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Re: `Superman' Star Christopher Reeve Dies
Of interest to Catholics and other like-minded folk was this bit of misinformation from the article:
President Bush (and the Catholic Church) support stem cell research. They are opposed only to embryonic stem cell research, which Senator Kerry supports.
We can hope that Mr. Reeve's highly visible position on embyronic stem cell research was a result of "invincible ignorance" brought about by his catastrophic disability.
Lord have mercy upon him and may he rest in peace.
My favorite Christopher Reeve movie was Somewhere in Time (1980), mostly due to his co-star, the beautiful Jane Seymour.
The film is not great, and requires a great deal of willing suspension of disbelief, but it is a enjoyable romantic story about the power of love. It is also a very counter-cultural film: it shows two people in love who do not sleep with each other! Imagine!
Re: `Superman' Star Christopher Reeve Dies
Of interest to Catholics and other like-minded folk was this bit of misinformation from the article:
- "Reeve's support of stem cell research helped it emerge as a major campaign issue between President Bush and John Kerry. His name was even mentioned by Kerry earlier this month during the second presidential debate." (my emphasis)
President Bush (and the Catholic Church) support stem cell research. They are opposed only to embryonic stem cell research, which Senator Kerry supports.
We can hope that Mr. Reeve's highly visible position on embyronic stem cell research was a result of "invincible ignorance" brought about by his catastrophic disability.
Lord have mercy upon him and may he rest in peace.
My favorite Christopher Reeve movie was Somewhere in Time (1980), mostly due to his co-star, the beautiful Jane Seymour.
(image from the Official Somewhere in Time Website)
The film is not great, and requires a great deal of willing suspension of disbelief, but it is a enjoyable romantic story about the power of love. It is also a very counter-cultural film: it shows two people in love who do not sleep with each other! Imagine!
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
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