The crazy lady strikes again for Monday, January 22, 2007

Over the past few days, I've been "surfing" a variety of websites relating to the subject of animal rights - both those sites set up by groups like PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and those sites set up by opponents of those groups. This "surfing" binge has been prompted by a discussion which occurred over the weekend on one of my email lists. That discussion was about animal rights, as opposed to animal welfare. There is a distinct difference in these terms and the way in... Sign in to see full entry.

Last night, in between football-watching sessions (the Bears are on the way to the Super Bowl this year - gloat, gloat), I watched some of the Solemn Vigil Mass for Life, celebrated at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. This Mass is held each year on the night before the March for Life, itself held on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision handed down on January 22, 1973. (For those not up to speed on this issue, Roe v. Wade basically... Sign in to see full entry.