*to the truth that lies in their heart.*

The truth is that the heart pumps blood, Foxy :)

Now either Mother Theresa gave her Nobel speech or
she did not. If she did not elaborate what she really
believed, then she was a bad communicator.

Hitchins made some very valid points. Where did all
the money go? Back to the Vatican bank perhaps?

Why should religion not be accountable for money spent,
as is every other public institution?

Mother Theresa was a Catholic fanatic. Some stuff I've
read suggests that when it came to pain, she offered
empathy, but also thought as the Church does, that suffering
is noble. So pain relief was not a major concern of hers.

Everyone should be open to criticism, even Catholic pinup
girls who raise huge amounts of money, that seem to have
vanished without accountability.

Knock Hitchins all you want for being an informed critic.
Frankly we need more of them. For the public are by
and large, quite gullible

Dear Yabby,

Mother Theresa
gave the speech on abortion, at a breakfast
in Washington D.C. in front of the US
President and the First Lady. You have to take
the speech in its correct context. The
American abortion rate, (which is believed
to be the highest in the Western world) -
was an issue that Mother Theresa addressed.
It was however, only one of the topics about
which she spoke at that function.

Discussing further - the pros and cons of
Mother Theresa - is not something that I'm
interested in doing - now, or at any time,
and certainly not on this thread.

Perhaps you could start your
own thread - on the topic if you're that keen on the
subject?

The only reason that I gave the quote
in my earlier post by Mother Theresa was that the
thought BEHIND the quote appealed to me. I'm actually not
all that interested in her, and I can't understand why
you are, especially on a thread about love.

It seems to me you're stirring deliberately...
Here's another quote for you to mull over:

"If you can, help others;
If you cannot do that,
at least do not harm them."
Dalai Lama.

Perhaps you and that journalist author of yours
can dig up some dirt on the Dalai Lama as well.
Or better still, what about corruption within the
Vatican. There's a topic that would appeal to many.

Happy Easter Yabs!

Foxy, Mother Theresa gave many speeches on contraception and abortion,
including when she picked up her nobel prize.
Now the fact remains that they are not the biggest threat to world
peace, no matter how you look at it.

If you quote somebody, it is usually done because they are held
in high regard.

Fact is, as Hitchins points out, Mother Theresa was a fanatic
and certainly not somebody that I look up to. But I concede,
many people were duped by her. Luckily some journalists have
a questioning mind, we need them for the truth to come out.

Easter, ah yup, time to celebrate the joys of chocolate!
My Easter bunny's ears are long gone :)

Dear Yabby,

You said that if you quote somebody,
it's usually because they're held in
high regard?

Not always. Some of us simply happen
to like the thought behind the quote.
For example, I've used quite a few
quotes in my time by "Anonymous."

As for Christopher Hitchens - well as a
reader observed on one of the websites:
"The first rule of politics is that if
you dig enough, you can find contradictions,
lies, mistakes, betrayals, and enemies aplenty
for anyone."

And another reader stated: "Hitchens articles
don't offer much in the way of sources."

Enjoy your chocolate.

Here is an interesting URL from the BBC.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7988169.stm

It seems that even in chimpanzee culture, love is based
on self interest. Ah, the joys of nature!

This also confirms that if a male is
"pro-active," (shares with the female),
and not selfish,
then the relationship is one from which
both of them benefit.

It just goes to show that even apes
can learn.