keech2 said...

keech2 at 10:22 PM JST - 19th August

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The 2007 Pew Research survey puts the percentage of atheists/unaffiliated at 12%. Personally, I believe that religion has absolutely no place in US politics. If the Founding Fathers saw the way these people pander to religion they would probably be ashamed of the country they started. wolfpack, please read…

Posted in Obama, McCain reach out to Christian voters at 10:22 PM JST - 19th August
keech2 at 03:21 PM JST - 13th August

magpie, no offense taken. Sorry that my post seems a bit abrupt.

Posted in A Boy Called H at 03:21 PM JST - 13th August
keech2 at 03:27 PM JST - 12th August

magpie, I have read the book. It is a very good read. I was merely questioning the timing of the review. The book could have been reviewed at any other time of year.

Posted in A Boy Called H at 03:27 PM JST - 12th August
keech2 at 09:29 AM JST - 10th August

This book was printed 8 years ago. Why are you reviewing it now? Trying to find more articles to keep those August war/peace drums banging?

Posted in A Boy Called H at 09:29 AM JST - 10th August
keech2 at 06:39 PM JST - 8th August

The young woman losing her life is terrible, but it was her choice. I feel more for the people left behind, such as her family and friends. I'm not really all that concerned about the commuters who were inconvenienced. I'm more worried about the driver. I saw an interesting article…

Posted in Suicide suspends Yamanote line operations more than 4 hours at 06:39 PM JST - 8th August
keech2 at 06:51 PM JST - 28th July

Pretty loud this morning with all the lightning and thunder. I was kind of surprised going to work this moring and both rivers here in Kanazawa, not just the Asano, had overflowed their banks.

limosine, yes, Kanazawa is a great city. It seems that everyone is fine so far and…

Posted in 50,000 temporarily told to evacuate as river floods in Kanazawa at 06:51 PM JST - 28th July
keech2 at 05:00 PM JST - 27th July

katsu78, very good question, but recently there has been a lot of religious stuff here. It should be noted that Mr. Baldwin's degrees are from an unaccredited university that specializes in producing ultra-conservative ministers.

Posted in Religious right AWOL from the real war at 05:00 PM JST - 27th July
keech2 at 09:51 AM JST - 13th July

Small update. Seems the student has flown back, apologized and made a donation.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i5ZuwSODp96ooFksyVmPCh3hibgA

Posted in Japanese student scrawled on world heritage cathedral in Italy at 09:51 AM JST - 13th July
keech2 at 12:51 PM JST - 3rd July

Zen, Congrats on the paternity leave. Not all that common. Glad you could take it.

I agree that apart from breastfeeding both parents can do an equally good job raising a child. I was a happy stay-at-home dad for over a year.(Actually, I worked part-time in the evenings.) When I…

Posted in OECD raps Japan female underemployment as waste of human resources at 12:51 PM JST - 3rd July
keech2 at 07:20 PM JST - 29th June

Romulus, I don't know if dubya can, but the Catholic Church and other denominations do also. They also condemn IVF.

I have no problem with surrogacy or IVF. I am, however, a little concerned that in Japan it seems that it is often the grandmother who is the surrogate and…

Posted in Surrogate motherhood still a minefield of issues in Japan at 07:20 PM JST - 29th June