Pax Christi, Rebecca.

YouTube, the popular Internet-video website, blocked four videos from the pro-life student organization Live Action over the past two weeks, saying that the videos contained “inappropriate content”. YouTube gave neither advance warning nor
specific reasons for why the videos were removed, and has not responded to Live Action’s request to cease censorship and to unblock the videos for public viewing.

The videos include phone recordings of Planned Parenthood employees agreeing to process donations from a caller with a racist agenda…”These four videos have received over 160,000 YouTube views in total with the oldest video having been public on YouTube for over seven months. Why are these videos being removed now?”

YouTube has been censoring politically conservative and/or Christian videos for a while now. Live Action Films has a battle plan posted on their site. Please go to YouTube and email a complaint. This is one of those things that will not be fixed without a grassroots effort.

And now for the hilarious yet still relevant theme song of the post…ignore the graphics:

Pax Christi, Rebecca.

First, there’s Catholic Media House, run by Stephen Officer:

CMH has many media resources like backgrounds and short films to enhance any homily, conference, or youth event.

Real Catholic TV launched yesterday on the 1st, and has some fresh new programming I’m interested in viewing:

Three cheers for the New Evangelization.

Pax Christi, Rebecca.

On Monday I had my first college history class. Yes I’m a junior and yes it is a bit late for me to still be taking general ed classes but I’ve never been one to do exactly as I’m told.  The professor seems like she knows what she’s talking about as I have not had to correct anything she’s said in my head.

Monday also brought me my “Teaching Religion to Youth” course that I have been anticipating with bated breath the entire summer. It’s a service learning course, which means I am required to teach! But more on that later.

I’m only taking one screenwriting class this semester, something I did purposefully to allow for more time for independent projects. It meets on Tuesday morning, but was cancelled because my professor had to go to a funeral. I’ve taken one of his classes before so I’m not worried.

Tuesday night I also had my “Women in Film” class, which is one of those classes where all you do is sit around and watch movies and then talk about them. We watched Adam’s Rib (1949) which I would totally recommend.

Thursday, I only had my Orthodox Christian spirituality class. My professor is a lovely older priest who has a voice made for radio and likes to go whale watching in Malibu. He goes off on random tangents so that’s how I know that.

Wednesday and Friday were the same as Monday, only I got more info about when, where, and what I will be teaching on Friday afternoon. It looks like I’ll be teaching either confirmation or regular CCD, but I’m still looking for a parish I want to serve at.

And in case you care, the apartment “Hot Man Wall” is in stage 3 of development, and has been affectionately renamed “The Wall of Hot Man-ness.” We (my roommates and I) also decided to make our kitchen wall the “Wall of Man Shame” starring Flava Flav, Arnold Schwarzenagger, and any other dude we deem so fit. 

Pictures will be posted.

Update: Photographic evidence has been posted.

Pax Christi, Rebecca.

I never talk politics on this blog because 1) it’s not what this blog is about and 2) because I write about politics almost every week in my news column back home and I already have to take behavioral drugs just to do that.

I’m kidding. 

But I, like many Americans (and global citizens for that matter) was shocked—SHOCKED I TELL YOU, when I learned that John McCain had picked Alaskan governor Sarah Palin as his VP. But unlike many Americans I knew exactly who Sarah Palin was, and by consequence was ecstatic to hear the news.  I’ve been keeping track of her for at least 7 or 8 months. Palin’s name came up when I did some research on possible female VP’s I would actually vote for, but she really hit my radar when I read she was suing the Bush administration on behalf of her state Alaska.

You can consider this post an endorsement. I’m even creating a “Palin Watch” thread on Modestia. There are already a plethora of lies being spread about her (which I will be addressing in this week’s news column)…and I look forward to watching her put the press in their place. Plus, she’s got style!

Pax Christi, Rebecca.

PS: My prayer intention this week is for those affected by Hurricane Gustav. And if you’re interested in other GOP newcomers, keep your eyes on the Golden Boy.

Dare I give in to the hype? Jindal/Palin 2012? *gasps….sucks in breath*

Update Numero Uno:

Palin’s daughter is pregnant? Do you care? I don’t, but I do think we should have known on day one.

Update Numero Dos:

On second thought, I’m starting to think this may help Palin with adult female voters. She’s already got the working mom with a high profile job schtick, and now she just looks like even more of a “modern mom” who can deal with her kids’ antics without freaking out publicly.