Tuesday, April 19, 2005

To my conservative Republican friends and family, please remember that Article VI, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution states "no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States".

Friday, April 01, 2005

9,000 people die of AIDS each day
30,000 children die of starvation or preventable disease each day
1,370 die from war each day

44.3 million Americans have no health insurance
13 million American children go to bed hungry
15 million American children live in poverty

25,000 people die from a lack of clean water each year
1/2 of the world's population (3 billion) live on less than $2 a day

Exxon claimed $26 billion in 2004 profits, up 52% over 2003
Chevron-Texaco claimed $13 billion, up 85%
Shell Oil claimed $19 billion, up 48%

Explain the 'culture of life' again.