"Can't We All Just Get Along?"

Half Moon party on Koh Phangan
Just looking at some of the "pay-for-article" sites online; it might be nice to get some recompense for what I do anyway. Anyone out there had any experience? From what I can gather, the three big players each have their issues: Associated Content seem to be only for Americans, Triond just your standard ad-click payers, and Helium very dodgy (as in they don't always pay you). But any feedback would be appreciated.

Leaving work early yesterday (a growing habit), I went to 'The Bourne Ultimatum', but more on that later. I was not in the mood for alcohol after the night before and ended up going home and reading 'Timescape' for the evening. Very readable stuff, it has to be said.

Today has been the usual summer day of rain, so I stayed in to watch 'Gandhi', again. It's hardly saying anything new to point out how remarkable he was. If his vision of a peaceful, independent India wasn't realised, he didn't want it, and rejected the half solution, at personal pain, for his higher ideal. What does come across though, is the inevitability of sectarian violence given a nationalist struggle. It is the vent for all the uncertainty, guilt and suspicion that independence breeds in a people. Even there his stubbornness almost reined in such a natural force. Almost. Still he, at least, showed in his own life what humanity was capable of, even if everyone else was/is too weak to follow.

And didn't Kingsley give the performance of a lifetime?

I thought I was seeing things earlier on, but did you know that the Catholic Church has withdrawn its support for Amnesty International? I'd almost laugh if it wasn't so sickening. Oh, I understand it's reason (abortion), I just don't understand it's reason. Is there any Reason in the Catholic Church?

I'm being willfully provocative here. Of course, the Catholic Church are going to object to Amnesty. The Church has never been in any way less than clear on where it stood with regard to abortion. It's against it, full stop, no exceptions. Correct me if I'm wrong on that. Amnesty International, in actively endorsing abortion, albeit in very particular cases ('if their [women's] lives are in danger or if they have been raped'), have put themselves in opposition. Given that each should be working for the same causes (whether you support the Church or not), this is unfortunate, and doubly so that some compromise can't be reached. By asking Catholics to withdraw support, the Catholic Church is actively working against Amnesty and so indirectly supporting the enemies of Amnesty. A foolish state of affairs.