Archive for February 14th, 2008
Eurotrippers must get fingerprinted
By 2013, pending approval by all 27 EU countries, all visitors to the EU will have to be fingerprinted upon entry to the European Union. Apparently, this is supposed to keep illegal immigration at bay despite arguments by the current EU Justice Commisioner who claims that “an electronic register containing a vistor’s personal details and final destination would make it possible to identify overstayers.” Critics claim that this could lead to a “fortress Europe” mentality and/or idenity theft.
Why not just build a giant fence? Get with it, EU.
Spielberg Has a Heart
He doesn’t however heart China. Today Steven Spielburg announced that he is withdrawing his participation from the 2008 Olympics that are to be held in Beijing. Apparently, he’s pissed off that China isn’t doing anything about the conflict in Darfur despite the country’s ties to Sudan. It should prove interesting to see if any of the other Olympic sponsors follow suit in fears of being associated with China’s lackadaisical attitude toward Darfur.
“At this point, my time and energy must be spent not on Olympic ceremonies, but on doing all I can to help bring an end to the unspeakable crimes against humanity that continue to be committed in Darfur,” said Spielburg in an article reported by Reuters. What exactly is it that Spielburg will be doing? It remains to be seen, but hopefully not making any more political “thrillers” like Munich.
Religion and the college student…a lost cause?
Current college students are focused on sharing ideas and protecting the individual right of freedom of religion. Stephen Prothero, a religious chair at Boston University, found that students in his introductory religious course believed in being non-judgemental.
Prothero, thoroughly identified the concerns and beliefs of college students. He explained their aversions and how they mix religion with fun. Prothero believes that students have changed their views in the Millenial Generation,and I agree.
Prothero blames the ignorance of the church and the religious institutions for not recognizing the youth populace as an important and necessary focus for the future .
Prothero’s article ” Is religion losing the millennial generation?” is part of a weekly Religion column on the New York Times website.
