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Rend Collective: Lighthouse

This one had our girls dancing…

How deer grow antlers

They do it every year again, and we’re only just starting to fathom how much is all involved. Stem cells have something to do with it, but

“..how do the two antlers maintain their bilateral symmetry, such that they branch at almost exactly the same points while separated by many centimeters to feet apart? Don’t ask they deer. They don’t know.”

Rex Murphy passes away at 77

Though he was a long-time presence on the CBC, and once touted Pierre Trudeau as “the greatest Canadian ever,” Murphy was still a favorite among conservatives for his criticisms of Justin Trudeau, and his common sense objections to Trudeau’s climate agenda.

Women are forfeiting rather than competing against men in dresses

This isn’t quite Eric Liddell and Chariots of Fire, because, so far as I know, these athletes aren’t forfeiting because they are Christian. But their example is worthy of imitation, and that opportunity – to forfeit to the glory of God, in celebration of how He made us male and female – may present itself to our own daughters very soon.

True North covers the March for Life

Three to four thousand pro-lifers’ March for Life hit Ottawa this past Thursday, though you’d be forgiven for not knowing that if you only read mainstream news. True North did cover the event, and that shibboleth is why, if you haven’t already heard of them already, you might want to check them out.

As the linked article demonstrates, True North is willing to cover Christians, listen to them sympathetically, and quote them accurately (and even employs at least one or two), but this is a conservative, not Christian outlet. They covered the March, but didn’t really explore the heart of the conflict – they didn’t explain how the issue is between what God says about where our worth comes from – being made in His Image (Gen. 1:27) – and the non-explanation for our worth offered by those who say the unborn only have value if their mom wants them. That said, True North is still one of the better media outlets in Canada. And the price is right – you can sign up to their daily email newsletter for free.

The New York Times says it is now okay to question the COVID vaccine

…and they’re not the only one. CNN host Chris Cuomo, who was calling people crazy for not getting the vaccine, is now compassionately raising the issue of vaccination injuries.

What’s important to understand is that this reversal isn’t simply a matter of error – we all make mistakes – but showcases the arrogance of their original stand. When people then expressed the ideas the NYT and CNN are only allowing to be expressed now,  these two media entities didn’t just differ, but advocated for those people to be fired and otherwise penalized, because to do anything other than be vaccinated was crazy. They couldn’t conceive they might be wrong. But for some, it now seems getting the vaccine was the wrong thing to do.

The point isn’t that the vaccine was bad, or that it didn’t help millions, maybe billions. The point is that there were inevitably going to be tradeoffs – there always are – and our political leaders not only didn’t discuss those tradeoffs, but ridiculed those who tried to. And penalized anyone who refused to do as they said. This, then, is one more reason we don’t want big governments. When they make mistakes it is on a grand scale, forcing everyone to join in with their mistake. The power to compel is one to use only with great restraint… but restraint isn’t a quality of the arrogant.

Check out the video below for Chris Cuomo vs. Chris Cuomo.

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