Turkey and the Mentally Disabled

The New York Times has an interesting editorial on Turkey's "torture" of the mentally handicap. A recent report released by Mental Disability Rights International claims that 1/3 of those in psychiatric rehabilitation for mental retardation receive electric shock therapy.

After having skimmed the report it seems that electric shock therapy is mild compared to some of the other things that mentally handicapped people in Turkey must face. The reality is that this happens in probably just about every country to a certain extent. MDRI's website documents many different cases of abuse in many different countries - Turkey is just in the limelight now because of its hopes of joining the EU. I agree though with the NY Times editorial in that Turkey should take advantage of this to help form a corrective for the sake of their membership in the EU and more importantly for the sake of those who suffer under such corrupt circumstances.

Architeuthis

There is just something that fascinates me about the Architeuthis, or the Giant Squid. There is something all together mysterious about this creature which roams in the darkest depths of the ocean.

It defintely seems to be true that the Ocean is the last frontier. There are so many mysteries which we are only beginning to discover. God is surely a creative God.

Such creatures only declare the glory and wonder of the Creator of heaven and earth.

An Ugly Win!

It wasn't pretty but it was a win. David Ackers, suffering through a hamstring injury, managed to kick the winning field goal with 9 seconds left to give the Eagles the victory over a persistent Oakland Raiders.

The Semi-Pelagian Narrower Catechism

For those of us who love catechisms this is a good one: The Semi-Pelagian Narrower Catechism.

Lakeshore Baptist Church

Lakeshore Baptist Church was decimated by Katrina. Yet, in the midst of hopeful tears they continue to worship together. All but one of the members homes was destroyed and as Pastor Elbourne describes, they are a church in exile. The pictures are amazing...

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Hello!

Those who frequent our family blog know all too well what this means!

Do you see his/her hand in the first picture? And then of course the second picture is a front shot of the face and body.

It is finished...




















MAYBE!?!

Comment Spam

I don't really want to do this but my hand has been forced. I have turned on a word-verification form for the comments to help eliminate comment spam. Every time I post something it gets spammed. Just type in the words shown and you will be allowed to post your comment - sorry for this inconvenience, but it should help keep things clean.

To be a Turk...

...is to be a Muslim. This is the philosophy of the majority of the Turkish people. A true Turk cannot be a Christian. Because of this the persecution continues.