Innocence lost

I remember when nearly every red-blooded male had "The Poster." Just when she was aging well -- if not a little weirdly -- Farrah went to some quack plastic surgeon. Why, Farrah, Why?

Embryos, births, Katrina, Christian p-rn

Scientists hoping to battle genetic diseases get approval for developing embryo from two mothers. Once again, how far is too far in the pursuit of good.

The Washington Times reports that births to unmarried women hit a record 1.4 million in 2003, while births to teens fell for the 12th consecutive years. The paper reports that social conservatives are worried because they say the out-of-wedlock births are linked to poverty and related issues.

There's an excellent collection of video clips and links to blogs criticizing the response to Katrina. They have a link for one of the most powerful moments of television I've ever seen, which happened on Meet the Press last Sunday. Aaron Broussard, president of Jefferson Parish, telling about the drowning of a woman who had been told for days that help was coming. Making it even more powerful is its contrast with the interview of the head of Homeland Security who blames the media for negative coverage. The text of the interviews with Chertoff and Broussard can be found at the Meet the Press site.

There's an excellent "Christian porn site" designed to help people break their addictions and protect themselves from porn. But this definitely isn't Focus on the Family. The two pastors who run the site now have an internet radio show and interview a major pornographer Jimmy D, who they consider a friend. Jimmy D has some interesting things to say that people would not expect to hear from a pornographer. The show can be downloaded as an mp3 file.