My 5 Cents Worth

God’s Rottweiler & the Price of Misogyny

bwc — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:55:52 +0000

The Vatican must realize that the church’s belligerent, resentful and paranoid response to the global scandal is not working because it now says it will cooperate with secular justice systems and that the pope will have more meetings with victims. It is too little, too late.

The church that through the ages taught me and other children right from wrong did not know right from wrong when it came to children.

Spanking Your Kids Into Juggernauts

bwc — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:04:27 +0000

“The odds of a child being more aggressive at age 5 if he had been spanked more than twice in the month before the study began increased by 50%,”

Prescription Abuse – Related Deaths

bwc — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:57:18 +0000

Meanwhile, deaths related to prescription-drug use in Florida rose from 2,780 in 2006 to 3,317 in 2007, and then to 3,750 in 2008. The last figure is equivalent to about 10 reported deaths a day. That’s more than the number of fatalities from street drugs like cocaine and heroin.

bwc — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:54:23 +0000

From the invasion of Afghanistan until last summer, the U.S. military had lost 761 soldiers in combat there. But a higher number in the service — 817 — had taken their own lives over the same period.

Op-Ed Columnist – The Church’s Judas Moment – NYTimes.com

bwc — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:19:27 +0000

The church is dying from a thousand cuts. Its cover-up has cost a fortune and been a betrayal worthy of Judas. The money spent came from social programs, Catholic schools and the poor. This should be a sin that cries to heaven for vengeance. I asked a friend of mine recently what he would do if his child was molested after the church knew. ‘I would probably kill someone,’ he replied.

via Op-Ed Columnist – The Church’s Judas Moment – NYTimes.com.

For the Battle-Scarred, Comfort at Leash’s End – NYTimes.com

bwc — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:38:40 +0000

…psychiatric service dogs specially trained to help traumatized veterans leave the battlefield behind as they reintegrate into society.

via For the Battle-Scarred, Comfort at Leash’s End – NYTimes.com.

One-Quarter of 12- to 20-Year-Olds are Current Drinkers: Report

bwc — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:35:37 +0000

Federal data show that 27.6 percent of 12- to 20-year-olds in the U.S. drank alcohol during the past month,

via One-Quarter of 12- to 20-Year-Olds are Current Drinkers: Report.

HealthDay

bwc — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:32:45 +0000

Ninety-seven percent of the time, the drug came from a friend or relative, and in most cases the drug was handed over willingly.

via HealthDay.

Coming Home: Adjustments For Military Families | American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

bwc — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:01:56 +0000

Military families look forward to being together after a long deployment with many mixed emotions. Each family member will have different expectations. Every family situation is different. But, it is important to remember the needs and feelings of the returning family member, the adult at home and the children.

via Coming Home: Adjustments For Military Families | American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Liver Transplants That Do Their Job, Then Fade Away – NYTimes.com

bwc — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:57:20 +0000

That result, seemingly a disaster, was exactly what his doctors had hoped for. They had deliberately withdrawn Jonathan’s antirejection medicine because he no longer needed the transplant. His own liver had — as planned — regenerated.

via Liver Transplants That Do Their Job, Then Fade Away – NYTimes.com.