World Yoof Day continues

[dreamer_easy]

Yay: An olive branch to other faiths: Catholics host an interfaith and ecumenical summit today. "There is no threat to Catholics from understanding other faiths and reaching out. I can understand the fear that some might have of diluting their faith but if you are part of a dialogue like this you tend to be committed and know a lot about your faith because you're called on to share it."

Nay: Condoms backing 'won't alter HIV spread', according to a visiting South African bishop. He claims that the HIV rate in South Africa is increasing despite the country being a leader in free condom distribution. Um, it's actually decreasing. However, sexism is preventing women from being able to demand condom use - in particular, from conservative men. Perhaps the bishop could have a word with them.

Comments

[hnpcc]

How long is this bloody day? I'm sure the technical definition is around 24 hours and this seems to have been going on for freaking months.

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

It's one of those Days from Genesis.

[murasaki-1966.livejournal.com]

They had better and longer days in those there times.

[hnpcc]

Yeah, several millenia long, which is what this World (Catholic) Youth (and some older people, at least from the news footage) DayEternity seems to be aiming for.

[murasaki-1966.livejournal.com]

It sure feel like a millenia

[ashamel.livejournal.com]

They have been asked to populate or perish. Maybe it's the World Youth Trimester.

[hnpcc]

Well yeah, lots of young, hormonal people with no allowed contraception...

(And seriously, what is it with this populate or perish bullshit? Have they noticed the world population recently? Or are they just afraid that adherents of Islam will outnumber them. OK, ignore that, I think I answered my own question.)

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

You got it in one. WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF WHITE PEOPLE OH NOES

[murasaki-1966.livejournal.com]

7 days, Mon - Sun...therefore it's a Biblical day.

[lillibet.livejournal.com]

Did you hear about the interfaith conference (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j95kYgUncjTml3DKk24ewOWoOJ1QD91USBUO0) in Madrid hosted by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia? Apparently there's some scandal about one of the organizers having ties to al-Quaida, but it's still an interesting thing.

[murasaki-1966.livejournal.com]

On the contraceptive issue: a friend posted a link to this on her site this morning. Pray that Rudd or Pell don't take this idea on board.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cristina-page/hhs-moves-to-define-contr_b_112887.html

[hnpcc]

I don't think Rudd is politically stupid enough to do that, and if he is there's enough women in his cabinet to set him straight on it. Pell is, but he doesn't actually have as much clout as he thinks he does. (MHO only of course!)

That makes three things I've read this morning that have left me seriously wondering about some people's idea of "normal".

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

WHAT THE SHIT

[murasaki-1966.livejournal.com]

Pretty much my reaction. IS it something in the water over there? Because if it is, thank all the gods taht be that you got John out in time.

Off topic, but cute link

[murasaki-1966.livejournal.com]

James May's cat, Fusker, has his own blog
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