Not sure what to think about this

Link to CNN Article

Here is another link - this time from Aljazeera

This guy converts from Islam to Christianity and therefore must die.

He converted while in Germany, and works as a humanitarian aid worker.

I really don't know what to think about Islam this time.

They preach that the extreme reactionaries are a minority, then something like this occurs and I start to think that maybe that's not true.

There is a difference here between this and terrorism, but at some point they will have to realize that they are part of the larger world and they will have to accept our rules and morals as well as us having to accept theirs.

They can't get angry with people for having freedom of speech and say that it's religious persecution and then persecute religiously themselves.



laters,

Tsunami: Wave of Disaster

Watching "Tsunami: Wave of Disaster" on the Discovery Channel right now, I have seen it a few times before, It is very well done, but this is just one of many documentaries made about this event, how many people are earning money off of this event. I know it is important to document this disaster so that people can learn from this and maybe help people there. But is the money received going just to the filmmakers and TV stations or is some going back to survivors or at least to rebuilding efforts.


It was spring break last week at Iowa State and some people from Lutheran Campus Ministry (still weird to say that instead of ULC ((Fritz thinks that LCM feels more inclusive))) had gone down to New Orleans to help. They mainly helped out with deconstruction, removing trash, refrigerators and such. I have been on such trips before, to the Appalachian area of the eastern US primarily to southern Ohio and the western tip of Virginia. It was a very rewarding experience, but some of the trouble we have had on such trips is the feeling that we are dong this for us, while it is for the people that we are helping. But we are also getting something out of is as well, we are gaining knowledge, emotions and experiences.


Laters,

Horrible Song lyrics

Black Eyed Peas - My Humps



ok, I will say this song does have a good beat and gets in your head, but if you listen to the lyrics they are some of the worst I have found. Not for what they say, just the unoriginality of them. I want to see what the person writing this was thinking ...

ok, first well have

my humps
my humps umm

my humps
my humps
my humps

my lovely lady lumps


(just repeat this about 80 times)

- writer name


k,

Erik

End of an Era

Well, it's an end of an era.

Erik's Super Awesome Website is officially offline. Iowa State has removed it and it will no longer load. I don't know if I will be getting it up on another server at some point soon. But if so, info will be given here


later,
Erik

Kirby Puckett

Kirby Puckett died today from complications from a stroke suffered yesterday.

ESPN Main Story

ESPN Jim Caple

CNN

SportsIllustrated

Minnesota Twins fans will miss him.

Thats all for now, I may say more later.

Kirby Puckett 1960 - 2006