I think I might actually be in shock. My book is coming to life in some sort of weird fucked up, unimaginable way? Read the article I found at: AOL NEWS
Report of Surviving Aborted Baby Sparks Furor in Italy
Terence Neilan
Contributor
(April 30)
-- As far as the doctors in southern Italy were concerned, the abortion was over. When a priest reportedly found the 22-week-old infant still breathing the next day, he was rushed to intensive care, but efforts to save him failed and the 11-ounce baby died.
The first-time mother was said to have chosen the abortion after scans revealed that the baby had a cleft lip and palate, a condition that is often cured with surgery.
News of the incident has caused a storm in Italy, The Daily Telegraph of London reported today, with calls for the heavily Catholic country's abortion laws to be changed.
The police are investigating for possible homicide because doctors in Italy are obliged to try to preserve the life of a child who survives abortion, and the government has vowed to conduct an inquiry.
The Rev. Antonio Martello raised the alarm after kneeling to pray beside the body at a hospital in Rossano. He found the baby, with umbilical cord still attached, moving and breathing some 20 hours after he had been removed from the womb.
Doctors at a specialist neo-natal clinic at a nearby hospital were unable to save the infant's life.
Archbishop Santo Marciano of Rossano-Cariati said the abortion should lead Italians to reflect on "the tragic character of abortion" and said the child's death also "invites us to consider with what ease a person who is seriously malformed and simply undesired is treated inhumanely," the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano reported.
The Telegraph reported that a former Vatican official, Bishop Elio Sgreccia, told Vatican Radio that if a baby is alive after an abortion, the doctor "is obliged to make it live," adding, "The law must clarify this."
Abortion on demand in the first three months of pregnancy has been available in Italy since 1978 but is restricted in the second trimester to circumstances such as disability, The Telegraph said, adding that the government is considering a review of the laws.
Showing posts with label Religion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Religion. Show all posts
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Who the Fuck is Jack Chick?
It would appear lately I have been receiving several e-mails, asking whether or not that I am the "next Jack Chick." Now, for the better part of the past week or so, I can safely say that I had no fucking idea who Jack Chick was. So, of course I check out his website to help better educate myself on who this person is that I am allegedly following in the footsteps of.
And Holy Shit... Apparently this Jack Chick character is the asshole who prints up these pamphlets and distributes them to socially retarded religious fanatic fuckbags that hand them out at airports. Yes, now if you've ever been to the airport and received one of those pamphlets that likes to inform you that "YOU'RE GOING TO HELL," than you might be familiar with who this guy is.
Now, I'm no Jack Chick. I mean... where do I begin? I don't think I run around like some inbred fuckbag with a box of .16 cent comics with the intention to hand out the "YOU'RE GOING TO HELL" pamphlets. No, instead I write comic books. Ones with stories and PLOTS! Yes, that's right, Plots. Even Abe the Aborted Fetus has a plot line. Sure you probably think it's offensive and immature, and I wouldn't even argue with you. However, that book has something Jack Chick doesn't... story. I have a beginning, middle end, conflict and resolution.
Hell, looking beyond Abe the Aborted Fetus, I have other books that have NO religious connotation what-so-ever. Echoes of Dawn, a horror/noir book, featuring ghosts, monsters, gore and violence. Or Contagion which is a zombie story that features much of the same (minus the ghosts) INCLUDING A PLOT!
So to conclude my ramblings and to clear the air... I am no Jack Chick, nor would I ever like to be. However, one benefit has arisen from this experience. I at least have a face to the asshole behind those stupid comics I get at the airport before I get on a plane.
Z.M.Thomas
And Holy Shit... Apparently this Jack Chick character is the asshole who prints up these pamphlets and distributes them to socially retarded religious fanatic fuckbags that hand them out at airports. Yes, now if you've ever been to the airport and received one of those pamphlets that likes to inform you that "YOU'RE GOING TO HELL," than you might be familiar with who this guy is.
Now, I'm no Jack Chick. I mean... where do I begin? I don't think I run around like some inbred fuckbag with a box of .16 cent comics with the intention to hand out the "YOU'RE GOING TO HELL" pamphlets. No, instead I write comic books. Ones with stories and PLOTS! Yes, that's right, Plots. Even Abe the Aborted Fetus has a plot line. Sure you probably think it's offensive and immature, and I wouldn't even argue with you. However, that book has something Jack Chick doesn't... story. I have a beginning, middle end, conflict and resolution.
Hell, looking beyond Abe the Aborted Fetus, I have other books that have NO religious connotation what-so-ever. Echoes of Dawn, a horror/noir book, featuring ghosts, monsters, gore and violence. Or Contagion which is a zombie story that features much of the same (minus the ghosts) INCLUDING A PLOT!
So to conclude my ramblings and to clear the air... I am no Jack Chick, nor would I ever like to be. However, one benefit has arisen from this experience. I at least have a face to the asshole behind those stupid comics I get at the airport before I get on a plane.
Z.M.Thomas
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Another Link and Exclusive New Comic News
While doing some writing... or more accurately trolling the web, I found a neat little story entitled: International Probe Targets Secretive Catholic Group. Would've been nice if this story was written last night in so that I don't have to re-post another news link, but.... what are you gonna do?
Anyway, I've decided to print up a collection of 100+ pages of Echoes of Dawn (collecting issues 1 - 4) into a neat little Trade paperback which will be available in time for the MCBA's (Minnesota Comic Book Association's) Springcon.
Yes I will be attending that little shindig. Or such is the theory. But the Trade Paperback will include an alternate 10 page first issue that was initially going to be the issue #0, but was scrapped after a long delay of artist changes. Having some extra time to rework important elements of the story before they went off to the current artist (otherwise known as the very talented Cliff Richards), I ended up rewriting the first book into a 22 page introduction to help give some added weight to the characters and their involvements in the story, and so forth.
Speaking of Cliff Richards, I have some exciting news to post on here, and so far only on here. I have a "new" book in the works. Ok, so new isn't exactly a true statement, as this book was in development back in 2005 when I was working with Fabiano Neves on the very first Echoes of Dawn issue. Yes, it's an old book, but an old book that has never seen the light of day, and was infact my very first collaboration with Cliff Richards. Originally the crew involved me, Al Rio (Titan A.E. movie), Cliff Richards (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Cris DeLara (Birds of Prey) on a (still to this day) untitled project. It's a sci-fi story and I'm hoping to release it as a 66+ page graphic novel sometime this summer. In the next couple of days, I'll post some of the character designs. Until then, I'll just let you imagine how awesome this book is going to be.
Z.M.Thomas
Anyway, I've decided to print up a collection of 100+ pages of Echoes of Dawn (collecting issues 1 - 4) into a neat little Trade paperback which will be available in time for the MCBA's (Minnesota Comic Book Association's) Springcon.
Yes I will be attending that little shindig. Or such is the theory. But the Trade Paperback will include an alternate 10 page first issue that was initially going to be the issue #0, but was scrapped after a long delay of artist changes. Having some extra time to rework important elements of the story before they went off to the current artist (otherwise known as the very talented Cliff Richards), I ended up rewriting the first book into a 22 page introduction to help give some added weight to the characters and their involvements in the story, and so forth.
Speaking of Cliff Richards, I have some exciting news to post on here, and so far only on here. I have a "new" book in the works. Ok, so new isn't exactly a true statement, as this book was in development back in 2005 when I was working with Fabiano Neves on the very first Echoes of Dawn issue. Yes, it's an old book, but an old book that has never seen the light of day, and was infact my very first collaboration with Cliff Richards. Originally the crew involved me, Al Rio (Titan A.E. movie), Cliff Richards (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Cris DeLara (Birds of Prey) on a (still to this day) untitled project. It's a sci-fi story and I'm hoping to release it as a 66+ page graphic novel sometime this summer. In the next couple of days, I'll post some of the character designs. Until then, I'll just let you imagine how awesome this book is going to be.
Z.M.Thomas
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Abortion, Religion and Politics in the news
Always keeping an eye on the news, I found some articles that might be worth reading.
Satan Inside the Vatican - AOL News - ... seriously? wtf... Also lack of accountability has also been spotted inside the Vatican.
Catholic Health Group Accepts Abortion Language in Reform Bill - Politics Daily - Letting those who die needlessly because they are unable to afford health care, but as long as they get their footnote on abortion, that seems to be Catholic enough. It's also a good fucking thing the Catholic church pays taxes too... oh... wait...
Faith-Based Politics? No -- 'What Happens in Church Stays in Church' - Politics Daily
Abuse Scandals Draw Uncomfortably Close to the Pope - Politics Daily - Ironic.
Pope Silent on Uganda's 'Kill-the-Gays' Bill - Politics Daily - Same kind of mantra the Pope followed when he was a Nazi too. Some things never change. (and yes, I know Mantra is a Buddhist term)
Well ... Looks like I'm off to do some writing.
Z.M.Thomas
Satan Inside the Vatican - AOL News - ... seriously? wtf... Also lack of accountability has also been spotted inside the Vatican.
Catholic Health Group Accepts Abortion Language in Reform Bill - Politics Daily - Letting those who die needlessly because they are unable to afford health care, but as long as they get their footnote on abortion, that seems to be Catholic enough. It's also a good fucking thing the Catholic church pays taxes too... oh... wait...
Faith-Based Politics? No -- 'What Happens in Church Stays in Church' - Politics Daily
Abuse Scandals Draw Uncomfortably Close to the Pope - Politics Daily - Ironic.
Pope Silent on Uganda's 'Kill-the-Gays' Bill - Politics Daily - Same kind of mantra the Pope followed when he was a Nazi too. Some things never change. (and yes, I know Mantra is a Buddhist term)
Well ... Looks like I'm off to do some writing.
Z.M.Thomas
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