Outdated Values

What a week it has been! First we see North Carolinians support Amendment One which banned same-sex marriages and outlawed civil unions, then we see the reactions from, well, reactionaries dismayed that the President of the United States expressed support for same-sex marriages. Now we learn that a very narrow-minded school in Arizona (Our Lady of Sorrows Academy) forfeited a championship high school baseball game because their opponents, Mesa Prep, fielded a female player. School officials, in a written statement, maintained that they did this because 'it would be difficult to maintain proper boundaries' on the field. In other words, they feel that women have no place with men. What a ridiculously small-minded attitude. By doing this they inculcate their students with the belief that women are inferior to men. Sadly, they will grow up believing this.  Shame on Our Lady of Sorrows, for ruining what should have been a beautiful moment.

At least there was some good news this week: Albert Pujols hit his first home run. He almost has as many as I do and I am not even playing!