Passion could cause us problems...

Some people just tend to forget it's a game... and there will always be a winner and then obviously a loser... the question is, where did we go wrong in controling our passion?

I mean it's great that the supporters support their team whole heartedly, props to them!

But where did it all go wrong?

Can we afford to have events such as the one in this article happen in SA during the 2010 WC?

How do we prevent this from happening???

Uncle Scam wants you!

It's getting late... I don't usually blog this late but I really wanted to get this out in the open. I was amazed to see the story on the front page of the Cape Times titled, "Facebook users hit by scammers phishing attack."

It irritates me immensely how people do not think about what they are sharing on the net as well as what the links that they're clicking on.

I for one, do not click on any link that I feel uncomfortable with.

Emails are another area which irritate me... does it not seem weird when you get a email from some one you usually don't get an email from with the line, "Hey check this photo of you!" What about those emails from family members which are sooooo out of their character?

I know Hugh also gets frustrated with this kind of thing. I often come across blogs of his trying to explain to his readers who send him forwarded emails to open their eyes... eg. "You just won one million britian pound"

I've lost count of the times I've won a "million britian pound>" Am I the only one who is annoyed by people who don't read things properly?

Disclaimer (I openly admit that I often make mistakes whilst reading - but there needs to be a point surely, where we can spot these scams?)

Sex: Shock findings about youth

After reading this article I was bit taken back... I think we have way more to do with regards to HIV then we thought we did!!!

Sex: Shock findings about youth
12/05/2009 08:04 - (SA)
Alicestine October, Die Burger

Cape Town - HIV/Aids can be transmitted via toilet seats, and the virus can be avoided by having a bath after sex.

Recently concluded research shows that these are some of the common beliefs among teenagers in the Anglican Church.

Last year the church commissioned research aimed at better understanding what its role can be in the battle against HIV/Aids among young people.

The University of Stellenbosch's unit for religious and developmental studies conducted the research among young Anglicans between the ages of 10 and 24, in 12 Anglican dioceses across the country.

A report on the research was presented at an HIV/Aids seminar at the University of Stellenbosch last week.

More than 10% sexually active.

Amongst other things, the research showed that more than 10% of young people between the ages of 10 and 13 are sexually active.

About 38% of respondents in this age group said that the pill can prevent HIV/Aids, and 30.4% believe that HIV can be transmitted via a toilet seat.

About 27% think that HIV infection can be prevented by bathing after sex.

Of the respondents, 97.1% described themselves as Christians, while more than 98% of them believe it is important to be healthy.

Nothing wrong with fondling.

The majority (63.5%) of those who have not yet had sex, feel that it is better to have sex only within the confines of marriage, while approximately two-thirds feel that there is nothing wrong with someone fondling them.

The researchers said that some of the more shocking findings, such as those about fondling, could be attributed to respondents misunderstanding the questions.

About 90% of the respondents indicated that they are worried about HIV.

According to the report, there is a gap between the values and morals which are adhered to on the one hand, and the behaviour which is exhibited on the other hand.


Thoughts?

(Article taken from here)

0 to 100 in a matter of seconds…

I think the Church has a serious problem (nothing new there! LoL!!!). There seems to be two sides of the fence which one is expected to experience. Yet the climb over is to be done alone…

I’m talking about sex…

Christians believe that if you’re not married you should abstain. Keep to yourself. I agree whole heartedly in this as I am aware of the damage sexual relations can cause outside of marriage.

The other side of the fence is when one is in marriage. Here you are expected to have sex and if you aren’t having sexual intercourse with your partner, then the Church sees you as having marital problems. Oh and I’m all for the sex in marriage! :)

Here’s the issue: One moment you’re expected to be keeping to yourself and the next you’re expected to be going at it with full force.

What about the trip from not doing it at all to doing it at full throttle? Where is the guidance? Should there be any guidance?

Perhaps I’m the only one who thinks this way, but surely we as the Church should provide some sort of sexual guidance to the newly weds?

Your thoughts?

8-year-old Saudi girl granted a divorce after international outcry

This is a follow up to my post: "Court approves marriage of girl, 8" (Posted 20th of April 2009)


8-year-old Saudi girl granted a divorce after international outcry

May 01, 2009 Edition 1

RIYADH: An eight-year-old Saudi Arabian girl who was sold into marriage by her father has been given a divorce after an international outcry, according to Saudi media.

The marriage of the girl to a man reportedly in his 50s was annulled on Wednesday in an out-of-court settlement overseen by a new judge in the city of Onaiza, after the original judge in the case refused to bend to pressure to grant the divorce, newspapers reported.


Riyadh newspapers said the settlement was reached after the intervention in the case by an "important personality".


The girl's father had sold her last year to the man in exchange for a dowry. When her mother found out, she petitioned the court for a divorce for the girl.


The judge twice rejected her case - though he stipulated that the marriage could only be consummated after the girl reached puberty. An appeals court sent the case back to the judge to reconsider, but he again ruled against divorce.


The case garnered strong criticism from international rights groups, and foreign diplomats raised the issue quietly with the Saudi government, according to sources.


United Nations Children's Fund executive director Anne Veneman had said the child's rights were being violated. "Unicef joins many in voicing concern that child marriage contravenes accepted international standards of human rights," she said.


While child marriage is not widespread in Saudi Arabia, the traditional practice has been condoned by some clerics, who say it is supported in Islamic teachings.


Saudi judges have frequently upheld child marriages based on their interpretations of Islamic sharia law.


But last week, at least two committees of the country's legislature, the Shura Council, were discussing a new law that would set the minimum marriage age at 18. - Sapa-AFP



Any thoughts?

(Original story taken from here)