4 Commentary
Student
Poll
What do you
think about the
new Pope?
“Doesn’t
concern
me, I’m not
Catholic.”
Kristin Morris
“He’s another
political fig
ure parading
around the
Vatican City,
with no politi
cal value.”
Josh Yoder
Vatican sides with science
Laura Cameron
I Commentary Editor
I don’t say this often, so please
take note of the following statement:
Thank God for the Pope.
I would also especially like to say
“thank you” to Fiorenzo Facchini
and. L’Osservatore Romano, the
newspaper of the Vatican.
In mid-January, theZ ’Osservatore
printed an article by Facchini on
“Intelligent Design,” which, for
those who haven’t heard, is a lovely
piece of pseudo-science that claims
that life is too complex to have arisen
by chance and must, therefore, have
been created by a superior being, hi
his article Facchini lambastes I.D.,
saying that it “doesn’t belong to sci-
ence” and “only creates confusion
between the scientific and philosoph
ical and religious planes.”
Facchini’s article , was part of
a recent series of interventions by
Vatican officials, including the Pope,
on the I.D./Evolution debate. While
Facchini’s article has no legal weight,
it’s printing in the official Vatican
James Winfield
“He’s doing
good, as
long as he
doesn’t
change
Vatican
law.”-
The Clackamas Print
After four difficult weeks on
the air, NBC pulled ‘The Book
of Daniel” when it failed to gain
enough sponsorship and viewers.
‘Daniel,” one of NBC’s best
new shows during its brief time
on the air, features an Episcopalian
priest with a pill addiction who
talks to Jesus (and Jesus talks to
him), his drug dealing 16 year-old
daughter, his gay son who hides
his homosexuality, his cocky and
mischievous adopted 16-year-old
Asian son, and his alcoholic wife,
in addition to a slew of other dys
functional cast members.
The main pro-family group
that claims responsibility for get
ting ‘Daniel” pulled, the American
Family Association, was calling for
the shows cancellation before they
even saw it The following quotes
Bus fares go up and up
David Stark
Jàmey Pierson
Loren Ford
newspaper represents a major blow science and will be taught as such
to the advocates of ID.
- though they had to rewrite their
To my mind, it hasn’t come a day definition of science to make I D.
too soon.
qualify.
InAmerica’ssupposedlyadvanced .
In this period of anti-science,
civilization, science is coming under when the scientific definition of “the
attack with increasing frequency, ory” is pointedly ignored and refigion
especially on the topic of evolution. is badly disguised as science, it is
Religious hard-liners deride evolu comforting to know that not all reli
tion as “just a theory” and claim that gious people treat science as deadly
it has “holes” that can’t adequately poison. *>The printing of Facchini’s
explain the rising of life on Earth. article - which
laments
Fortunately the separation of church American “cre
and state keeps them from demand ationists” drag
ing that Biblical creation be taught ging the debate
in biology classes, but now they’re
attempting an end run around that
restriction with I.D.
Already theanti-Darwin fol-
lowing has gained a toehold,
The Kansas State
Board
Education
h a
ruled
“While not
Catholic,
it’s unfor
tunate he’s
a hard-line
conserva
tive, indicti-
tive of the
backlash,
of forward
ideas.”
“He’s doing
a fine job.”
Krieg Holland
back to the “dogmatic” 1800s an
echoes the statements of Rev. Georg
Coyne, the Vatican’s chief astron»
mer - shines out as a beacon of ratio
nal thought in the Catholic Church.
Religion and science need no
be mutually exclusive. Facchini
Coyne and the Pope are now makirj
this clear.
Maybe they are proof of som
intelligent design.
Pill-popping priest program plagues pious parent
Rev. Sam Krause
“His red
shoes are
pimp.”
Clackamas Prin
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006
The Clackamas Print
For the second time in less than
nine months TriMet has decided
to increase their fares, a fact that
has caused a great deal of resent
ment among those who frequently
use mass transportation.
The current rate for adults was
brought up to $1.65 for oneor two
zones, and $1.95 for all zones.
While this is only a 15 cent rate
increase and that may seem paltry
at first, it adds up. For children and
honored citizens the rate increase
was a less extreme 10 cents, but
this brings the pain of higher fares
to those who. do not necessarily
have the jobs to afford it.
TriMet officials made the deci
sion to raise rates for a number of
. reasons, primarily in order to com
bat a $4.4 million deficit caused
by the skyrocketing cost of diesel
fuel.
Other reasons for the decision
are the rising cost of many other
things that are required for the
maintenance of the buses such as
tires, engine oil and other assort
ed parts. Sadly, with fuel rates
showing no sign of coming down,
TriMet rates will most likely con
tinue to increase.
If TriMet continues its trend of
increasing costs then riders will
soon be forced to look for new
and cheaper ways to get around.
In tlie event that happens, Portland
streets will be clogged with a
new influx of drivers who simply
found it cheaper to drive every
where.
However, it could work out
in the opposite direction, forcing
a massive growth of individuals ,
who would choose bicycles as
their primary means of transporta
tion.
Since TriMet, like most institu
tions, seems incapable of being
predicted we can^only adopt a
wait and see attitude for the com
ing days.
appeared in a Dec. 30, 2005 on
line newspaper AgapePress.Allie
Martin, a regular contributor to
AFA radio, wrote the piece.
“Ed Vitagliano is director of
research for the American Family
Association ... according to the
AFA spokesman, advertisers who
[buy advertising time during the]
program will be monitored.
“And [We will be] hdlding
advertisers accountable for what
appears to be yet one more show
that’s going to dog the Christian
faith.”
If you could see me writing
this, I’m shaking my head in disap
proval. The AFA had no idea what
they were doing. Unless God gave
AFA chairman and founder Dr. Don
Wildom omnipotent power, they
jumped the gun.
All of the elements that make a
good television series were there.
A good ensemble cast, good writ
ing, everyday situations, and the
extremes that happen only on TV.
Only on TV do you see Jesus
these days. Whether it’s through
Pat Robertson, the pew Pope or
actor Jim Caviezel, Jesus is always
on TV.
But ‘Daniel’s” Jesus, played by
Garret Dillahunt, was different than
other portrayals. He’s not holier
than thou, He’s not preachy, and He
makes sarcastic remarks that teach
“I haven’t
been fol
lowing it to
much.”
Stephanie Koemef
This week's poll compiled
by Kyle Steele
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Jeff Sorensen Clackamas Print
you honest to goodness values.
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about the Sermon on the Motin
Jesus is heard to say “Feel fit
to quote me on that,” and wh
Daniel is given credit by a formed
engaged couple for their decisic
not to get married, Jesus pops i
and gives Daniel a sarcastic thunil
up.
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