COSTAS OUT THIRD DAY…
AND…
USA RANKED #5 FOR MEDALS AT GAMES….
Come on Costas. Get some eye drops.
New Years eve has never been the same since Dick Clark died. And now we suck at the Olympics. Thanks to you.
Hope you’re happy.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
And they say there are no coincidences..
If children are terminal ill and are suffering every single day, then why would we have the right to let them suffer until they die a painful death? When in fact, we can give them a peaceful and painless death so the child and the parents don't have to suffer no longer. Belgium is a very rational country with mostly atheists, you are American so I get why you have problems with it.
But this goes to the overall question of assisted suicide in general.. not only for children, but for adults.
Medicine seems to have two functions right now. On one hand it’s trying to help relieve pain and help people survive (which is why opposition to medicinal pot is inane) and on the other hand it is trying to enforce a culture in which we need to decide when people die. When their time is up.. when no more miracles can happen.
I don’t know what to say about children in immense pain and suffering, nor about adults. It is a sad fact that happens every day—and yes, many of them want to die and I don’t doubt that many of them purposely die at their own hands. As I understand it, we would have people able to assist them in killing themselves.
I don’t know, also, what safeguards would put in effect that we don’t start killing off those who are, perhaps, societal rejects. Not that we ever did that before, humans have always been extremely kind to each other without violence or eugenics. Sarcasm bolded..
This is a tough subject for me, to be honest.. It’s a deep and difficult question: When should a suffering person be permitted, legally, to have help in ending their lives? When should their terminal illnesses be over.
And really, it goes far beyond medical and religious.. it delves into the spiritual. I read an interesting article by someone who said that suffering in the here and now is just a part of the never-ending reincarnated spirit that needs endure physical and emotional pain. I don’t know if I agree with that statement, but it shows that there are more than enough different opinions which can be expressed in this issue.
I also wonder this: What if a medical advancement occurs but since it’s cheaper to allow a child to die, we opt for the death over the procedure? I know, I know, a little less likely but .. a question I ponder.
Read this section from a report on the Belgium issue:
Foes of the law in the House said the proposal was full of holes.
"Can you tell me what a ‘state of discernment’ means?" asked Becq.
Does near death mean “three days, three weeks, six months?” asked Steven Vanackere, another Christian Democrat.
I am undecided over the morality .. I am also unprepared as a human to see human suffering at such unfair levels—especially when suffering children bring so much doubt that a God even exists..
But I say this: Is it a medical advancement to find cures and new treatment for disease to relieve suffering, or is it in fact advancing society to just ‘end it’ and give up? That’s a big, big question. And when you boil it down to an individual suffering, it may not matter a hill of beans. For the long term, though, it’s a truly moral issue that society will be grappling with.
Feel free to keep the conversation on this issue going.. Email me if you want too at Bryan@horrorreport.com
Thanks for the comment and sincere question. It caused me to think..
Belgium Weighs Extending Euthanasia Law for Kids
Here’s something controversial to ponder while you sit indoors during a snowstorm.. allowing sick children to opt to kill themselves.
I’d add in the ole ‘slippery slope’ argument..
I’d also say, if you’re for assisted suicide for adults, how do you make a distinction based on age?
There are so many moral implications and question.. so many reasons to argue.. And so many sick children …
On that note, if you’re for assisted suicide for children, what limit would you impose.. only sick? or sick and tired..
So many issues and so many problems with this.
Sounding the alarm to my Catholic and atheist readers alike: What say you all!?
Belgium Weighs Extending Euthanasia Law for Kids
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These are three telling headlines in today’s POTTSVILLE REPUBLICAN AND HERALD.. A factory closing, a school having issues, and yet another store in the Frackville Schuylkill Mall shutting doors..
There was an old adage about the coal region of Pennsylvania: There’s a church and bar on every street corner. These days the churches have shuddered and even some bars too—it’s the bars closing that may bring pause…
A major hospital with 100+ years of history in Ashland Pennsylvania is now an empty vessel. The silhouette at night of the empty structure is a frightening sight..
Schools have closed and merged, leaving buildings to become dilapidated. This year, an old Catholic School Immaculate Heart in Girardville was taken down after days of heavy machinery chipping away at the heart of the building..
The people of the coal region, though often mocked for poor grammar, are good people. This was a good area.. But it’s fast becoming a land of no return, a place where no industry thrives.. A place where malls teeter on the brink of closure, where schools struggle not with grades but with meth and bath salts.. Where police dismantle their oath to protect and serve and instead sever ties with morality. This is an area where coal mines are abandoned, housing histories of millionaires.. but those millionaires’ homes just waste away into desolation.
There was once a close knit society in the region. When I grew up, things weren’t perfect, but they were fine. There were businesses, factories, churches, restaurants. Now there’s not. There’s little here.. There’s so little.
Are there still good people? Amazingly people.
Does the area still have a chance? That is a tougher question.
I have long believed that every town in the coal region could be the next Jim Thorpe. It could happen.. but it would take a lot.
And with industry constantly leaving, and more ‘things’ constantly closing, that is becoming a much harder prospect to fathom..
Right now, February 13, 2014, there’s a monster snowstorm hitting the coal region and other states along the East Coast.. The snow is covering the pollution and litter, the pothole filled roads, and the empty buildings. But when it melts, it will all be there again.
I am beginning to feel, strongly, that the coal region is not the place to raise my three-year-old son. He will not be growing up in the same place I was ..
That close knit society is losing thread.
The empty buildings have nothing to offer.
A vacant hospital two miles away can’t help.
And a mall without stores is the loneliest place in the world.
What is best.. trying to create a better place to live, or realizing that things are far beyond repair and going somewhere that is already a decent place to be?
That is the question..
And over the next year or two my wife and I will be debating that question..
Hints and allegations in Premiere Radio land
From time to time, Coast to Coast AM host George Noory chats live with listeners who pay a monthly fee to get the chance.. He was asked several questions about John Wells termination (we stand by that word) as the Saturday host of Coast, and also one about Clyde Lewis..
Snippets from the chat conducted Tuesday February 11, 2014:
Comment From dave in tucson We miss John B. Wells. I understand this is business, but will he ever be back? Maybe even as a guest. Tuesday February 11, 2014
8:06
george noory: No…I’m disappointed too, but without getting INTO it…He wanted his own thing…and we amicably parted ways. Some say he was fired. He wasn’t. He’s a freelancer, not an employee…we simply have decided to move on…as he has as well.
Comment From Nightshade George, are you now afraid to do Politcal shows like John B Wells? Tuesday February 11, 2014
8:18
george noory: Afraid to do political shows…not at all. We did shows on 9/11, Bilderbergs, NW order, Federal Reserve…BEFORE anyone on mainstream media…but we don’t call them political.
Comment From Lenny Thomas How long to you plan on doing Coast to Coast? Who would be someone you would want to take over after you? Tuesday February 11, 2014
8:22
george noory: Lenny, I just signed a LONG tern contract. So ask me that question in 2021.
Comment From dee do you listen to Clyde GROUND ZERO? Tuesday February 11, 2014
8:27
george noory: No…way too busy getting ready for c2c. He’s very capable and that’s why we brought him in.
Comment From Izzy Will you ever have some of the guests that John Wells used to have on your shows? Tuesday February 11, 2014
8:33
george noory: Some, most likely…all, no
Comment From qqd769 Is it true that C2C is now filling the slot once held by Art Bell on Sirius 104? Tuesday February 11, 2014
8:51
george noory: Let me explain the Sirius story:Tuesday February 11, 2014
8:53
george noory: Art thinks there’s something sinister. Not true. We were on XM LONG before he was was. The channel went away and we began negotiations with Sirius/XM to come back on a different channel. Art then popped up..and as you know…quit within a blink of an eye. Our negotiations with Sirius/XM settled with them offering 104 to us and they even paid US to be on. We of course grabbed the offer.
Nothing sinister.. Wells parted ways amicably. And George Noory will be chatting monthly until 2021.
For a fee..
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Bing caught censoring search results in United States
Now why in the world would Microsoft want to censor content. That’s just not like them.
Bing caught censoring search results in United States
A simply (MAYBE) amazing possibility: Just imagine free flowing water on Mars. That would be a discovery that would change so much.. And now the NASA Mars orbiter has sent back photos showing a possibility that Mars does IN FACT have free flowing water. NASA has yet to comment that there in fact is water moving.. Some have long believed that water is moving freely on the red planet.. They may have been right.
But one thing Mars does not have: 12+ inches of snow coming ..
So get ready for that.
TAKE THAT MARS!
Models sport STAR WARS collection for show..
Though the dresses are nice, the models are so unhealthy looking that they would have better homes in the STAR WARS Catina..
Don’t stop Beliebing:
Justin Bieber’s wax figure has been removed from Madame Tussaud’s museum because fans would not stop groping it.. Seriously people?? Seriously?
Bieber streamer: Justin fighting to stop release of video of him urinating in jail cell.. Reports indicate that the video shows Justin’s private parts. The gropers at the wax museum won’t know what hit them..
You can now call Biber “Bizzle”
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Sinkhole swallows cars at National Corvette Museum
WBKO News: A sinkhole about 25 feet deep damaged several cars at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky., early today. Authorities say that no one was in the building when the hole emerged.
Follow updates on this story at BreakingNews.com
Photos via The National Corvette Museum
I first admit this: I did not know there was a Corvette Museum.
Now I do.. I apologize to the car aficionados who will berate me for my lack of in depth knowledge of the classic midlife crisis car..
The reason is tragic, though, at least if you like cars and the crust of the planet earth.
Mother Clucker!
They may not accept all sexual lifestyles but by God their chicken is amazing.. and now this: Chick-fil-A Inc. announced plans Tuesday to use chicken raised without antibiotics in all of its restaurants within five years..
The kids REALLY aren't alright.. this is beyond disturbing
Disgusting and horrifying: Two teenage boys were hoping to make a deal with the devil when they sexually assaulted and killed a 15-year-old suburban Houston girl in a satanic ritual, a prosecutor said Tuesday.. The boys are also accused of carving upside down crosses on the girl’s stomach.. They stabbed her in the face with a screwdriver.. they hit her with an ashtray, a toilet lid, and a window blind rod. They strangled her, too.. This is beyond imagination.. I cannot even fathom the grief the victim’s family is now facing.. and I wonder if these two sealed their deal with Satan..
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