Bogdan`s venting place

There are no two other subjects that are more contentious and raise most people’s  blood pressure than politics and religions. War were started, people died because of differences on subject of God or political view.
Friend of mine sent me a video today that should give any intellectually honest person a reason to stop, and think. I did, and I hope most of you will too.

Tags: religion

It’s got to be my lucky month – I got to watch to one of my few favorite man of this world: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. This man does not give interviews, and this one was a real treat (I’ve enjoyed it as much, as I did the one with his colleague Justice Clarance Thomas). The guy was interviewed my an old “60 Minutes” bimbo – Lasley Stahl. It is embarrassing to watch a mature woman, who is trying to make a hit piece on a man that she despises, yet she tries to by “objective”. I was truly amazed how brilliant Antonin Scalia was in dealing with this disingenuous woman:
Here is the first part of the interview:

I love the way he finished the segment:

“… Anyway, this is my view, and … it happens to be correct!”

and the second one:

Justice Scalia comes across as a confident, yet very humble human being. In this video, when asked (or rather attacked by the self proclaimed jurnalist) about his Catholicism, and a possible influence on his legal opinions, he made a very eye opening remark. He reminded his critics that philosophy of constitutional originality actually prevents him (intellecually at least) to impose prohibition of abortion in USA. Why? Because United States Constititution says NOTHING about the subject. He pointed out that the “other” site (the “evil” pro-life folks) often argues that unborn child is indeed protected by the “equal protection clause”. However, according to him, this would also be the “stretch” as the arguments of the oposing ideology. So … do liberals still want him (or Justice Clarence Thomas) to leave the court? One word of wisdom – watch what you wish for, you may get it!

I hope that CBS does not remove these two clips from their web site.

Justice Scalia more and more ventures into book writing. His latest book is coming out in few days. I can’t wait to read it.

Tags: Antonin Scalia, Constitution, Law

United States is greeting a very spacial guest today, Pope Benedict XVI. Today is his birthday, which this nation was delighted to celebrate with the successor to the other great Pope – John Paul II. There is something about this successor to the Saint Peter, that draws millions too him.

President George W. Bush has been thrilled in being able to great the new leader of Catholic Church.
Many times, I have criticized George Bush for being to weak and to wobbly on affairs of today’s world, but today he made me proud again. As he greeted Pope Benedict XVI, he stated”

Most of all, Holy Father, you will find in America people whose hearts are open to your message of hope,…In a world where some treat life as something to be debased and discarded, we need your message that all human life is sacred, and that each of us is willed, each of us is loved, and each of us is necessary.

I believe, that the President said it just right. So, Welcome to America and Happy Birthday Holly Father!

Tags: America, George W. Bush, The Pope