I’m deeply skeptical about Bush’s plan to fund “faith-based initiatives,” but this article linking it to Notre Dame’s ACE Program made me pause. I mean, I have friends who’re doing this Program (it sends graduates to teach in under-resourced Catholic schools) and I definitely think that the work they do is a good thing. If Bush could guarantee that there wouldn’t be any sort of bias in giving out the money… But I really don’t think that’s possible, do you? Do you really believe that if, say, a Wiccan group was running such a similar Program, that their chance of getting funding would be anywhere near the same as a Catholic group? No way, José.
Category: Random Links
Links that I’m reading/watching/listening to/thinking about
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Y2K
Salon’s running an interesting story on those Y2K “wack-jobs.” (Seriously, the author actually calls them that. Ha!) I hate those people. They remind me of when I used to work in a grocery store in my small town, and every time the weatherman predicted a storm we’d get a rush of old people buying jugs of water and flashlights. I’d stand there at the cash register, all of sixteen-years-old, thinking, “Wolcottville, Indiana is the last place anything remotely interesting would happen, let alone something environmentally catastrophic.” I really think there’s a deep human desire to hole up in a bunker for some reason. Either that or my natural optimism is once again setting me apart from the hordes of paranoid wack-jobs around me.
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The Pope
You knew it was coming. The Pope may resign.
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SCABLY
I think “Elizabeth Scably, U Make Me Hurl!” is the best sign I’ve ever seen in my life. Maybe now she’ll think twice before crossing picket lines.
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Nooooo
NOOOOO! Converse nears corporate extinction. Time to stock up on the Chuck Taylors NOW!
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OUCH
Why breast implants are bad – sometimes they burst. Just ask Toni Braxton. *cringing in horror*
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Rockers
Women rockers unite for breast cancer show. It’s too bad that I’d only consider maybe two of them (Sheryl Crow and Melissa Etheridge) to be actual “rockers”, but I guess that’s beside the point. Oh, and they name Ellen’s new girlfriend. Yippee.
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Sorry not sorry.
I laughed out loud when I read this rundown of the weekend’s college football action. My favorite part: “Miami (Florida) will not be playing this week, allowing the players to snort coke off hookers’ asses with Darryl Strawberry and Michael Irvin. I’m sorry. That was harsh and uncalled for. I didn’t mean it. What I meant to say was: ‘Miami (Florida) will not be playing this week, allowing them to further prepare themselves for the no-doubt arduous midterm exams that are coming up.’”
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Scary.
I’ve been trying not to get too political on here… but I had to post this. Gov. Bush’s office ignored murder confession. Scary, people.
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Mets win!
I’m in such a blogging mood today. Mets win again! I’m torn between the drama of a subway series and my desire to see one of the lower-budget teams make it to the championship. *sigh*