Posted in Contemporary issues, tagged Capital Punishment, Death penalty, Mistake, moral on October 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Monte Sahlin has recently posted an entry on his blog on death penalty titled: Why Capital Punishment is a Moral Mistake
Here is my comment to his blog entry:
Monte thank you for your post. It seems to me that death penalty is one of those brutal, immoral, and primitive provisions that is refraining our society [...]
Posted in Contemporary issues, tagged diversity, global awareness, middle east on January 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This morning I had great conversation with Liana Paris, a young woman who is making her life an example for everyone out there. My Rotary club is sponsoring her to be an ambassador in the Arab country of Jordan. I admire Liana for her determination and clear vision for her future. Liana [...]
Posted in Contemporary issues, tagged agriculture, food, health on December 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Very recent data by the FAO shows that in the United States 95 percent of cabbage varieties and 94 percent of green bean varieties have disappeared. In Mexico, the crop variety has decreased of 20 percent. These are just a couple of examples of vegetables that are disappearing from the marketplace.
So What?
It is well known [...]
Posted in Contemporary issues, tagged International rights, Italy, ONU, UN on September 28, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Today (9/28/07) the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Massimo D’Alema, made a proposal to the UN General Assembly for a worldwide moratorium on the death penalty. One can easily predict that powerful countries that apply the death penalty, including China, the United States are likely to lobby against it.
D’Alema stated that capital executions are an [...]
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