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Gravity

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I was listening to the radio the other day, and lyrics from a song I’ve heard dozens of times suddenly jumped out at me: “Gravity is working against me And gravity wants to bring me down. . . Gravity, stay the h*** away from me.” -“Gravity,” John Mayer I can sympathize with Mayer’s point. Who hasn’t felt this way at some time or another? Sometimes it seems that the forces of nature are against us, and in these moments, it can be tempting to wish that those forces weren’t there in the first place. But the truth is that without gravity, we could not live life as we know it. Even if our bodies were designed to live without it, imagine how impossible it would be to develop relationships, visit favorite places, or enjoy the seasons without anything to hold us down. Though sometimes frustrating and certainly limiting, gravity enables us to experience the world around us at full potential. Its grounding force gives us constancy, without which we would be lost. I have observe

Have We Lost Our Focus? (a brief reflection for the pro-life community)

Stephanie Gray, Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform, wrote this yesterday. I am reposting. As I sit at the end of a very long day that began with filming the arrest of 5 peaceful pro-life students at Carleton University, my mind swirls with reflections for the pro-life movement: There has been an outpouring of support for these courageous young adults. From news reports to blogs to Facebook posts and tweets, everyone is talking about this injustice. But where was that fervor for the over 270 children killed by abortion today? As I was filming the appalling arrest of these kind and respectful students, my eyes filled with tears and I held back sobs. But tonight I found myself asking, "Did I cry for the babies who were slaughtered today?" Did you? A whole community is rallying to action for these students because we /saw/ their plight. Perhaps we fail to rally for pre-born children with that same passion and fervour because their victimization i

The Radical Generation in Canada

Please watch as dear friends of ours are silenced for exposing the truth of the grisly reality that is abortion.