There is an interesting post and subsequent discussion about Liberalism and abortion going on at Imago Dei.
The argument builds off this premise: "One of the goals of classic liberalism is to protect the weak from the powerful." From where I stand, the reason liberals are usually not pro life is that they want to pick and choose who is weak and who is powerful. In other words, their naturalism and their radical autonomy do them in. Those elements don't lead one to embrace freedom, they lead to isolation and to tyranny. But then, I've said that before.
Makes room for CanWest to join the majors
Kudos to CanWest for calling a terrorist a terrorist . Many, including The Last Amazon , will be happy to hear it. Reuters is among the worst of the major western news services, where I would also place the BBC and the CBC.
Unsurprisingly, Reuters is not happy about the changes CanWest made to Reuters wire stories:
Our editorial policy is that we don't use emotive words when labeling someone," said David A. Schlesinger, Reuters' global managing editor. "Any paper can change copy and do whatever they want. But if a paper wants to change our copy that way, we would be more comfortable if they remove the byline." Mr. Schlesinger said he was concerned that changes like those made at CanWest could lead to "confusion" about what Reuters is reporting and possibly endanger its reporters in volatile areas or situations. "My goal is to protect
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