Lest We Forget

November 11 is Rememberance Day in Canada, and throughout the British Commonwealth of Nations, and in many other countries of the world.  It is a memorial day in Canada and many other nations for the memories of those who died in the line of duty to their country.  It was first proclaimed as a day of remembrance by England's King George V in 1919 to honor those who died in the First World War, and the memory of the deceased are to be called to mind at 11 am on the 11th day of the 11th month, which is also the time that the Armistice signed by the Allies and Germany earlier in the morning took effect.

Many other brave men and women have died subsequently in conflicts throughout the world, and we extend this Remembrance to include them as well.

In America, it is called Veterans Day, because Memorial Day, when members of the US armed services who died in conflicts are honored, has a longer tradition, dating back to the end of the Civil War between the states.  So, Veterans Day recognizes all who have served in the US military.

Though November 11 does not memorialize those American service men and women who died while serving their country, I have chosen to link a special video I came across that is about honoring American war dead in the Angel flight that repatriates their bodies to America.  I have also linked another video, which is how Canada has honored our military men and women killed in combat, by repatriating them to Canada, and taking their bodies on the drive along the section of our TransCanada Highway called the Highway of Heroes.

May we never forget the courage that men and women who have served our countries in the military have displayed, many of them at the cost of their own lives.

May they Rest in Peace.

Do You Ever Wonder What is Going on in this Crazy World?

What Impact Does Science Have on Us?

Contraceptives are good, right?  The current Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, who claims to be a Catholic seems to think so, so does his boss, not his BOSS the God he claims that he serves,  but his boss, the President, Barack Obama.  They both claim that all employers in America must provide contraceptives in their health care plans.

But, the Catholic Church claims that contracepting the sexual act is wrong, that it hinders the unitive act between a man and his wife, as well as preventing the possibility that a child will be born as a result of the sexual actions of a man and wife.  But, of course, the Catholic Church is lost somewhere in the Middle Ages, or maybe even earlier than that.  Even if the Church is correct, so what?

But maybe, just maybe the Catholic Church knows a thing or two that you and I do not about the inherent dangers of contracepting.

Maybe, just maybe, the Catholic Church knows that when you tamper with God's plan for creation, that the Law of Unintended Consequences comes into play, and the results are not what modern science would lead you to believe they are.

The video linked below has gone viral because it presents inconvenient truths, and maybe an inconvenient truth that might change some of your ideas.

What if contracepting was dangerous to your health?  What if it was causing havoc in the animal world, particularly with underwater creatures?  Watch the linked video below and see.