Alternatively, if abortion is morally permissible, does that mean it should be legal in all cases? In response to this question, there exist other viewpoints in addition to clear cut “pro choice” and “pro life” positions. Indeed, proponents of each argument vary by degree.

For example, some pro-choice advocates believe abortion is no longer morally permissible after second trimester. Similarly, some pro-lifers allow abortion in extreme cases, such as rape or incest. Roughly two percent of pregnancies occur under these conditions.

The abortion debate lends itself to a larger, overriding question: when must government intervene in citizens' personal lives, and when must it avoid doing so?

The professor, it seems, feared other students would be offended at mere mention of a “big ‘G’ god.” Common sense prevailed. Hauf ignored nutty professor and mentioned God 41 times. She receive and F. The professor received a law suit, compliments of American Center for Law and Justice. The story was reported in The Daily Press.

More insanity was seen in nearby Long Beach, California. According to The Los Angeles Times, a representative of PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) voiced his objection to Aquarium of Pacific’s cafeteria including fish. “Serving fish in its cafeteria. serving fish at an aquarium is like serving poodle burgers at a dog show,” he said.

Speaking of animal rights, silliness isn’t uniquely American. The French have their own share of curious folk. According to AFP reports, Jacques Peyrat, mayor of Riviera city Nice, was accused of being cruel towards rat he killed last week. The report noted that Peyrat was visiting a trash collection area in Nice’s historic center when he spotted “a rat almost as big as a cat.” He grabbed a shovel and brought it down on rodent, killing it.

France’s Society for Protection of Animals (SPA) has lodged a criminal complaint against Mayor. The report quoted SPA’s regional chief as saying, “A huge rat-clearing operation is necessary, but nothing justifies going off on a punitive expedition against these animals, which are attracted to trash cans left out at night in Old City by restaurants.”

But most noticeable is good ol’ boy from Tennessee who is expressing his right to free speech by toting a Confederate Battle Flag across Dixie. H.K. Edgerton’s 1,300 odyssey is designed to draw attention to Southern heritage. He plans to march all way to Texas.

Upon entering Marysville, Tennessee, Edgerton took time to lambaste flag-banning school board for practicing what he termed, “cultural genocide” that is dividing blacks and whites, according to Marysville Daily Times.

“I’m just an ordinary country boy from South who loves Southland,” he added. Edgerton, by way, is black. And that causes one to wonder if he would agree that Arlen Spector’s attack on Robert Bork was, indeed, out of line.