to attend church wherever I feel called. I am thankful to have a new pastor who deals g... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4953292 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:40:00 +0100 4953292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4953268&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F19%2Fnot-pictured%2F View Full Album I am mindful, on this Father’s Day, that I do not have many photographs of Thomas Arnold (“Arnie”) Chaplin.  (The additional ones I do have are wedding party shots with people who might not wish to be published.)  However my memory informs me of many more, in safe-keeping with Mom, from the [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4953268 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:51:16 +0100 4953268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872108&cid=t_99866_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1628 A friend recently asked how to explain the death and resurrection of Jesus to his young son in a non-judgmental, values-neutral way.  I have to admit, while a noble thought it’s very difficult.  Jesus himself said he came  ‘not to bring peace, but a sword,’  and that he would cause divisions even in households.  It’s tough to explain it without embracing the story or discounting it. But since so much of faith requires metaphorical thinking, I have an idea.  Let’s think, first, about sin.  Modern society gets very upset about that word.  And probably, the church (temporal) has done a rotten job of explaining it.  Sin isn’t just cheating, lying, stealing, adultery, drunkenness, murder, blasphemy, etc.  Sin isn’t ‘making us guilty for ... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872108 Thu, 26 May 2011 17:36:12 +0100 4872108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4828897&cid=t_99866_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1592 I'm not judging, I'm just saying... Warn others, and don’t worry about the hypocrisy label My column in yesterday’s Greenville News Graduating high school students will soon be headed for beaches and other sunny locales to celebrate their liberation; often with behavior that is best performed far from home. Some will then become college students, many of whom will spend several years exploring the moral universe in an attempt to ‘find themselves,’ right before the hard world finds them and offers them little reward for being fun at parties. As parents launch their children from home, many of them find it difficult to give suggestions for proper behavior. And the reason is often this: ‘well, who am I to say what they should or shouldn’t do? I did ... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4828897 Sun, 15 May 2011 21:12:03 +0100 4828897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4747622&cid=t_99866_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1537 Science’s wonders point to Jesus’ wondrous work This is my column in today’s Greenville News.  Happy Easter!  He is risen indeed! It is believed that with every breath, we inhale at least one atom inhaled by everyone who ever lived. Caesar, Gallileo, Lao Tze, Marie Curie, Luther, dead presidents and every single one of your ancestors. Not surprising. According to Jim Mueller, author of ‘Bit Sized Physics,’ a thimble of water contains some 1 x 10 23rd atoms. That’s pretty tiny. Of course, since everything is made of atoms, we’re sitting on them all the time. Well, we’re sitting on the even smaller electrons that surround the vast empty space of an atom. Although, the odd thing is, it’s believed they don’t really surround them. ... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4747622 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:42:18 +0100 4747622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734117&cid=t_99866_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1532 Sinner is my denomination. Here in the homeland of all things Southern Baptist, the appearance of faith has a shiny veneer. There are things that have been accepted tenets of Southern Christian life for generations. Two services and Sunday school on Sunday, Wednesday Bible Study, Thursday choir practice. Women’s Mission teas, and various types of training during the week, from Kids for Christ to Bible Drill to adult discipleship classes. Long, imploring altar calls that tug at the heart of the most hardened sinner, and rattle the comfort of the holiest saint. (No matter how much they want to go to lunch). There’s a consistency to it, an entrenched Protestantism with the unique flavor of iced tea and fresh biscuits, the smell of Magnolia and honeysuckle. It is pervasive. It is especial... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734117 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:44:03 +0100 4734117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4723789&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FuQHo05x7vAc%2F By Ilya ShapiroEveryone knows that students have First Amendment rights, that the Constitution proverbially doesn’t stop at the schoolhouse door.  Yet students in the Plano Independent School District in Texas (against whose speech code Cato previously filed a brief) were prohibited from handing out pencils with messages such as “Jesus is the reason for the season” and “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so,” or sending holiday cards to retirement homes that said “Merry Christmas.” The students, through their parents, sued the district on First Amendment grounds, and were successful through a Fifth Circuit panel ruling that “qualified immunity,” a doctrine that prevents government officials from being held personally l... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4723789 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:44:27 +0100 4723789 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4723854&cid=t_99866_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1510 I am sitting in our kitchen, writing my update as Jan plays Solitaire, and the kids distract themselves with television, music or games. We’re all a bit tired, because we just returned from a short trip to Myrtle Beach. After our difficult winter, Jan and I felt that the family needed some distraction. We are a family that travels whenever we can, and a trip was a kind of return to normalcy. Even though it was cold and windy on the coast, we had fun; as we always do when we’re together. I haven’t written about Jan’s progress for a while. Many of you follow us on Facebook and you know that she’s doing well. In early March, she completed her chemotherapy and radiation therapy. It seemed as if the last dose of chemo was the worst, and the radiation effects grew m... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4723854 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:32:37 +0100 4723854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696640&cid=t_99866_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1503 This is my column in today’s Greenville News. Acting helps us see we’re part of a great drama I like a well-executed play. I’ve been awed on Broadway, and humored in Las Vegas. I have laughed at local community productions of comedies. I respect the talent involved in taking a story and portraying it live. I have never been particularly interested in acting myself. (Although, I think I know the lines from Young Frankenstein well enough to play several roles.) Still, I can’t pass up the opportunity to be involved in the Passion Play at my church, College Street Baptist, in Walhalla. It’s an old tradition in the church. In Medieval times, church members often performed in community dramas known as ‘Morality Plays,’ based on Biblical stories. Given th... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696640 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 21:37:19 +0100 4696640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696583&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2011%2F04%2F10%2Fipad-for-worship%2F Recently I got an iPad 2, which is a wonderful thing in so many ways. At some point soon I’ll list a few of the useful apps I’ve discovered thus far, but for the time being I just want to discuss how useful I’ve found the iPad as a worship musician. Actually all of the stuff I’m talking about isn’t necessarily specific to the church music setting – you could use it just as well in any live music environment. One of the first things I thought the iPad would be useful for is to display my chord charts. I have a big library of chord/lyric charts in PDF and Word format and so I thought it would be great to display them on my iPad instead of having to print them out each week, with just a simple swipe between songs. I’ve found an app which does not only... Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696583 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 08:07:41 +0100 4696583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4693461&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2F07%2Fmessiah-the-musical%2F I know, I know – George Frederick Handel’s famous work is actually an Oratorio.  (A musical would require lots of period costumes and at least one big dance number!  Now imagine combining that with Mel Gibson’s gratuitously blood-letting Passion of the Christ.  No, let’s not.) This was the time of year, probably forty years ago, [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4693461 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:27:48 +0100 4693461 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684316&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fis-church-attendance-a-risk-factor-for-obesity%2F2011.04.07 For competitive cyclists, Sunday morning usually signifies a time for combining spirituality with calorie-burning. Whether we are immersed in the total focus of a hotly-contested bike race or meditating our way through a seemingly endless training ride, it’s a given that most cyclists use Sundays to churn out the kilo-joules. This kind of Sunday-behavior differs significantly from many regular (normal) people, who like to sleep late, get up slowly, dress themselves nicely and amble off to church. It goes without saying that this kind of spiritual exercise doesn’t burn many calories. And it is also well known that worship and consuming high-calorie comfort food frequently go hand in hand. In the hard-to-believe-that-people-study-this kind-of-thing category, comes a report that frequent ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684316 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:00:08 +0100 4684316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642748&cid=t_99866_113_f&fid=39280&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMarkHawker%2F%7E3%2FgMFA5fjwCQY%2F4112024301 Post-conference analysis of tweets from our #alcstronger hashtag. Only those who have tweeted more than once and been mentioned more than five times are listed, and edge opacity is related to number of tweets. Great to see a speaker using the hashtag, along with a member of our leadership team! (Source: Mark My Words 2.1) Mark My Words 2.1 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642748 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:03:29 +0100 4642748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626899&cid=t_99866_113_f&fid=39280&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMarkHawker%2F%7E3%2FDx-RZLmpMCc%2F4049997745 Had some more fun playing around with pre-conference tweets from our #alcstronger hashtag. Only the most influential (filtered via eigenvector centrality) users who have tweeted more than once are listed, and edge opacity is related to number of tweets. The accounts in the top-right in magenta are all from the same congregation, with our main account shown in blue, and my account in lime trying to spur on conversation. Not bad so far, but this is tricker (and therefore more fun) than I thought! (Source: Mark My Words 2.1) Mark My Words 2.1 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626899 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:20:21 +0100 4626899 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615242&cid=t_99866_113_f&fid=39280&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMarkHawker%2F%7E3%2F42DIt8VrULc%2F3965959285 Pre-conference tweets from our #alcstronger hashtag. Only users who have been mentioned in more than two tweets are listed, and edge opacity is related to number of tweets. The Rocknations account is one of our own, so happy to see some coherence! (Source: Mark My Words 2.1) Mark My Words 2.1 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615242 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 19:53:00 +0100 4615242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615376&cid=t_99866_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2Flaying-it-down.html Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. (John 15:13)So here I am, embarking on a weekend to tend to those friends needing healing and help, embarking on a weekend full of work to prepare for dissertation proposal defense, and I am thinking about these big things. The obvious, yes - laying down the dissertation proposal for the sake of these friends who need us today. The less obvious - going silent on Twitter and Facebook so I am not the one throwing logs on the fire of conflict.Pets. Children. They hustle around your legs just for the contact. They grip your hand just for surety. They pull at your arms to dissuade you from the task at hand. And for what purpose? Love. And what greater love can one have, but to lay down one's life for friends? Not like... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615376 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 09:24:00 +0100 4615376 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4575220&cid=t_99866_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fforced-bulbs.html We settle into a rhythm at the church of our dear friends, and Katy asks me every week if we are staying. So she can make friends there. With each question, my heart splits afresh for the wounds in the souls of my children. The friends gone, the parents stressed beyond stress, the whole family brought to the brink of breaking, the only saving grace the daily rhythm of home, the safety here.Wounds not inflicted by those we would call evil, but those we call good. Good people. Faithful people. People reading their Bibles and praying and seeking relationship with God. People building a church. Oh, so carefully, I speak of these wounds. But my daughter, my eldest, serious, sweet, caring, compassionate, patient daughter. She like the crocuses who poked their leaves through the melting snow... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4575220 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:41:00 +0100 4575220 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4540556&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F7UEHXeeBcRY%2F By Roger PilonFreedom requires tolerance. That principle will be put to the test today as Americans respond to the Supreme Court decision in Snyder v. Phelps. As Ilya Shapiro first noted below, Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the Court, with a thoughtful dissent by Justice Samuel Alito, upheld the right of Rev. Fred Phelps and members of the Westboro Baptist Church to picket at military funerals, carrying signs that read “Thank God for Dead Soldiers,” “Fags Doom Nations,” “America is Doomed,” “Priests Rape Boys,” and “You’re Going to Hell.” It is a mark of our liberty that in most cases we defend even the most despicable speech. And in that we stand in stark contrast to much of the world. In truth, we should also defend most (but not all) despicable actions ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4540556 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:24:00 +0100 4540556 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501766&cid=t_99866_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fwhat-i-learned-at-my-old-church-lessons.html We left our church in October and set out on a journey to find a church we felt called to, Aaron and I. It wasn't easy to leave our church, especially our dear friends who were our first and deepest relationships in the Eau Claire area when we moved back in 2004. Even before we were married, I started traveling on short term medical missions led by the senior pastor, and have memories of some of the most intense periods of spiritual growth in my early adulthood during those trips to El Salvador and Honduras.It has been hard to know what to say or how to say it, here to friends and strangers, and to those in the community who've asked questions about what caused us to leave. I am finally at a point where I can say it "out loud" - "yes, we left our church. We're at a different church now". M... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501766 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 10:45:00 +0100 4501766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489782&cid=t_99866_113_f&fid=39280&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMarkHawker%2F%7E3%2FMVkBMT6jg4U%2F3332185116 Top 10 words from @alcbradford’s Twitter account. Nice hashtag use! Also similar words to @hillsong with a greater emphasis on worship. (Source: Mark My Words 2.1) Mark My Words 2.1 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489782 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:39:00 +0100 4489782 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489783&cid=t_99866_113_f&fid=39280&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMarkHawker%2F%7E3%2F0h5y41i8XCw%2F3332163220 (Source: Mark My Words 2.1) Mark My Words 2.1 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489783 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:38:14 +0100 4489783 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4464646&cid=t_99866_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fnext-sunday-is-autism-sunday%2F Next Sunday (February 13th) is Autism Sunday.  Its a day when everyone is asked to pray for everyone on the Autism Spectrum.  You can find some prayer suggestions for Autism Sunday Zach had in 2009.  What will you be praying for on Autism Sunday? (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4464646 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 21:52:04 +0100 4464646 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4441999&cid=t_99866_113_f&fid=39280&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMarkHawker%2F%7E3%2Fd9oltBkU5mM%2F3149918482 Network visualisation of the @ALCBradford Lift conference that ran from the 4th to the 5th of February, 2011. This is a graph of mentions, and is filtered to only show users that received two or more. Vertex size is determined by the number of mentions received and edge opacity relates to multiple mentions. Overall there were 68 contributors and 153 mentions. The diamonds are official accounts and triangles are members of staff. The conference leaders were @Magnus_Persson, @Dave_Niblock, @Steve_Gambill and @RPMRockNations/@Rocknations. (Source: Mark My Words 2.1) Mark My Words 2.1 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4441999 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 20:40:20 +0100 4441999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4399759&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F25%2Fthe-shack-allegory-and-empathy-but-forgiveness%2F “I brought a book I think you’ll find interesting,” my cousin said as we sat down for lunch recently, handing me a paperback copy of The Shack by Wm. Paul Young. I will not suggest motives she might have had in giving me this book other than the fact that she knows, perhaps as much [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4399759 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:08:17 +0100 4399759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4394687&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F25%2Fthe-shack-allegory-and-empathy-but-forgiveness%2F   “I brought a book I think you’ll find interesting,” my cousin said as we sat down for lunch recently, handing me a paperback copy of The Shack by Wm. Paul Young. I will not suggest motives she might have had in giving me this book other than the fact that she knows, perhaps as [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4394687 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:08:17 +0100 4394687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4361260&cid=t_99866_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fsearch-begins.html Yesterday we embarked on our search for a new church. We are praying, desperate and broken on our knees, that the peace that passeth understanding directs us in the way we should go. With a long history of painful church experiences behind us, we feel somewhat like we're stumbling along blindfolded. How do you recognize a healthy church? Which doctrinal points are on your "absolute" list?Did not our Lord pray, "that they may be one, even as we are one?" (John 17:22) A chorus of ecumenical voices keep harping the unity tune. What they are saying is, "Christians of all doctrinal shades and beliefs must come together in one visible organization, regardless...Unite, unite!" Such teaching is false, reckless, and dangerous. Truth alone must determine our alignments. Truth comes before unity... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4361260 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:56:00 +0100 4361260 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4288551&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmerry-christmas-from-better-health-2%2F2010.12.25 Source: North Point iBand (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4288551 Sat, 25 Dec 2010 11:00:19 +0100 4288551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4275551&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F21%2Fsenator-don-meredith%2F One of the first business days after the House of Commons broke for the Christmas recess and Stephen Harper appoints Don Meredith to the PM’s new favourite play-pen, The Senate. Wait! This Don Meredith? Stephen Harper’s cynicism knows no bounds – appointing to the Senate the fifth-place finisher, himself an appointed replacement to the Conservative [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4275551 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:36:24 +0100 4275551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4233363&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F05%2Fmemories-revisited%2F Holiday stories are nothing if not repetitive. These memories crossed my mind again today so, after double-checking to see that I had covered mostly everything, I’m left only to re-post! From 13 December 2009, I give you Christmas church candles and Coca-Cola chuckles. (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4233363 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 15:03:05 +0100 4233363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4230284&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F05%2Fmemories-revisited%2F Holiday stories are nothing if not repetitive. These memories crossed my mind again today so, after double-checking to see that I had covered mostly everything, I’m left only to re-post! From 13 December 2009, I give you Christmas church candles and Coca-Cola chuckles. (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4230284 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 15:03:05 +0100 4230284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214404&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F01%2Fworld-aids-day-2010-stories-2-this-friend-living-with-aids-who-gave-me-so-much-by-dominique-gauvreau-google-translation-edited-by-kc%2F Each author in this series has generously given me permission to post their work. The views and experiences shared are their own. Where applicable, links will also be provided at the end of the piece. This is the World AIDS Day, 2010 entry in Dominique Gauvreau’s blog Rencontre sous le Chêne de Mamré (Meeting under [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214404 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 07:49:35 +0100 4214404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190427&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F20%2Fa-veritable-piece-of-music-history-heads-down-the-highway%2F The family piano is on its way to southern Ontario from Perth, having been wrapped in quilts with care this morning, under Mom’s watchful eye, and loaded into a moving van.  It is about to find another appreciative home at my sister’s where my young niece and nephew are at a good age to learn [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190427 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 03:23:03 +0100 4190427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4164661&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F13%2Fan-historic-church-building-lives-into-the-future-with-the-past%2F Crédit-photo: Massicotte et Dignard Une traduction ( +/- ) suit. That glass atrium between the church on the left and the social hall on the right was, until renovations began, an empty space most of the time – except in the weeks leading up to Christmas when a pre-fabricated wall, about half the height of [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4164661 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 23:50:54 +0100 4164661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4142963&cid=t_99866_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fshadows.html I lay in bed a few minutes ago, putting the littlest ones to sleep - a long and arduous process that I mostly resent, but often provides me the necessary 20 minutes of peace and quiet required to reach a state of reflection, my soul quiet and ready to hear a whisper from God. Today I lay in a basement guest room, looking up as the sunlight shafted through a flowerbed casement window. A single strand of spiderweb silk blew in the wind attached to a browning hosta leaf, refracting sunlight against the wall. The beauty of this refraction was what entranced me at first, the gliding light, prismatic rainbow, dancing shadow.A cloud passed over the sun, and the whole room was plunged into shady gray. The chocolate walls were dark and creamy, and the spiderweb's dancing prism disappeared from view... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4142963 Sat, 06 Nov 2010 19:08:00 +0100 4142963 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4134162&cid=t_99866_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fblazing.html Have you ever met the lone golden tree on the dark hill of deadwood?  A few burnt umber oaks flame distant.  The bare white of the birches long naked in the autumn sun punctuate the darkness of the forested hill.  That yellow is a breath-taking splash of color on a sea of monochromatic monotony.A Christian can stand alone, like the yellow tree on the hill. It is an unexpected pleasure to meet these blazing-aspen Christians at some secular event, discover the jewel of joy they store like hidden treasure deep within. I've met a few in the past few weeks - unexpected gifts in my day from my Father from whom all blessings flow. They've grown afraid of letting Him flame off their lips, this Truth they know. Tentative, they mince through the conversation with you until they f... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4134162 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:30:00 +0100 4134162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074339&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F10%2F15%2Fbrother-andr%2F Millions of Roman Catholic pilgrims climb the 283 steps to St. Joseph’s Oratory – praying on their knees. In the early days of my AIDS diagnosis I used to go to a “healing mass” at Our Lady of Lourdes on Sherbourne Street here in Toronto.  I can’t say I wholeheartedly believed there was much hope [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074339 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 06:50:00 +0100 4074339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3998954&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FdfSHez0bTmw%2F By Michael F. CannonThat’s the headline of an article posted this week in Politico: Rarely have so many political strategists been so wrong about something so big. But when it comes to the health care bill, everyone from former President Bill Clinton on down whiffed on some of the more significant predictions. Democrats would run aggressively on the legislation? Nope. Voters would forget about the sausage-making aspects of the legislative process? Doesn’t seem that way, as the process contributed to the sense that the bill was deeply flawed. And Clinton’s own promise to jittery Democrats that their poll numbers would skyrocket after the bill finally passed also didn’t pan out, as the party is fighting for its life in the midterms. What can explain the miscalculation? ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3998954 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:17:19 +0100 3998954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3954366&cid=t_99866_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fhaving-faith-in-a-life-of-chronic-pain%2F If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you will notice that many of the regular readers who write in often ask for prayer from all who are reading. It has always been my goal to keep this blog about my struggle with chronic pain a non-sectarian, open one. I want all who visit here because they also struggle each day to feel welcome. Faith, to me, is totally apart from the church you attend, the version of Holy Book you read or the set of doctrines you live by. Faith and belief constitute a journey. It’s a very personal journey and one each human experiences, whether they know they are traveling or not. To have faith in a Power greater than yourself or not to have faith; these are choices. As part of the free will we are given when we are born, we can choose to believe or we c... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3954366 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:15:32 +0100 3954366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3911845&cid=t_99866_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fcollection-on-work.html Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.  (Ecclesiastes 9:10)...in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given us.Romans 12God has combined the members of the church and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it.I Corinthians 12The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.I Corinthians 3...walk in the light, as he is in the light...have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.I John 1Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3911845 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:23:00 +0100 3911845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3858159&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fleaving-the-organization-but-not-the-practice-of-medicine%2F2010.08.11 I confess ignorance. I know nothing about interviews with vampires. However, last week on my drive to a house call to see a sick patient, I experienced a sudden respect for author Anne Rice. I listened to a stranger completely off my radar screen being interviewed on NPR saying and making me feel the meaning of the phrase “Evil needs but one thing to grow. It is for good people to do nothing,” and reminding me that throughout history there have been numerous times where groups, organizations, and governments have acted even in ways that don’t represent our values or feel wrong minded or appear short sighted. This statement was her simple explanation for a recent blog posting announcing she was resigning from Christianity. She remained a believer in God and in Christ, but no long... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3858159 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:00:30 +0100 3858159 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3786278&cid=t_99866_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FFPdZ5fy5n5w%2F This study examines the impact of spirituality and religiousness, and involvement in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) on sobriety among three ethnic groups, African Americans, Caucasians, and Hispanics. Participants (African Americans: n = 253; Hispanics: n = 60, and Caucasians: n = 538) completed survey questionnaires upon entry into public, private, and health maintenance treatment programs. Results indicated that among the three groups, African Americans, who described themselves as more religious, were less likely to substitute church attendance for participation in Alcoholics Anonymous. African Americans reporting high AA attendance at the end of one year, in addition to church attendance, were more likely to report sobriety over the past 30 days than were those African Americans reportin... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3786278 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:55:00 +0100 3786278 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3780517&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2F22%2Freally-really-really%2F Praying over bread and wine (or grape juice) used to make them the body and blood of Christ – literally, according to the faithful. Then someone dressed Jesus in a white wafer and, poof, a melt-in-your-mouth Christ. And, while I could see how it would upset the modern-day Pharisees, such a fuss over spontaneously giving [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3780517 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:18:52 +0100 3780517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3683605&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FvkmITx0TgXo%2F By Michael F. CannonLast week, The New York Times published an article subtitled, “In Desperately Poor Rwanda, Most Have Health Insurance.”  The main theme was the contrast between Rwanda’s compulsory health insurance system and the as-yet-non-compulsory U.S. health insurance market: Rwanda has had national health insurance for 11 years now; 92 percent of the nation is covered, and the premiums are $2 a year. Sunny Ntayomba, an editorial writer for The New Times, a newspaper based in the capital, Kigali, is aware of the paradox: his nation, one of the world’s poorest, insures more of its citizens than the world’s richest does. He met an American college student passing through last year, and found it “absurd, ridiculous, that I have health insurance and she didn’... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3683605 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:44:49 +0100 3683605 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3678562&cid=t_99866_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F06%2F19%2Fchristian-and-depressed-what-churches-can-do-to-help-persons-with-mood-disorders%2F The other day, I received this email from a Beyond Blue reader: “I’m a Christian, and have been struggling with depression and my faith since my brother took his life 2-1/2 years ago. I joined your group for friends and tips on dealing with problems with Major Depression. I feel like I just make my church friends uncomfortable, and they can’t understand why I haven’t snapped out of it and declared amazing victory through my faith.” I experienced that too, which was very disappointing. Because my faith is such a huge part of my recovery from depression and addiction, I didn’t understand why so few Christians, and even fewer pastors or religious leaders, knew what to say. One time in college I stood up in the middle of a homily and walked out. The priest... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3678562 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:32:14 +0100 3678562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3625443&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2010%2F06%2F03%2Fholding-nothing-back%2F One of the great things this year at Warnbro is we’ve been much more pro-active at introducing new songs. I’ve been trying to bring at least one new song each month, and I believe that’s a big part of why we are starting to see a resurgence in the worship.. Psalm 33:3 is a bit of a motto of our team… (in fact the whole of Psalm 33 is pretty cool) Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. So here’s a sneak preview of a song that a few of us are getting into at the moment, which may be one of the next cabs off the rank… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJsc2louPes (Source: Baggas' Blog) Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3625443 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:25:26 +0100 3625443 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3584395&cid=t_99866_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F05%2F21%2Fsouth-africa-6%2F Johannesburg – February 2010 Zimbabwean asylum seekers at the Methodist Church in Johannesburg. Up to two thousand Zimbabweans, many of them victims of the 2008 xenophobic violence in South Africa, seek shelter nightly at the church for security. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3584395 Fri, 21 May 2010 09:40:12 +0100 3584395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3568039&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F15%2Fthe-sailors-church%2F Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Originally uploaded by Kenn Chaplin   La Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours (loosely translated as Chapel of Our Lady of Safe-keeping), known as The Sailors’ Church, backs down the hill towards the edge of Montréal’s Old Port on the St. Lawrence River. It is almost as striking from the rear with the large statue of Mary greeting sailors [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3568039 Sun, 16 May 2010 03:49:10 +0100 3568039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487126&cid=t_99866_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F18%2Fcompeting-models-when-mental-health-recovery-clashes-with-twelve-step-programs%2F In my chapter about substance abuse in Beyond Blue, I wrote: Today I realize the recovery cultures of addiction and mental illness clash. Like the Church of Scientology and neurobiology. Like Tom Cruise and common sense. Because complaining is considered whining to most twelve-steppers — “poor me, poor me, pour me a drink” — but as a smart disclosure of symptoms to mental-health professionals. Because many recovering alcoholics and drug addicts are not educated about mental illness, a lot of bad advice is doled out at meetings and/or social hours. With the best of intentions, of course. But dangerous all the same. I was intimidated by the AA old-timers and afraid to think any differently from them, fearing that if I listened to my gut, I would become one of those pe... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487126 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:13:19 +0100 3487126 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3475990&cid=t_99866_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FCidgQA7t-QY%2F Rev. Julie Blake Fisher from Kent, Ohio gave Barbie this Episcopal Priest makeover, calling her Rev. Barbie, and even giving her a Facebook page. Reverend Barbie’s not for sale, but that’s not stopping Fisher from expanding her line. On her current projects, she tells Facebook that “Episcopal Priest Barbie: Cathedral Edition” is up next: “Barbie will be elected bishop. She will also be African-American. The Cathedral Dean will be Hispanic and the permanent Deacon will be Ken’s African-American friend (appropriately) Stephen. Barbie’s little sister Kelly will be an acolyte. I’ll post pictures on the Friends of Episcopal Priest Barbie FB page when they are all complete.” But WWJD about those heels? Photo: Wenn.com Post from: BlissTree Pho... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3475990 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:30:54 +0100 3475990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3456853&cid=t_99866_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F04%2F09%2Fguns-and-butter%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily. Guns and Butter. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: catholic church, chaos theory, don't ask don't tell, gays military, political cartoon, priest scandal (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3456853 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:55:39 +0100 3456853 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420714&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F29%2Fan-easter-i-wish-i-could-do-over%2F In my second year at college I hitchhiked from Niagara to Burlington, as I would do occasionally, just a few weeks before Easter. A cousin, her husband and their young family were happy to pamper me with good food and fun. On this particular weekend they also shared their enthusiasm with me about [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420714 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:57:49 +0100 3420714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416245&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F28%2Fthe-infuriating-sins-of-the-fathers%2F As I walked up to the subway this morning I passed a Tamil-Canadian family crossing the street from St. James Town to attend Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church – so a confession is in order. I have received Communion from Jesuits there which, as a Protestant, I am not permitted to do. [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416245 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:42:53 +0100 3416245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416261&cid=t_99866_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fno-longer-orphan.html e spent the afternoon celebrating with our dear friends, welcoming Tessa to her new life, new love, new world. She came home from Ethiopia a few months ago to a home I can only describe as a home of deep faith undergoing deep pain. Her mother is one of those who is "mother" to every child she meets in life, from the kids on the block to the kids in the church nursery. For her, this is a crazy time of cancer and adoptive motherhood all swirled together in one bittersweet stage of struggle and strength. It has been a joy to see her inner beauty unfolding before my eyes, and today was a celebration of that. So, welcome to Tessa - to our hearts, our homes, our family. And a bow of gratitude to my friend, who has taught me a quiet, unwavering acceptance of God's will and God's timing that only ... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416261 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:25:00 +0100 3416261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3385321&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fblisstrees-nut-job-of-the-week%2F Joel and Victoria Osteen (photo: WENN.com) And the winner is: Joel Osteen of Joel Osteen Ministries (and his lovely wife Victoria). They run a little church in Texas called Lakewood. It seats 16,000 people. (It used to be a basketball court…for the Houston Rockets.) You’ve probably seen Joel evangelize on TV or read one of his New York Times bestselling books. This Jesus freak must be doing something right, but we just don’t quite get it. Are you attending “A Night of Hope with Joel and Victoria” right now at the Izod Center in the Meadowlands, New Jersey? Or have you ever attended one of their events? If so, we’d love to know. Tell us about it below! Post from: BlissTree (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3385321 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:55:30 +0100 3385321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3383026&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F19%2Fhow-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-having-no-score-for-the-sound-of-music-wedding-march%2F As I followed some suggestions, during a morning stroll through YouTube, after viewing an organist handle a Bach piece with flair I found another one with a story much like one I can share. Many years ago, I’ll bet it’s pushing forty years now, my mother was asked to play for a family friend’s wedding.  Mom [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3383026 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:03:00 +0100 3383026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374333&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F16%2Funearthing-one-of-my-early-newspaper-appearances%2F   After the cathartic experience here this morning of again recalling Craig’s struggles, in the early days of his ministry, I was remembering some of what was going on in my life 700 km away from Craig.  In the raucous days of an Ontario Human Rights Code amendment debate, giving gays and lesbians protection in the [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374333 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:02:00 +0100 3374333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370620&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F16%2Falyson-huntly-will-receive-this-years-craig-chaplin-memorial-award%2F    Google Alyson Huntly’s name, as I did even before I knew with absolute certainty that I’d be writing this, and you’ll see what an accomplished author, educator, Diaconal Minister, grandmother (and on and on) she is!  Add Doctor, too, Alyson having received her Ph.D. in Education (Curriculum) from Queen’s University last fall. So for [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370620 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:49:00 +0100 3370620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316214&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F24%2Fthe-walrus-a%25c2%25bb-stephen-harper-and-the-theo-cons-a%25c2%25bb-canada-religion-politics%2F A dog-eared, repeatedly-read copy of The Walrus from a few years ago sits beside my comfy chair. Its cover reads “Stephen Harper and the Theo-cons: The rising clout of Canada’s religious right” (Simon, in comments, points us to news of the author’s forthcoming book The Armageddon Factor: The Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canada) I was reminded [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316214 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:26:02 +0100 3316214 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3307043&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F24%2Fthe-walrus-a%25c2%25bb-stephen-harper-and-the-theo-cons-a%25c2%25bb-canada-religion-politics%2F A dog-eared, repeatedly-read copy of The Walrus from a few years ago sits beside my comfy chair. Its cover reads “Stephen Harper and the Theo-cons: The rising clout of Canada’s religious right” I was reminded of the piece by my friend John in Ottawa who has a link, sans commentaires, to the article on his blog. I commend it [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3307043 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:26:02 +0100 3307043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3243865&cid=t_99866_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FrxPRHTYgHeA%2F Celiac disease is becoming more known as more people are being diagnosed with it. Although it’s not entirely clear if the disease is becoming more common or people are just finally being diagnosed properly, the numbers of affected people are rising and this is presenting problems with some life-long rituals. Celiac disease is a silent disease at first. It is the inability of the body to digest gluten, which is a found protein in wheat, rye, and barley. People with celiac disease should not eat any gluten at all, not even small amounts, as gluten damages the villi, the tiny hair-like structures along the intestines that help move the food forward. If the villi can’t do their job, the result is malnutrition. Besides having to adapt your diet significantly if you have celiac disea... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3243865 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:52:03 +0100 3243865 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3239539&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fcelebrity-breastfeeding-pictures%2F I always appreciate seeing pictures of celebrities who breastfeed their babies (and toddlers!) in public or show up at an event to support breastfeeding. This photo gallery features eight women who by their very celebrity promote breastfeeding. .sociable { float: left; clear: both; } Post from: Breastfeeding 1-2-3 (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3239539 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:51:02 +0100 3239539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3239588&cid=t_99866_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2FTbQk7cB8bOc%2F Organizers have published the video of my talk from recently held Mobile Monday Amsterdam event titled Mobile Health. Be sure to watch it and let me know what you think. Mobile Monday Amsterdam now has their own YouTube channel, so you can watch all those brilliant talks from their previous and future events. Tweet This Post (Source: Ivor Kovic, M.D.) Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3239588 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:26:30 +0100 3239588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3220543&cid=t_99866_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2FzekO1SZTLYg%2F Several day ago I came back home after presenting at the Mobile Monday Amsterdam event titled Mobile Health. That is me on the left I am still impressed by the whole thing. First of all I have to congratulate the organizers (Marc, Yuri, Maarten, Sam, and Martijn) for doing a great job. They fully supported all the speakers from the first contact to the end of the event. The venue where the event took place was an actual church, De Duif, and it was a spectacular choice. From the moment I entered it, I was just blown away. Beautiful light, colors, art, atmosphere. Everything was ready for a great event. I was the first speaker to present after a short break in the middle of the program, and I had so much fun doing it. Mostly because of the crowd which was very educated and full of interesti... Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3220543 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:06:40 +0100 3220543 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3167236&cid=t_99866_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fmeaningful-use-ehrs-are-hospitals-ready Ever since the release of the proposed final definition of Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records, as well as specifications for what constitutes a Certified EHR, we have been blogging about how this impacts physician practices who are interested in qualifying for incentive payments beginning in 2011. Our focus has been on ambulatory practices, and EHR systems geared toward them. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3167236 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:54:24 +0100 3167236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3157629&cid=t_99866_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fchurchillian-fortitude.html   Sir Winston Churchill by webcarveView more Sir winston churchill Photo Sculptures  Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.Sir Winston Churchill, Speech in November 1942 William Rivers Pitt is having trouble finding a sense of measurable accomplishment after ten years of hard work in the front lines. I empathize and concur, to a degree. He starts out thus:t r u t h o u t | Go: "I've been writing about unbelievably bad news for more than a decade now, so when the New Year came around this time, I made up my mind to try and come up with something to write about that was optimistic, positive, more upbeat, or something."But in the end he finally comes to this conclusion:The Left has done some truly amazing thin... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3157629 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:01:00 +0100 3157629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3123521&cid=t_99866_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FEpmzOpTBEbE%2F Many Faiths A variety of faith-based groups share a similar mission: to help people recover from alcohol and other drug dependency. Inside Bay Area reported that spirituality has been a part of recovery since the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous 75 years ago, but has received a boost under the Bush administration’s “faith-based” funding initiative, which has provided money for church-based addiction programs. Researchers are currently studying the effectiveness of faith-based interventions for alcohol and other drug problems. On the local level, leaders like Judy Schwartz of the Fremont Family Resource Center has made connections with local religious groups and urged clergy to tackle addiction in their ministry. “We’re working with religious institutions to complement... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3123521 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:18:21 +0100 3123521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3122172&cid=t_99866_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fyoung-conservatives-and-evangelicals.html I'm not quite sure how I came to this idea on Christmas day, other than perhaps this commonplace, common-sense observation. It's the part of faith to give us a better understanding of God.It's the part of religion to make it easier to do that, when things like community and knowledge help with that understanding, and putting that understanding into practice. And as a community of faith, it must needs be as inclusive as possible.It's the part of politics to give us a better understanding of the principles of governance.It's the part of government to make it easier to put those principles into practice, for the good of all, even for the benefit of those who passionately disagree.At the top of each parallel stack are individuals with a vocation, a calling to a particular discipline, and the s... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3122172 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:11:00 +0100 3122172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3119067&cid=t_99866_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Faa-and-judaism%2F The fellowships of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and Al-Anon are of inestimable value in the recovery from alcoholism and chemical dependency. Not infrequently, there is a resistance on the part of Jews to participate on the grounds that these programs have a religious orientation that is non-Jewish. Let us first dispense with some extraneous objections. A.A. is Christian because meetings are held in church basements, say some. While it is true that the majority of A.A. meetings are in churches, it should also be mentioned that few Jewish facilities have welcomed A.A. The myth that Jews do not become alcoholic has resulted in an alienation of alcoholism treatment programs from the Jewish community. Just as there is a lack of alcoholism expertise in Jewish health agencies, so is... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3119067 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:03:17 +0100 3119067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3118922&cid=t_99866_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2F24%2Fyes-depressives-there-is-a-santa-claus%2F This post was originally posted in December of 2006, but unfortunately my brain is still at battle, especially during the holidays. The rational, bah-humbug side wants to skip the tree and stockings. However, I also want to make the holiday season magical for my kids, because I’ve found that their wonder can be contagious. I almost blew it today. I almost told David there was no Santa Claus, or Tooth Fairy, or Easter Bunny. The practical, cynical, depressed side of my brain (the left) challenged the creative, optimistic, slightly manic side (the right) to a duel. For most of the afternoon, the left was winning. Why am I feeding my kids this Disney, make-believe crap that will make their fall to reality all the more crushing? I asked myself. Why encourage them to dream when they&#8217... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3118922 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:43:06 +0100 3118922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089261&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fd6Sn7DlE3js%2F By Michael F. CannonBlogger Matthew Yglesias has a response to my post on Ezra Klein’s slander that Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) is okay with the mass murder (or the mass negligent homicide) of hundreds of thousands of uninsured Americans. Yglesias claims that only one of the three studies I cited speaks to what he claims is the central point: the Institute of Medicine’s estimate of how many Americans die each year because they lack health insurance.  Yglesias is incorrect.  The central point/threshold question is whether giving the uninsured health insurance will save lives.  All three studies speak to that point, and all three all cast doubt on the intuitively appealing idea that giving uninsured people health insurance ipso facto saves lives. To rebut the one study that Ygle... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089261 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:19:39 +0100 3089261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3083168&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F13%2Fchristmas-church-candles-and-coca-cola-chuckles%2F As I look forward to hearing and singing the music of the Christmas season I think back to the break-neck pace we kept in the family at this time of year when I was a kid. This probably would have been the Sunday for our church’s candlelight service, or perhaps the 20th, and it was always [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3083168 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:24:56 +0100 3083168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3083011&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2009%2F12%2F13%2F2336%2F Super hot day here today – 39 degrees (thats 102F). So hot in church that the best place to be was the baptism pool. Certainly on stage under the lights was a bit unpleasant – and I blame the heat for the number of mistakes I made – of which the worst was definitely when I mangled the lyric of ‘Salvation is here’ to sing “I don’t care that the world will know your name.” Not sure if anyone else noticed but I apologise – I’m definitely not so indifferent that I would sing about it. Anyway, before I got jump in the pool it’s time for another pedal board update. Non guitarists can tune out now… I’ve made a couple of alterations – adding in an EQ pedal so I can shape or boost my tone when necessary. The other i... Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3083011 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:38:30 +0100 3083011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3044735&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FRCpTMzq_Z94%2F In the Letter Concerning Toleration, John Locke wrote, Nobody… neither single persons, nor Churches, nay, nor even commonwealths, have any just title to invade the civil rights and worldly goods of each other, upon pretence of religion. Those that are of another opinion would do well to consider with themselves how pernicious a seed of discord and war, how powerful a provocation to endless hatreds, rapines, and slaughters they thereby furnish unto mankind. No peace and security, no, not so much as common friendship, can ever be established or preserved amongst men, so long as this opinion prevails, that dominion is founded in grace, and that religion is to be propagated by force of arms. A lot has changed since 1685, of course, but some things never will. Even today, the only way tha... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3044735 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:43:19 +0100 3044735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3023105&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fqe-aFuDa-I4%2F Leaders of the Church of Christ, Scientist, are pushing to get a provision into the health care bill that would mandate equal treatment for “spiritual healing,” such as Christian Science prayer treatments. Sens. John Kerry and Orrin Hatch are trying to get it inserted into the Senate bill, according to the Washington Post. Kerry’s spokeswoman, Whitney Smith, told the Los Angeles Times that insurers would not be forced to cover prayer. Instead, she said, “the amendment would prevent insurers from discriminating against benefits that qualify as spiritual care if the care is recognized by the IRS as a legitimate medical expense. Plans are free to impose standards on spiritual and medical care as long as both are treated equally. It does not mandate that plans provide... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3023105 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:57:40 +0100 3023105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2977542&cid=t_99866_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Flight-in-darkness.html Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedness. Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wondrous works, they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but rebelled by the Sea. Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make known his mighty power. Psalm 106:6-8My hormone levels dropped again today. I guess that means my "miracle baby" has died already. This is a blessing, and something to be mourned. God is giving me one miracle: a natural miscarriage, lifting from my shoulders the burden to watch over my own health for signs of bleeding and to safeguard the life of my baby from those who would sooner kill it "just to be safe". Yet on the other hand, another miracle was denied: I prayed against statistics ... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2977542 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:44:00 +0100 2977542 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2908581&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FF4OyERJiqJM%2F If the goal is to improve health, then the answer is clearly no. Ironically, even though universal coverage is presumably about helping the sick, the Democrats’ pursuit of universal coverage demonstrates not how much, but how little they care about their neighbors’ health. Economists Helen Levy and David Meltzer explain, in a book published by the Urban Institute, “There is no evidence at this time that money aimed at improving health would be better spent on expanding insurance coverage than on…other possibilities,” such as clinics, hypertension screening, nutrition campaigns, or even education.  In the Annual Review of Public Health, they explain further: The central question of how health insurance affects health, for whom it matters, and how much, remains largely unanswered ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2908581 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:47:15 +0100 2908581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2871937&cid=t_99866_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fhubris-of-conservapedia.html It's not the size of your fish... T-Shirt by webcarveView other Graphictruths T-Shirts Who polluted the Bible with liberalism? Masoretes? Council of Trent? King James I? My money's on Jesus. #conservativebible (Malacandra)I say unto you, when an interlocutor uses bedeviling facts and history to fool you, Call him a pinko and plug thine ears. #conservativebible (hyperlocavore) This has become a genuine phenom.  There's a general, non-partisan agreement this is a stupidity that transcends even that of Glenn Beck. The Schlafly based, Eagle-Forum derived Conservapedia Bible Paraphrase is misrepresented as a "translation," glossing over all the required evidence, fact, scholarship and other stuff that's hard and requires critical thinking skills. That's irrelevant to the entire concept tha... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2871937 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:34:00 +0100 2871937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2865862&cid=t_99866_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fworld-you-cant-make-this-shit-up.html The title is a HT to ... well, it seems like everyone on twitter. But it was @shoq who clarified that the fun was all about this. The Conservative Bible Project. Conservative Bible ProjectFrom ConservapediaJump to: navigation, searchLiberal bias has become the single biggest distortion in modern Bible translations. There are three sources of errors in conveying biblical meaning: lack of precision in the original language, such as terms underdeveloped to convey new concepts of Christianity lack of precision in modern language translation bias in converting the original language to the modern one. Of these three sources of errors, the last introduces the largest error, and the biggest component of that error is liberal bias. Large reductions in this error can be attained simply by retranslat... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2865862 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:20:00 +0100 2865862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2858871&cid=t_99866_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fbrief-reprieve.html We ventured out to our annual church camp after a mind-boggling three weeks of stomach flu. Because I don't want this to become merely a litany of mother-work, I won't enumerate the piles of unfolded laundry, the mountains of extra dishes, and mounds of blankets and pillows in queue for the washer. Suffice it to say that the break from the daily grind of household duties was much appreciated. We traveled up to the north woods, to a secluded lake set apart for the respite of the saints. Spending time sitting together, worshiping in quiet community, pondering deep truths that will no doubt water our church at the roots as we undergo the difficult transition of a new church plant...it was work, for the mind, but rest for the body and soul.Aaron's highlight: watching Rosy climb the wall &... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2858871 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:19:00 +0100 2858871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2809733&cid=t_99866_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F7dpBv543VyM%2F The bestselling author of The Pursuit of Happyness has a new passion: designing celebrity charity frames for eye bobs eye wear. Best of all, proceeds from the frames proceeds will be donated to a non-profit organization near to Gardner’s heart, the Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco. The inspirational single father and successful entrepreneur has become the first celebrity to design and develop an original color for his favorite eye bobs frames, the Thick Eye. The new frames, part of eye bobs’ fall 2010 collection, will be known as “The Chris Gardner.” Seventy-five percent of sales proceeds from “The Chris Gardner” frames will be donated to the Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco. This was the shelter, food kitchen and humanitarian organization that helped Chris Gardner... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2809733 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:40:42 +0100 2809733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2770083&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2009%2F09%2F06%2Flife-together%2F I just wanted to make a few random observations while I’m reading Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Life Together. This is a powerful book written by Boenhoeffer in the 1930’s in Nazi Germany. He was later matyred by the Gestapo in 1945 after being part of a failed plot to assassinate Hitler. Anyway I’d reading this book slowly because it’s so rich (and also because I’m reading three other books and am also theoretically supposed to be studying…). For my my own memory as much as anything, I just want to list some key points and quotes here. I may or may not continue to post more on this but here’s a few quotes and insights from the first chapter, on Community : Firstly, we should not take Christian community and fellowship for granted – it is actua... Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2770083 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:28:57 +0100 2770083 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734219&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F26%2Ffacebook-has-distracted-me-away-from-blogging%2F Ted Kennedy Tribute: 2008 DNC Convention in Denver Over the din of commentators, warming their robotic hands against the barely dead Ted Kennedy, and please read this report on his pioneering political fights against AIDS, I have been trying to remember the 1980s with a little more precision than is usually called for. See thanks to [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734219 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:10:08 +0100 2734219 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2727059&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2009%2F08%2F24%2Fcountry-worship-and-acquiring-tastes%2F One of my guilty pleasures in life is that I really like country music. Don’t know why that feels like something to be ashamed of but it does - maybe because Perth is decidedly not a country music city (although it sometimes feels like a big country town but that’s another issue..) I never was much into it until 2008 when we visited our friends over in Nashville in the USA. As Nashville is the Mecca of country music I decided to acquire a taste for it - started listening to Keith Urban, Alison Krauss and a heap of others and discovered I loved it. I think if you set your mind to it you can acquire a taste for just about anything - for example this year I decided to acquire a taste for beer. I’ve never been a beer drinker my whole life but decided to give it a try - so whi... Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2727059 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:16:32 +0100 2727059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2725227&cid=t_99866_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FSN-AWHhBCdY%2F A major objection I have always had about Christianity and Catholicism is their constant attempts to shove their beliefs down the throats of those who believe otherwise. In the following, it’s blatantly obvious that the bishops were taking advantage of a good-faith effort by Jewish leaders. NEW YORK – Major Jewish groups and rabbis from the three largest branches of American Judaism said Thursday that their relationship with Roman Catholic leaders is at risk because of a recent U.S. bishops’ statement on salvation. Jewish groups said they interpret the new document to mean that the bishops view interfaith dialogue as a chance to invite Jews to become Catholic. The Jewish leaders said they “pose no objection” to Christians sharing their faith, but said dialogue... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2725227 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:12:54 +0100 2725227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2637780&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F-LyPrNQ0mT4%2F Since at least February, President Obama and other elders of the Church of Universal Coverage have labored to create the impression that universal coverage is inevitable, because a sense of inevitability reduces its cost.  If interest groups think this train is leaving the station, they are less likely to stand in its way.  Lobbyists are more likely to cut whatever deal they can if their clients believe, “It could have been much worse.”  That’s why Obama has demanded haste: the longer the process, the harder it is to maintain a sense of inevitability. Here’s a sampling of today’s health care headlines from the non-partisan Bulletin News, which summarizes news media coverage: Senate, Obama Back Off Healthcare Reform August Deadline. Obama Rakes In Cash For ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2637780 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:15:15 +0100 2637780 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2598443&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F13%2Fjohn-marks-reminds-me-of-my-struggles-with-faith-and-that-we-dont-have-to-be-right%2F Here’s a recent video of author John Marks being interviewed on The Bully Pulpit. It’s a great way (if you’ll take the 45 minutes or so to watch) to get a sense of where he’s coming from in his book and why I was so fascinated by it. The Bully! Pulpit Show: John Marks from [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2598443 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:55:00 +0100 2598443 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2517380&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F25%2Fthe-richness-of-life-with-friends%2F It was, as I said on my facebook page, an amazing night of remembering, crying and healing at the 25th Annual Candlelight AIDS Vigil. A true sign of the richness of my life is that I didn’t get the chance to hug everybody that I knew there. Maybe it was the fact that it was the [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2517380 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:17:23 +0100 2517380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510271&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FEX0rLLmjFCE%2F The Wall Street Journal’s Numbers Guy tackles the question: The Census Bureau estimates that the number of uninsured amounts to 45.7 million people. But the agency might be over-counting by millions due to faulty assumptions… Even though legislation won’t cover many of them, illegal immigrants are especially difficult to enumerate: Few raise their hands to be counted. Prof. [Jonathan] Gruber estimates they make up about 13% of the uninsured today, or nearly six million people of that 45 million number… Of the rest, some people are eligible for health insurance but don’t know it and many can afford it but don’t want it. About 43% of uninsured nonelderly adults have incomes greater than 2.5 times the poverty level, according to a report released Tuesday by... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510271 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:53:10 +0100 2510271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2474057&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F12%2Faids-vigil-to-mark-its-25th-year%2F The AIDS Memorial Cawthra Square Park, Toronto Thursday, June 25, 2009 | 9:00PM Hosted by Quinn Johnston, Billy Newton-Davis, Shari Margolese For More Information | 416.392.6878 Ext 4012 | www.the519.org The public is invited to attend the 25th Anniversary of the annual AIDS Candlelight Vigil, on Thursday evening, June 25, 2009, at 9:00 p.m.at the AIDS Memorial in Cawthra Park. [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2474057 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:20:51 +0100 2474057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2469443&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fs3I-nzII6w0%2F The Church of Universal Coverage really, really, really wants you to think that the Democratic health care reforms moving through Congress are not “socialized medicine.”  Last year, I wrote a paper about why they’re wrong. On June 25, I’ll be debating the issue at a Cato policy forum with the Urban Institute’s Stan Dorn. Today, The Washington Post’s Ezra Klein lends his voice to the chorus of socialized-medicine deniers. Klein doesn’t add much to the discussion, except for this: Klein (correctly) observes, “Socialized medicine is a system in which the government owns the means of providing medicine” (emphasis his).  Single-payer systems, like the U.S. Medicare program or France’s health care system, are not socialized medicine b... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2469443 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:46:37 +0100 2469443 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458453&cid=t_99866_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F05%2Fshe-was-told-ovarian-cancer-patients-don%25e2%2580%2599t-live-long-enough-to-have-support-groups-gloria-johns-proved-otherwise%2F Every so often, you come across a story of hope, courage, and dogged perseverance that renews the spirit and lifts the soul.  Gloria Johns’ story is a classic example.  Gloria Johns is a 61 year old stage IV ovarian cancer survivor, who has battled the disease for nine years through five cancer recurrences.  When Gloria [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458453 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:47:52 +0100 2458453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442356&cid=t_99866_133_f&fid=35127&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefamilyvoyage.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fcatholic-church-in-ireland.html I wrote about the release of the recent report into the decades long, systematic, extreme and abhorrent violence, abuse and neglect. I have read more of the report and news and opinion articles on blogs and in newspapers. I have witnessed the pathetic response of the Irish Catholic church spokespeople, and even worse, the religious orders that perpetrated these crimes and who have no idea what true sorrow and repentance means.Then via John's blog I heard this man. I witnessed his anguish and his righteous anger. I do not know how those in power in government and church can allow this man, Michael O'Brien, and all the others like him who were abused in those places, to continue to suffer.This is outrageous. It is our national shame. We can't allow this to just hold the headlines for a few w... The Voyage blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442356 Wed, 27 May 2009 10:25:00 +0100 2442356 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442531&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F24%2Fits-been-twenty-years%2F Because I do not know the exact date in May this seems as good a time as any to mark the twentieth anniversary of my HIV-positive diagnosis. It was March of 1990 when I received definitive word at which time suspicious blood samples from the previous May were tested for HIV specifically and they were also [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442531 Mon, 25 May 2009 02:49:06 +0100 2442531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442357&cid=t_99866_133_f&fid=35127&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefamilyvoyage.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fentrenched-evil-doing-in-ireland.html We all knew what to expect. It is still shocking though when you read the report, or, as much of it as you can stomach. The people of the church carried it out, they covered it up. Generations of children had their lives ruined, and in some cases, taken. The state conspired with the church leaders to hush the suffering children and to ensure that their pain wasn't made known beyond the cold stone walls of the orphanages, reformatories, "care" homes for disabled children and industrial schools. What was done to these children was brutal, far worse than the accepted level of child abuse tolerated at almost all schools in the country, the run of the mill beatings and canings by teachers which were legal and known as corporal punishment. These were an expected part of education in those not fa... The Voyage blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442357 Thu, 21 May 2009 12:00:00 +0100 2442357 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2399122&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F09%2Fit-was-two-years-ago-today%2F CHAPLIN, Rev. A. Craig – B.A., M. Div. Peacefully in hospital on Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at the age of 51. Former Minister of Sutton (Que.) United Church and of Union United in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Que., a graduate of Queen`s University and McGill`s United Theological College. He is survived by his loving partner of sixteen [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2399122 Sat, 09 May 2009 08:22:47 +0100 2399122 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2399124&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F08%2Fa-walk-from-le-plateau-to-outremont-and-back-montreal%2F Mom and I arrived at Claude’s on Monday for the second annual presentation Wednesday of the Craig Chaplin Memorial Award to Darryl Macdonald. It was a wonderful convocation ceremony and service, and it was terrific to meet Darryl and his husband Chris. Now Craig’s dream has been realized twice, with many more such occasions to [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2399124 Fri, 08 May 2009 18:02:42 +0100 2399124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2381060&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F29%2Fin-gods-image%2F I know I’ve checked with Ron about this before - we apparently are not related - but I come from a Chaplin family rooted in Perth and Glen Tay. (I now reside in Toronto.) The story reads like it could have been written about either my late brother Craig or me. I [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2381060 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:46:55 +0100 2381060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2375762&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2009%2F04%2F27%2Fguitar-baggage-mystery-worship-and-a-rocking-boat%2F Greetings from sunny tropical Queensland, where aside from missing my wife and kids I am suffering from serious guitar withdrawals. I can’t find any station on my TV where I am staying except ‘Max’ and have had the radio in my hire car alternating between my iPod, some new CDs I got, and the local country FM station (Kix - the Best Country in the World!) - why doesn’t Perth have a country music station?? seriously one of the worst things about Perth… anyway I digress… so yeh, I’m listening to lots of interesting music but have no guitar to play - very frustrating! I seriously think that the airlines should allow guitarists to take one guitar in addition to their usual baggage allowance.. would make for a much happier, more melodic travel experience... Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2375762 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:45:39 +0100 2375762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349479&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F19%2Fa-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way%2F …to church this morning. I was awake in plenty of time, well before the alarm, and decided to walk the distance from my place here in the heart of the co-op cluster of Cabbagetown West to Trinity-St. Paul’s Church on Bloor, west of Spadina. For a little fuel I stopped at the Tim Horton’s at [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349479 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:00:17 +0100 2349479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347626&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34705&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatdoctor.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Feaster-christ-vs-bunny.html Overnight, the Easter Bunny hid a basket in the house for Son. This morning, our eldest ran around eagerly pointing to evidence that the big rabbit had, indeed, been in our home."Silly Easter Bunny," he laughed, "He spread my toys all over the room!" Gotta hand it to him, blaming his messes on a fictional character is pretty darned clever. When he found the basket, he squealed with delight. He'd inhaled the modest load of candy before we left the house.So during the children's sermon, which was after choir practice, brunch, an egg hunt with even more candy, the kids were pretty...high. Husband asked why everybody was so dressed up today. The kids raised their hands and Husband gave each of them time to speak.It seems all the kids above the age of six were very comfortable with the fact tha... Fat Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347626 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:51:00 +0100 2347626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2313537&cid=t_99866_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F08%2Fto-build-self-esteem-allow-yourself-to-be-proud%2F Growing up how many times did you hear stuff like, “Who do you think you are?” or “Pride is a sin. Be humble.” It could have been well intentioned people, like our parents, who thought they were giving us good advice or maybe it came from people who, for whatever reason, wanted us to keep our light under a rock. There’s such a thing as the kind of pride that goes before a fall. I get that. Another word for that kind of pride is hubris; the excessive, empty pride that some people on Wall Street had way back in 2008. Pride can also be a good thing. It can nurture our self worth. Too often we don’t allow ourselves to bask in that warm glow of prideful accomplishment when we’ve done something well. Those old voices keep us from being completely OK with... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2313537 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:00:08 +0100 2313537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2298741&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F30%2Fmixing-analogies-with-easter-sensibilities%2F Perhaps it is the season but it has been interesting to see the number of hits my night-time photo of Almuth Lutkenhaus-Lackey’s “Crucified Woman” has been getting at my photo blog photosbykenn. The dramatic sculpture sits in a courtyard of the University of Toronto’s Emmanuel College, the local theological college of The United Church of Canada. [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2298741 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:49:27 +0100 2298741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2305316&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34705&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatdoctor.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fanswered-prayer.html The pastor and his wife cannot simply decide to skip church. When we need a break, we pray...for inclement weather.I prayed hard at work today. When the drizzle started, my prayers got a bit more focused.As if He wants us to spend a family day at home, He sent the ice I requested. The country roads to our church can be treacherous when icy. One of the elders called us tonight with news that the service tomorrow has been canceled.Praise be to God!Husband has a very busy week ahead at work, so I will be doing some solo parenting. We can spend the day together before he disappears. I'm fairly sure God understands. Sometimes, even the pastor's family needs a break.I'm also praying He sends peace to my patient with newly diagnosed advanced cancer. In the end, my enjoying a Sunday at home is les... Fat Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2305316 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:48:00 +0100 2305316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2305305&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2009%2F03%2F26%2Fworship-blogs%2F I continue to not be too active here in this blog due to study/family/ministry/work/facebook etc, although have been a little more involved in our worship team’s blog here : http://wccworship.wordpress.com/ In the process I’ve recently discovered a few brilliant worship guitar blogs that have really got me inspired. Here’s a few of them : Guitar for Worship Guitar Praise Worship Guitar Guy Les Paul Player Doctor They are all now fixtures in my newsreader and all are excellent, but I’d recommend the first one especially. This dude has a mountain of good material, loves U2, and is pretty damn funny too. So if you’re into that sort of thing, check it out. In the meantime I’ll be off hiding out in facebook as usual. (Source: Baggas' Blog) Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2305305 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:49:43 +0100 2305305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2298742&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F27%2Flogic-bishop-henry-style%2F Calgary Roman Catholic Bishop Fred Henry strikes again. The bishop, a leading jeerleader during the equal marriage debate, who famously mused about national leaders to whom he would refuse communion, has now stuck his nose into a Catholic teachers’ fundraiser over the burr in the Vatican’s saddle known as condoms. Yes, Bishop, condoms can [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2298742 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:38:57 +0100 2298742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2298745&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F21%2Fdarryl-macdonald-to-receive-the-second-craig-chaplin-memorial-award%2F The recently-installed (February) minister of Roxboro United Church in western Montréal, Rev. Darryl Macdonald, has been selected to be this year’s recipient of the prize named for my late brother, Craig, when the United Theological College holds its convocation in May. Rev. Macdonald was educated at the Presbyterian College adjacent to UTC. This is where the story gets [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2298745 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:57:41 +0100 2298745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2276853&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F17%2F1922%2F To His Holiness Pope Benedict: Put an extra large condom over your mouth already. In fact, why not stretch it from your chin to your nose! Meanwhile enjoy Monty Python! (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2276853 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:19:51 +0100 2276853 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2256026&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2FurXVkEyPprE%2Fmoral-outrage-of-week-excommunication.html In a very sad and disturbing case from Brazil, Yahoo news reports: “A senior Vatican cleric has defended the excommunication of the mother and doctors of a nine-year-old girl who had an abortion in Brazil after being raped…."It is a sad case but the real problem is that the twins conceived were two innocent persons, who had the right to live and could not be eliminated," he said. The girl was apparently raped by her stepfather since she was six; he also allegedly sexually abused the girl's physically handicapped 14-year-old sister -- but the stepfather is not being excommunicated -- he is still a Catholic in good standing (at least if he ‘confesses’). The doctors who carried out the abortion did so for fear that the slim girl would not survive carrying the fetuses to term; Preside... Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2256026 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:11:00 +0100 2256026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2217730&cid=t_99866_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspieweb%2F%7E3%2FG5bMfgqdsmY%2F As many of you know church’s can be overwhelming to people, even more so those with Autism.  A few years ago I was really active at volunteering in the sound booth at church, until I had a melt down due to get overwhelmed…. earlier this week I returned. Working in the sound booth at church offered [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2217730 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:26:52 +0100 2217730 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2216724&cid=t_99866_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2FinDXj4-gywg%2F As I was writing an article for my Country Kitchen blog, Food Memories in Community Cookbooks, I was swamped with memories of Mother in her pre-Alzheimer’s years.  Actually I have two cookbooks published by the church we attended when I was a child, one from my mother-in-law’s church, and another published by the nursing home where Mother resided.  These cookbooks represent different eras in my life and those of my family.  They bring back memories of neighbors, Sunday school teachers, family members and several at the nursing home.  I recall occasions when many of the recipes were served. If you have any of these community cookbooks in which your Alzheimer’s family member participated, perhaps browsing through them with her would help spark memories and conversation.... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2216724 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:32:29 +0100 2216724 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2205327&cid=t_99866_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F02%2F21%2Fwest-virginia-legislature-plagiarizes-the-angriest-pharmacist%2F Almost everyone that reads pharmacy-related blogs has at least GLANCED at my recent, “Letter to Obama.” It was published on February 8, 2009. It has been viewed nearly 5,000 times since then. One of those 5,000 readers must have been Representative Craig Blair (R) from West Virginia. He proposed legislation that I have been pushed for as long as I can remember. http://www.bdtonline.com/local/local_story_049211701.html I call bullshit on this unconstitutional crap. The United States Constitution was not written by our fore fathers with the intention that one day the government would hand out to the fat, lazy, and stupid (or even the handicapped — WAAAHHHH!!!). The United States Government was originally intended to do very few things: Protect the citizens (from the inside ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2205327 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 09:27:57 +0100 2205327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2132236&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34705&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatdoctor.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fbeautiful.html Daughter looked beautiful. Laughing Pastor delivered a great sermon and the Baptism portion of the service was so beautiful I cried. The dress was beautiful. I accomplished all of my pre-Baptism goals and enjoyed the morning immensely. Our families (except Brother, who lives far away and whose wife is expecting in a month or so) attended the church with us today. Son, who is smitten with Laughing Pastor, behaved better than he usually does during worship. Afterward, we went to a restaurant to celebrate the big day and I caught this closeup of Daughter looking, well, beautiful. What a joyful day! (Source: Fat Doctor) Fat Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2132236 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:29:00 +0100 2132236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2128803&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34705&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatdoctor.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Freadysetbaptize.html Laughing Pastor is flying in tonight and will officiate at the Baptism of Daughter on Sunday.In the Presbyterian church, we believe in infant Baptism. Basically, the church community and family agree to raise the child in a Christ-centered culture until she is old enough to believe on her own. At that time, usually when she is in junior high school, the child goes through confirmation class and is welcomed as a member of the church.Oh, so much to do...I'm going shopping today for a new dress for myself.I need to find the Baptism gown we used for Son. I put it somewhere for safe keeping, assuming we would never have another child who would need it. Of course, I don't know where that might be. We had this gown made from my wedding dress and we hope it becomes a family heirloom, used generati... Fat Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2128803 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:14:00 +0100 2128803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2100828&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34705&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatdoctor.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fopen-my-eyes-that-i-may-see.html American Idol is back. That makes me happy.Four long-lost friends found me on Facebook (one from high school, one from grade school, one from my former life as a transcriptionist and one from med school) today. That makes me happy.The social worker had her final home visit today. The adoption will be finalized on February 2nd. That makes me happy.Daughter is starting to learn a social smile. That makes me happy.Son is getting good behavior reports from school. That makes me happy.Husband made pot roast and potatoes for dinner. That makes me happy.Hi Kooky and I are meeting for lunch on Friday. That makes me happy.Sorry for the public whining. Thanks for your support. I'm pretty sure I'm over it. Until next time, anyway.Lord, open my eyes that I may see the happiness that surrounds me.____... Fat Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2100828 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:17:00 +0100 2100828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2101474&cid=t_99866_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fanother-stephen-this-time-its-pinker.html No I don't spell my name with a ph, but that is just one of a few differences I have with Dr. Stephen Pinker(Erratum, turns out he spells it with a V, just like me. My Mistake) , one of the PGP 10. His article that I read on Saturday online is now being read by millions in print.Steven and I both are participating in Genomic Research. I haven't told many people, but I am a participant in the Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative. So I read his article with curiosity. Not only because he is a developmental psychologist, but also because he (like me) thinks that most behavior is inherited. So I wondered how his response to having his Exome released would further "shape him".....and thus when my results come in how will they "shape me"."All this sets the stage for what we can expect fro... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2101474 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:05:00 +0100 2101474 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2095102&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FdRrVFu8K2GY%2F On January 9, 2009, the governor of Massachusetts signed into a law “An Act to Promote Breastfeeding.” The law becomes effective in early April 2009, 90 days after January 9. The law essentially says that a mother may breastfeed her child in a public place or private place open to the public and where the mother and her child may otherwise lawfully be present. It also excludes from indecency laws any exposure of the breast incidental to nursing. The full text of the law is published below. My thoughts on the law? It’s wonderful to see any breastfeeding in public law in place in Massachusetts. That said, there are a few positives and negatives about the law. (+) It speaks of a “mother and her child” and does not limit the law to an “infant” or &#82... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2095102 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:29:08 +0100 2095102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2075712&cid=t_99866_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspieweb%2F%7E3%2FYCA6zqhHliA%2F If you may or may not know, Autism Sunday is rapidly approaching us - in 2009 the selected day is Febuary 8th.  Autism is a neurological difference that effects approximently 1 in 150 children born today, as well as many adults and teenagers.  As autism is a neurologial difference - it can not be cured [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2075712 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:44:59 +0100 2075712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2053180&cid=t_99866_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fouch-cnv-with-lackluster-results.html All it takes is 2 seconds to step on some of my readership's toes and I feel it. Yesterday I posted on a 5% error rate for Whole Genome sequencing, I argued that even at 30x coverage it would not be ready for clinical diagnosis. I had CEOs of sequencing companies emailing me and VPs calling me. I even had pound for pound one of the best bloggers in the space say he was embarrassed for me.....Ouch!Why do I get pushback from people, when all I am doing is throwing some cold water on the party??? Get ready, because I am about to throw some more.....Remember yesterday when I said SNPs were one of 7 or 8 factors that will differentiate each of us??? Well, CNVs are another of those 7 or 8, 2 more include histone modification and methylation, telomerase activity and size would be another factor, ... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2053180 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:06:00 +0100 2053180 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2035845&cid=t_99866_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F483619437%2Fdignity-of-person.html The Catholic Church released their Dignitatis Personae on Friday, which is an update of the 1987 Donum Vitae. Dignitatis Personae is the most up-to-date view of the Catholic Church on assisted reproductive technologies, and it spells out clearly what and why the Vatican approves (or in this case, largely disapproves) of most modern reproductive options. It's been 21 years since Donum Vitae, and technology has made incredible leaps forward: IVF, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, all kinds of surrogate motherhood, PGD, etc. And most of these leaps are condemned by the Church.It's my own personal opinion that it's necessary for everyone involved in bioethics to understand the Catholic position, regardless of your personal or professional inclinations. The Church has a powerful lobbying group,... Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2035845 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:29:08 +0100 2035845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1996200&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34705&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatdoctor.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fthankful.html I am thankful for...Good friends.Healthy family.Church.BabyMama.Having a job.Big Dog.Air conditioning.Fall leaves.Internet friends.Music.NPR.Indoor plumbing.Movies that take me away.Books that take me away.Happy tears.Back scratches.Batter blaster (try it - it's insanely fun/good)._______________________________________ADDENDUM:Batter Blaster has a link on the left hand side of their page to find their product near you. It's worth checking out the site just to hear the catchy jingle. (Source: Fat Doctor) Fat Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1996200 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:21:00 +0100 1996200 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1990798&cid=t_99866_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fmaking-killing-scientology-video-blasts.html I stumbled across "Making A Killing" -- a new video produced by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), which is a non-profit organization founded in 1969 by the Church of Scientology -- after reading a post by Howard Brody, medical ethicist author of the Hooked: Ethics, Medicine, and Pharma blog.Brody wrote a "public service announcement" claiming that he was misled into being interviewed for the video that demonstrates the "underhanded and dishonest methods used by Scientology to attack the practice of psychiatry and the use of psychotropic medications."Brody ended by saying "I regret very much allowing myself to have become involved in this project and would like it to be known that I disown and disapprove of the final product and the way that it has been disseminated."Of course... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1990798 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:28:00 +0100 1990798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1984684&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34705&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatdoctor.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fparumpapumpum.html Thanks to all who expressed concern after my last near-breakdown post. I am a wimp and couldn't bring myself to back out, so I went to choir practice tonight against my better judgment.And you know what happened? Singing with my friends lifted my spirits. I even got a little weepy when we practiced the "Little Drummer Boy" song.Hi Kooky is teaching a kindergarten Sunday school class at her church. She lets them play about 75% of the hour. I told her, and I'll tell you...letting children experience church friendships sets them up for a lifetime of going to church.Tonight, those friendships healed me a bit. I'm refueled...just in the time for the holidays.On the drive home, I called BabyMama, who is feeling fine. Tomorrow we're loading up the van and heading for Texas to visit the Laughing P... Fat Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1984684 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:55:00 +0100 1984684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1984685&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34705&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatdoctor.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fover-edge.html I'm happy yet I'm stressed. Even happy stress is painful.The holidays are upon us. Like so many working moms, I have overscheduled these two months. We are going to Texas for our annual trip to see Laughing Family, then going to fetch our new child when he/she is born, then coming home and I'll work the rest of my shifts in December before taking maternity leave in January. Husband will stay home with the kids for the remainder of December.Tomorrow I'm not seeing patients but am catching up on a load of paperwork and dictation at the office. Choir practice is tomorrow night. And this teensy tiny stressor just may push me over the edge.Husband is out of town until late in the evening, so I'll need to find someone to watch Son, then drive an hour to the church, practice for two hours, drive ... Fat Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1984685 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:22:00 +0100 1984685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1879825&cid=t_99866_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F10%2F15%2Fclergy-often-dismiss-a-mental-health-concern%2F As we reported earlier today, nearly a third of Christian people in a study who went to their clergy for assistance with a personal or family member’s mental illness were told they (or their family member) didn’t really have a mental health problem. Instead, it was suggested to them that it was just a spiritual crisis. (The mental illness was already diagnosed by a mental health professional, so there was little question about the validity of the diagnosis.) The study found this occurred more often with women, and in conservative churches. A disturbing data-point. Clergy should not be making any type of judgment or diagnosis regarding the people in their church and I’m not at all clear as to why a clergy member or church leader would do so. Perhaps the problem lies i... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1879825 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:01:05 +0100 1879825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1782526&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34705&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatdoctor.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fbelief-systems.html We have this LOL (little old lady) who is an age most of us will never see. She came in for a small infection and, as sometimes happens in LOLs, it made her bonkers. Antibiotics worked and her sensorium cleared. She is weak from the infection. Very, very weak. As in can't get out off the toilet on her own, can walk only a few steps unassisted. PT and OT have worked with her every day during her stay and feel she is unsafe to go home, where she lives alone. She has no children and her only relative is a nephew in Phoenix, Arizona. I have discussed with the patient every day that she probably will need to get stronger before she goes home. Every day she politely told me to mind my own business. Now she is ready for discharge. I think she has decision-making capacity. Sure, she talks about he... Fat Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1782526 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:21:00 +0100 1782526 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1733973&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2008%2F08%2F27%2Fchurch-politics-quiz%2F Always a sucker for a good quiz, Christianity Today have put up a Church & Politics Quiz. Many of the questions are very specifically geared at the USA and are fortunately issues we don’t seem to ever encounter here in Australia (like having national flags in the sanctuary and the notion of our nation as being somehow “chosen by God”) but it’s still very interesting and worth doing. For the record my scores were : Part 1 Politically Engaged or Disengaged : 29 - You scored between 10 and 32, which indicates that you believe the church ought to be Politically Engaged Part 2 Chaplain or Prophet : 27 - You scored between 10 and 32, which indicates that you believe the church should take a prophetic posture toward the government. This all puts me close to the centr... Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1733973 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:29:19 +0100 1733973 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1689019&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2008%2F08%2F08%2Fthe-global-ambition-of-rick-warren%2F this is a great article from Time about Saddleback megachurch pastor Rick Warren, author of the Purpose Driven Life. Warren cops a bit of flack on the Christian web, both from conservative dogmatic types and from some emerging types, for being a bit of a lightweight, too compromising, not conservative enough, not liberal enough etc etc - but perhaps this is part of his success. He has managed to present the gospel message in a way that connects with the average person in a real and meaningful way. Although a very smart guy, he keeps his message simple and direct so as not to overwhelm people. So I’ve always kinda liked Warren, but his story gets better. Not content with having a massive church and being a best selling writer (who gives away most of his earnings though), Warren is no... Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1689019 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:51:40 +0100 1689019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1686138&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34705&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatdoctor.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Ffalling-into-place.html You know when you look back at the wonderful things in your life and realize they just...happened? I worried so much about getting into med school, how to write my personal statement, what to wear to my interview. When I visited my first interview school, my "practice interview" school, I was accepted. It all fell into place. Next I worried about residency. I spent the better part of two years making lists and comparing one program to the other. In the end, I rotated somewhere I hadn't even considered and felt at home. Three years later, I was chief resident. Falling, falling, falling into place. Then the family. I needed to meet a man to marry and attacked that goal with my typical single-mindedness. When I met him, it was easy. I didn't have to think about that anymore. I'm a big believe... Fat Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1686138 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:15:00 +0100 1686138 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1679440&cid=t_99866_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F2AleXd9pSrY%2F Reading another account of an autistic child, 11-year-old Alex Irvin, who found his way back to trailhead after three nights alone in the woods, I think back to the numerous stories about autistic children lost, wandering off, left behind that have been circulating this summer and conclude, I know why an autism consultant to Charlie’s school district talked about teaching kids to know when they are lost, and to know what to do (and what not to). You’ve got to know you’re lost first, so you can look for help. Tags: Airplane, asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, church, disabilities blog, disability, Family, family blog, first responder, Health, keep calm and carry on, lost, mantra, missing child, Parenting, pdd-nos, policeShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1679440 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:06:58 +0100 1679440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1664351&cid=t_99866_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F350228347%2F I got a new phone yesterday. I’d been hesitant to this for a long time. Even though I knew I’d be able to have my same phone number ported over to the new phone, that little voice that says “well, you never know, could be……” kept running an endless loop in my head. Charlie, you see, has memorized my cell phone number and recites it perfectly. When we’re out in places like New York city, we’ve been placing a card with his name, mention of his having autism, and my cell number on his person. But if he knows the number, he can always have it with him. Meaning that, I always need to have the cell phone with me, and that phone always has to have the same number. Sure Charlie could memorize a new number, but who knows which number he might say at a... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1664351 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:04:35 +0100 1664351 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1642718&cid=t_99866_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F341892300%2F Now we’ve got the New York Times weighing in on radio host Michael Savage’s savage language about “bratty” autistic kids. As About.com notes, Savage is “successfully sucking time, money and energy” from the autism community (and sucking in ratings, I would think). All I can say again is, ’nuff said! And, we have found the actual parasite. Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, buckhead, catholic, church, developmental disability, Disability Rights, exclusion, Family, father, matt savage, mothering blog, parent, parenting blog, pdd-nos, StereotypesShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1642718 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:00:03 +0100 1642718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1634974&cid=t_99866_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F338807823%2F It seems no wonder that right wing talker Michael Savage’s last name is, well, “Savage” after reading what he said about autism on his radio show. I’ll list the words he uses to refer to autism: moron, putz, idiot, fool, dummy, a girl, losers, beaten men More of Savage’s savagery is quoted on Left Brain/Right Brain. If Savage’s intent was to shock, using such words about autistic children is a no-brainer way to do it and perhaps ratings will spike as rightfully indignant autistic self-advocates and parents of autistic children respond. What troubles me in particular is Savage’s contention that autistic children are just brats behaving badly, and brats parented by laissez-faire “let it be” types of parents, especially in the wake of more... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1634974 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:22:44 +0100 1634974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1625628&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2008%2F07%2F16%2Fworld-youth-day%2F Getting a bit sick of all the negative press coverage surrounding the Catholic World Youth Day festival in Sydney at the moment. The condescending and patronizing tone they are taking, giving the impression that all the people attending are some sort of simpletons, and that the Church is full of perverts. The vast majority of these people are sincere and devoted Christians, and indeed the vast majority of Catholic priests are decent men who have given their lives to serve God - so it is unfair for the media to focus so much on the sins of a tiny minority and tarnish the reputation of the bulk of the church. Hundreds of thousands of young Christians gathered in one place surely cannot be a bad thing. I may not necessarily agree with all the beliefs of the Catholic church but I find such a h... Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1625628 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:05:03 +0100 1625628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1475066&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34705&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatdoctor.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fcrossing-finish-line.html The six days I've fantasized about for the last ten are finally here. My race is finished...for awhile.In the future, we hope to get some flexibility in our schedule. Right now, we all have the same schedule six week rotating schedule:10 days, including 7 carrying the call pager, then a 2 day weekend.3 days followed by 7 nights, then a 4 day weekend.10 days, followed by a 6 day weekend.Now, this sounds like a lot of days off. But if you add it all up, it's the same as working five days on, two days off all year. Like a regular job. Many of my partners like to leave town every four and six day weekend they have. I'm not that energetic. By day 7, I'm toast. I spend at least 2 days of every break recuperating. I'm going to play with the calendar and try to come up with something that makes ev... Fat Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1475066 Thu, 29 May 2008 05:27:00 +0100 1475066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1463874&cid=t_99866_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.files.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F11-every-sperm-is-sacred.m4a Jim Loney needs no more effective publicist, for the broad spectrum of social justice issues he cares about so much, as long as the Roman Catholic Church and ‘her’ operatives carry his water and are so hung up about his sexual orientation.  Last week Jim gave a characteristically impassioned speech at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre after the [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1463874 Fri, 23 May 2008 04:01:37 +0100 1463874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1454408&cid=t_99866_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2008%2F05%2F21%2Fcowboys-christians%2F You know the old taboos that used to abound in Christian circles (and still do in some ultra-conservative or fundamentalist groups) - like no playing cards, no dancing, no alcohol at all, no going to movies etc? Well according to the following quote from a book I’m currently reading, this sort of thing might be directly attributable to the excesses of the American Wild West! Who would have thought that all that stuff we know so well from old cowboy movies could have such a big impact on the 20th century church? The origins of the dos and don’ts in American evangelicalism go back to the revivals in the frontier days of the nineteenth century. All of us have seen the western movies and the depiction of life in the western spread of the American frontier. The center of town is a b... Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1454408 Tue, 20 May 2008 16:46:10 +0100 1454408