Your Wednesday Enlightenment 09.26.07
Posted by Matthew D.S. on 09.25.2007
If you like prostitutes and dictators, boy have I the column for you.
*The age is at hand.*
*It is the age of the Enlightenment.*
[YourWednesdayEnlightenment.]
Welcome to Fall.
And as it would happen, the first full day of fall was a whopping 90 Fahrenheit. Yeah. Reallll Fall like.
In fact I can taste the pumpkin pie already, because we have Thanksgiving in Canada in October.
Blasphemous, eh?
Well the news isn't blasphemous.
Or…is IT?
I don't know what that means actually, but here ya go.
The NEWS.
Myanmar Witness to Protests
Rangoon, Wednesday, September 26: In rare displays of protests, thousands have taken to the streets of Myanmar, which is ruled by a military junta, to protest against military rule in the Asian nation. Myanmar, once known as Burma, announced a curfew that is to last 60 days against gatherings, as well as a night time curfew. The rallies have lasted eight days thus far and have largely been spurn onwards by Buddhist monks, whom have been warned by the military authorities not to interfere in the politics of the nation. Some protesters have demanded direct democracy, while others have been more mild in calling for dialogue between the government and democratic reformers. The most renowned of Myanmar's protesters, Aung San Suu Kyi, who is known the world over for her fight for democracy, remains under house arrest.
Monks have also called for the release of political prisoners.
Penalties for johns proposed
Rome, Tuesday, September 25: Italian officials have proposed on-the-spot fines for johns, or clients of prostitutes if caught soliciting prostitutes. The Minister of the Interior, Giulio Amato also plans to serve penalties to the johns at their own homes, in order to cast shame upon them in front of family members. Critics within Italian society are unsure of the effectiveness of the proposed laws; many have continuously expressed serious concern over the issue of prostitution because of the accession of 12 Eastern European block states into the European Union. A person within the EU has free access to other EU states, and the trafficking of women across the EU from poorer Eastern European states has increased greatly.
No Bill, I don't take Lira anymore.
Voting Reform Possible for Zimbabwe
Harare, Monday, September 24: In a move that is seen as a surprise to many, the government of Zimbabwe, headed by Robert Mugabe, has apparently agreed with the opposition to allow expatriates to vote in the next national elections. The talks, held in South Africa, brokered the agreement which may allow as many as four million former residents of Zimbabwe to cast their ballots. Further reforms, according to opposition sources, such as the abolition of a law that cracked down on any dissent, may also come to fruition. And, in what may seem as obvious to Westerners, the nation's electoral commission may finally become truly independent. However, there is concern that reforms - if any - may not occur, because of the lack of formal response of the Zimbabwean government to the talks, which is coupled by a news blackout in South Africa as to the negotiations ongoing between the two sides.
The reformer?
The "Moment" is not very vacuous, unlike the Britney Spears tripe from last week.
"A Moment of Evolving Debate."
The ordination of Gene Robinson above was one of the most pivotal moments in recent history for the Anglican - or in the US, the Episcopal - Church. The move threatened to split the Worldwide Anglican Communion, because of strenuous objections from largely conservative African Anglican Church, which views any ordination of homosexual bishops or priests as repugnant to the Christian moral code. It has been the US Church, or a section of it, which has chiefly catalyzed the threat of split for its liberal view on homosexuality; however the US Church may have had a change of heart, as it has now halted any further ordination of gay priests. This move may help to stave off any split, and the debate is far from over; needless to say, the religious affiliation of millions may lie in the balance.
Now It's time for the global phenomenon called "This Just In". Why is it global? Because it involves a globe hahaha….ugh.
*spins the globe*
Congratulations FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, it's your turn to shine!
Africa again, well that's fine, let's take a look together. Isn't doing things together better?
Well, if you like ambassador news headlines, then BAM.
Thanks Emeril.
But I digress.
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua of Nigeria has nominated 62 individuals to the Senate to be nominated as ambassadors.
That sounded rather repetitive, didn't it?
Didn't it?
The list will be sent to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs for review before reporting to the nation's Senate.
STAY CURRENT