I am slowly stopping my writings on Katrina as we all have a lot of problems (meaning all of you) and I believe there are many more lurking just over the horizon. With the means of communication that we have now, I am positive that you know about the killing of the unborn. There is a movement on that you may not know about yet and that is the right to kill a child up to three yrs. old if they are defective in anyway. Frightening isn't it? In less obvious ways, euthanasia has been practiced for many years. How do I know? My mother was "snowed" out as a nurse told me. That was in 1978. They give morphine shots until it finally stops their breathing. A nurse had the right to refuse to participate because they didn't want to be the one that gave the shot that took a life. So then lets go to 1999 when I lost my husband. Was he "snowed" out? Yes he was. Who did it hurt? Me! They refused further treatment and had me sign a release to hasten his death. Sorry that I am being so blunt but that's how it was. The way that it should have been is to have given him palliative care with sedation until a natural death. Should I speak out about these occurrences? I think that I should. Maybe a few people will see where we are headed but on a much grander scale.

I go to the doctor about every six months for a thyroid condition that I have. In the beginning when I reported a side effect from the medication I was always referred to another specialist of some kind. A complete disregard that maybe the medication was causing the problem. Now I don't say anything. I put on my biggest smile and say I feel wonderful.

In the political arena, Senator Obama mentioned guns and religion in the same sentence and that people turn to both as they are bitter about their economic situation. So maybe, under the guise for our safety, we will be disarmed and our freedom to worship abolished. The slogan CHANGE is upsetting. . For the first time, we have candidates where we will choose the lesser evil.

"Religion is an expression of material realities and economic injustice. Thus, problems in religion are ultimately problems in society. Religion is not the disease, but merely a symptom. It is used by oppressors to make people feel better about the distress they experience due to being poor and exploited. The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion."

Karl Marx