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The passing through the Senate last night of the Bill allowing research on cloned human embryos should not be a surprise, albeit that the vote (34-32) was very close. (Story can be found here.)
The argument that we should not engage in acts which cause the creation of human life, only to destroy those lives within a few weeks, seems to me one which, as a society, we foolishly rejected when we permitted abortion on demand.
I'm going to keep trotting this idea out every year until it takes off. How to “stop the nation” for a good cause ...
Introducing: The Reverse Sweep.
It's becoming more popular in the game of cricket, but now it's time to bring out the reverse sweep in the game of horse racing. What is the reverse sweep?
The reverse sweep is when the traditional office sweep is turned on its head—not to take the fun out of raceday, but to put the fun to a good purpose. The idea is that the prize is not something the winner keeps, but something the winner gets to give away.
So, in the reverse sweep, the prizepool goes to the charity of choice of the winning ticketholder. (Tax deductible, but not taxable!)
Just imagine how many millions of dollars could go to worthwhile charities around the country and be put to good use helping people in need, if all the “office sweeps” turn into ‘reverse sweeps’.
This year, let's “stop the nation” for a good cause.
Some interesting thoughts from Phillip Jensen on the whole Sheik Hilali controversy last week can be found here on the St Andrew's Cathedral web site.