How does a human being contract a strain of the HIV/AIDS found in gorillas?
How does this occur?
This sounds like a job for PETA.
Mulloverthis.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/aug/03/hiv-gorilla-aids-cameroon
NEW GORILLA HIV STRAIN FOUND IN WOMAN
August 3, 2009 at 9:16 pm (Health, Life)
Tags: AIDS, Gorilla HIV STRAIN, Health, HIV, Mulloverthis, PETA
Sixty-nine Year Old Dies and Leaves Orphaned Twins
July 16, 2009 at 1:06 am (Family, Health, Life)
Tags: Childbirth, Family, Health, Life, Mulloverthis, Senior citizens, Seniors Raising Children
There are a number of isolated cases of older women having babies as “seasoned” senior citizens.
So, now one dies and leaves her twins without a mother or father, having conceived them through donated eggs, a sperm donor and the trusty In Vitro fertilization process. Reputedly, after giving birth, the woman developed cancer.
In a nutshell, a mother dies of cancer. Yet, with the kind of journalism we see today, the dialogue leading to the bottom line misses the quintessence of the matter: Her age had nothing to do with it.
http://news.aol.com/article/oldest-mom-dies/572373?icid=main|main|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Foldest-mom-dies%2F572373
66 Year Old Gives Birth
June 24, 2009 at 12:18 am (Family, Health, Life)
Tags: DNA testing, Ethics, Family, InVitro Fertilization, Parenting, Seniors Raising Children
The oldest reported British woman to give birth, Elizabeth Adeney, is a brand new mom thanks to In Vitro fertilization. Of course, the new mom has not only the joy of her first child to look forward to, but also the criticisms of yick yackers who feel she is monsterously selfish for having a child at her “old” age.
Although I do not generally think that child-bearing is ideal at 66, again, I ask as I often do, “Who cares?” Adeney has only joined the ranks of an increasing number of senior citizens who raise babies that are their grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Her baby raising is purposed and intentional, not a result of premature death in the family, or some sort of parental neglect. People Adeney’s age get custody and are entrusted to raise children everyday, and do so heroically.
So who are her critics? Is it the same monsterously selfish people who advocate abortion for convenience? Or, the population of classless candidates-both male and female-who contribute to the “who’s my baby’s daddy” talk show conundrum. Thank God for DNA testing, or so many everyday people who live impulsive hedonistic lives would never know who fathered a child. Certainly, Adeney’s critics cannot be amongst the population of people with terminally ill diseases in advanced stages, such as AIDS, that knowingly bear children with slight chances they will probably not be around to raise them, and often bring them into this world infected (although babies can receive treatment to reverse HIV status). How about all of our babies born on drugs or to mothers who drink and smoke? The wonderful people who have children for complying with the status quo with a firm plan for nannies, boarding schools and plenty of photo ops in-between need not register any critques. Their time would be better spent scheduling an appointment to laugh with their own children. There are certainly too many people in this world that are blaring self-advertisements for irresponsible parents to make this woman a guinea pig.
The only real concern is whether this senior citizen is capable of providing a loving, safe, healthy, reliable home for a baby and in good enough health to do so. Adeney just may outlive some of the young everything-goes, to hell with any type of morality people and smile at this child’s college graduation. She just may give this child the kind of devotion, attention and guidance that will produce a good sound human being. At least we can hope. This of course, can only take place if the powers that be and the hipsters don’t cause the world to end before then.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=7612856&page=1
MULLOVERTHIS.
FAITH OR MANDATORY TREATMENT?
May 22, 2009 at 3:17 pm (Faith, Family, Health, Law, Politics, Religion, Religious Rights)
Tags: 13 year old boy on the run from chemotherapy, Public policy, Religion, Religious Rights, ROLWIM
A thirteen year old Minnesota boy is allegedly on the run with his mother to avoid chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkins Lymphoma, a highly treatable form of cancer with traditional chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Mom and son allegedly prefer to treat the cancer naturally on religious grounds, because such treatment would involve violating their beliefs.
Judge Judy addressed the issue in a potluck style interview with Larry King and noted a number of important factors. A thirteen year old boy is of considerable age and as a family court judge, she would want to know the young boy’s desire. Also, the young boy must have his own counsel to protect his own interests, irrespective of his parents and other interested parties.
Mulloverthis thinks that this case is one in a line of many, that points to government imposition into socialist areas that break the bounds of individual rights. The government, through the arms of the court, child welfare and social service agencies, should not mandate medical treatments based upon statistics. If I want to lay down and die from a tumor, that is my business. A family who is otherwise well-balanced and informed should be able to choose what types of medical treatments, or lack thereof, they prefer. Provided the parents are aware of optional treatments and have reasonable grounds for pursuing alternative treatments, they should be free to do so on any grounds.
Consider this: the 13 year old boy could take the chemotherapy and die from the cancer. Meanwhile, he would have endured the torture of chemotherapy. If anyone is qualified to roll the dice on his life, it is his parents and those that love him.
Mulloverthis.
UPDATE:
http://news.aol.com/health/article/teen-who-fled-chemo/497263?icid=main|main|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Fhealth%2Farticle%2Fteen-who-fled-chemo%2F497263
Bristol Palin: Abstinence Advocate
May 13, 2009 at 7:09 am (Britney Spears, Christianity, Christians, Family, Health, Religion, Sarah Palin, Uncategorized)
Tags: Abstinence, Bristol Palin, CNN, Governor Sarah Palin, Mulloverthis, Sex, Sex Education
There’s more ridiculousness from the political family most commensurate to the Bundy’s (Married With Children): The Palins.
Bristol Palin is on a stupendous mission to convince teenagers that abstinence is the best policy as the Candie’s foundation teen ambasssador. So, Jenny Craig should not have replaced Kirstie Alley. Kirstie’s obesity makes her the perfect spokesperson for the weight loss company. Look at Bristol, brand new teenage mother feuding with the baby’s daddy and his family: ABSTAIN. Look at Kirstie, actress with fluctuating weight: CALL JENNY CRAIG. The anti-Bristol approach to abstinence may be more effective than selecting a fine young popular star who is abstinent. Bristol fell through “the cracks” of her mother’s abstinence-only sex education policies and ended up as the perfect poster-uh, morning shows and CNN live interview-child for abstinence. The young Palin should be working with momma to make sure her son has a relationship with his father and other family. Who has time for the best interest of the innocent baby when she has a call to advocate what she could not espouse and still admits is “unrealistic”?
Maybe Candie’s can find a role for Sarah Palin after her run as Alaskan governor. Should Governor Palin then decide to advocate sex education, the corporation should make her pay for her own presentation kits.
http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_12329615
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1896815,00.html
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/05/president-oba-3.html
Don’t Sleep On Diabetes
July 2, 2008 at 11:48 am (Faith, Family, Health, Life, Obesity, Temperance)
Tags: A Silent Killer, Diabetes, Diabetes Awareness, Divine Healing, Healing, Prayer
Although I believe in divine healing, healing comes in different manifestations. We ought to pray and to believe God for our bodies to be in perfect health and wholeness. It is also vital to use common sense and take care of our bodies. Once we are diagnosed with a sickness–which may be genetic, have developed spontaneously, or brought on through lack of care or ignorance–how we respond to it is up to us. Surgical, medical, homeopathic and faith healing are all viable pursuits to deal with challenges to our health. Whatever we do, we are to live by faith.
I’ve had surgery and prayed over the anesthesiologist, surgeons, surgical nurse and everyone else before I allowed them to knock me out. I had NEVER had a surgical procedure before, and was not aware of any aversions/allergic reactions to anything at all. The anesthesia almost killed me. I could not breathe, and my lungs were severely compromised after the surgery. I could not breathe normally on my own until 7 days after the procedure. I understood the power of prayer once I was trying to recover. So, in all health matters, prayer is a strong recommendation.
Prevention is the best strategy to insure wellness, total health and complete prosperity. One must “know” in order to prevent sickness and diseases, much of which can be avoided. Knowledge is power. Applied knowledge is wisdom. In the African-American community diabetes is rampant, and is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States.
So, here are some links to power below so you and I can operate in wisdom and preserve life:
/www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/health/01well.html?em&ex=1215144000&en=b76004734758a927&ei=5087%0A
For statistics on African Americans & Diabetes:
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-statistics/african-americans.jsp
Links to diabetes websites:
http://www.diabetes.org/about-diabetes.jsp
Update: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/business/05drug.html?em
EURWEB: “Man-UP” and Offer An Apology to Dr. Juanita Bynum
March 12, 2008 at 4:57 pm (Bishop Thomas Weeks, Bishop Thomas Weeks III, Christianity, Christians, Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Faith, Family, Health, Juanita Bynum, Law, Politics, Prayer, Prosperity Gospel, Religion, Spirituality, Televangelists, Temperance, Uncategorized)
Tags: Bishop Thomas Weeks III, Bishop Thomas Weeks Jr, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, EURweb, Juanita Bynum, Lee Bailey
EURweb covered the Juanita Bynum and Bishop Thomas Weeks marital dispute stemming from the August 21, 2007 parking lot assault. This media outlet, along with a plethora of others, interviewed Bishop Thomas Weeks and gave slanted coverage. This is not problematic at all as people tend to believe what they believe and present coverage based upon their own perspectives. Where EURweb went too far and denigrated itself to a trashy online publication is when it crossed the lines of any type of journalistic integrity in making the statement, “We find out that in this couple’s feud, Weeks is a total victim who thinks he is being used for Bynum’s personal gain.” (EURweb, WEEKS SPEAKS AGAIN (Part 2): Bishop Thomas Weeks comes out swinging January 2, 2008). If this “WE FIND OUT THAT IN THIS COUPLE’S FEUD WEEKS IS A TOTAL VICTIM…” was a mere misprint, Lee Bailey needs to merely apologize. However, in reading the EURweb’s editorial in totality and context, it will be quite difficult for them to squirm out of the fact this coverage was tabloidville at best.
Looking at the tone of Eurweb’s “exclusive” two-part interview with Bishop Weeks, seems like Mr. Lee Bailey thought he was doing a service to the public by sitting down with a black man who had allegations of assaulting his wife, while ignoring the public records of statements from two eye-witnesses (who were also black men), one of whom pulled Bishop Weeks from kicking his wife while on the ground.
In part one of the interview, here was some of the statements Bailey made regarding the incident: “Now, armed with a PR firm, Weeks is on an interview spree to disinfect what’s left of his reputation–appearing to follow his wife’s trail of tears already having been on the Tom Joyner show where 2 months ago she’d been candid about the alleged abuse. [Please note that Juanita Bynum was very adamant about discussing domestic violence when Tom Joyner tried to pin her to discussing her marriage with Bishop Weeks.]…Perhaps by telling his version of the story his members and others will see him in a more positive light… After the embarrassing allegations he has withstood, it seems that he could use a fresh start…In this continuing coverage of Bynum-Weeks, EUR’s Lee Bailey is one of the first to speak to the tarnished clergyman in a straight up, man-to-man conversation about the allegations he is facing…”
This morning, EURweb’s investigative mode was inoperative and reported the final plead agreement. Since Lee Bailey is into fresh starts for the tarnished who have to disinfect what’s left of a reputation, he might begin with a mere one-liner that addresses the fact that his coverage and gratuitous findings fostered the decrepid concept that a black woman set her husband up when in fact, she was violently abused. Until EURweb can take account for promoting an abusers agenda with their own findings, their worth will certainly only be as good as issuing the press releases and the paid advertisments they publish.
For EURweb interview click on links below:
Part 1:
http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur39588.cfm/
Part 2:
http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur39650.cfm
UPDATE: EURweb was sure to publish Bishop Week’s explanation of taking the plea agreement. Then, they made a few editorializations with supporting quotations, in line with the Bishop’s explanation of the plea agreement. EURweb CONVENIENTLY omitted Bishop’s Weeks public admission that he pushed AND KICKED his wife. What some men will do in order to make a mockery of domestic violence against women is unbelievable.
AN OPEN LETTER TO JOHN WEECE, SENIOR MINISTER OF THE SOUTHLAND CHRISTIAN CHURCH Why the Public Appeal for Britney Spears is Commendable
December 31, 2007 at 10:01 pm (Britney Spears, Faith, Family, Health, Life, Prayer)
Tags: An Open Letter to Jon Weece, Britney Spears, Faith in God, Family, Hollywood, Jon Weece, Life, Mental Health, MoKelly, Prayer, Senior Minister of the Southland Christian Church, Southland Christian Church
Dear Jon,
Greetings and God bless you and the entire Southland Christian Church. As a sister in the Lord, I commend you and thank God for your call to pray for Britney Spears. I became awakened to this cry for support to pray for Britney from an open letter to you from MoKelly and felt compelled to express another view. In light of all that has happened publicly in the church in 2007, this is refreshing. Do not give up in your prayers.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/433698/an_open_letter_to_rev_jon_weece_of.html
In approximately 2004, I received a personal phone call from the sponsor of an annual service for Whitney Houston to attend a Night of Healing in Manhattan where her mother, Sissy Houston, and a host of other friends and the community focused on praying for Whitney. The objective was to pray for her to come back to her roots and be delivered from drugs and vices that often plague successful entertainers and to let her know that the church was praying. Although I was not able to attend that particular service, my local church had been praying for Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey (depression), DMX, and so many other celebrities who had faced the same challenges that many of us do, just in their own “world”.
I cannot imagine that the media magnet who claims to mentor interns would not have been aware to review, or sought out to attend because of his so-called “stature”. Regardless of his personal presence or not, I failed to find any publicized railings by MoKelly against these sponsors for praying for Whitney and not praying for every troubled starlet, celebrity, or famous athlete while that call focused on Whitney and others battling drug addiction. If I am wrong, I invite him to produce record of the same. You see, solipsistic folks tend to have blurred judgment and weighted scales depending upon what matters to them. No one blasted the African American community for not praying for the Osbournes, Paris Hilton, Little Richard or Colin Ferrell when we prayed for our neighbors who are from our block, so how dare we suggest that you can’t pray for someone you have a burden for from your neck of the woods.
The fact remains that Britney Spears is a troubled young woman who has been devasted by things in her childhood, too much success too fast, a broken marriage, losing custody of her children, and only she and God knows what else. Her heart and her emotions do not register according to her net worth or celebrity. She is still a young woman who has followed a longstanding Hollywood lifestyle of partying, sex, and drugs. She and her two beautiful young sons are paying for it. We can talk about it, judge her, or do what Christians are put here in the earth to do—witness to her and pray. Each one can reach one. While you may not have covered the list of people MoKelly threw at you, what is important is that you follow God. If MoKelly had God’s agenda in mind, and would stop thinking that real Christians sit around in board rooms contemplating how to make a name for themselves through other people, he would have thrown a host of “distastefuls” like all the serial killers in jail, the missing Bin Laden and KKK kingpins somewhere on his prayer request list to be politically and ethnically inclusive, according to his justice and equity pen. All souls belong to God, not just the ones on the prayer list MoKelly prescribes. He is free to give up some of his bloggossipping time in the guise of journalism and pray for OJ, Vick and the Olsen twins himself for that matter. We all need prayer.
We are in an age where the loudest voices are from people who are more enthralled with their accomplishments which can usually be captured in less than 200 characters including spaces and punctuation marks, and spend too much of their day attempting to vilify folks whose accomplishments, missions and community presence cannot be captured in a book. God knows what their voices sound like in the heavens, and so do people with discernment in the earth. My opinion: ignore them and pray that their hearts be changed. Nehemiah did not come down from off of the wall to assuage the cries of a critic with a loud bark and no teeth. If God is using you to train church people to be different and not buy the gossip rags or subscribe to the blogarbage and act powerless, so be it. Hooray!
Whether Britney ever sees a letter or knows of your efforts personally does not stop the effectual fervent prayers of the righteous from going forth on her behalf and availing much. When someone is in the headlines at least 5 days a week, it is fitting for a senior minister to guide the people on how to filter and process what they see and hear, and what God would require true children of God to do. Our job is challenging enough, so I encourage you to continue to minister to the needs of the people God has put in your charge and to speak life and hope to those who will hear and receive it. The truth is that Jesus did not minister to every single sick, poor and desolate person in the earth during his 3 and ½ years of ministry. He died to pay the price for the sin of the entire world and through this, we have access to a victorious eternal life. Jesus ministered to, and trained His portion, and equipped His disciples to minister to as many as they were called and sent. When He ascended back to the heavens, He left us with power through the Holy Spirit and a mission to seek and save the lost. Paul went to the Gentiles, and Peter to the Jews (although not exclusively).
If the African American community can pray for those we feel led to, no other implications should be made when you do the same. You are not under any obligation to pray for every headline celebrity that is in trouble, or the first or the last ones. Can you imagine some pious person challenging Jesus to raise every dead person who died before Lazarus and after Lazarus to prove His equitable love for all dead men? “Stop trying to make a name for yourself, Jesus, just healing the woman at the well, who was not the first and won’t be the last troubled soul who needs living water, self-aggrandizer. You know she will go and tell all of her community about you Jesus. Why just focus on her?” This dangerous mode of thinking wreaks of PRIDE and Phariseeism. If you are called to pray for Britney, pray for Britney. Isn’t her momma part of the same community, one among you? Intercession does not respect worldly stratifications or classifications. Sorry folks–the Kingdom of God does not march to the beat of the world or MoKelly’s drum. Britney and many Hollywood stars need to experience the life that only comes from knowing Jesus Christ through an intimate relationship. God is not just concerned about the orphans in the middle of a desert, He is just as concerned about the rich on a high hill. The lost is lost, and God is NOT partial.
Thank you my brother, and be encouraged.
For more info click the links below:
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,627919,00.html
http://www.news24.com/News24/Entertainment/Celebrities/0,,2-1225-2108_2210642,00.html
