Week of September 7th-11th
as seen in the halls of Madison High
Every other weekend, MDO staff picks articles of interest to share with our readership. These articles range from serious political issues to updates on celebrity life and everything in between. We hope you enjoy these further readings!
Religion
Pope Francis on Tuesday radically revised the process by which Catholics may annul their marriages, streamlining steps that many in the church considered too cumbersome and costly. http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/07/living/pope-francis-annulments-preview/index.html
Science
Archaeologists had always known stonehenge was one of many monoliths constructed by the ancient natives of England, but they believed that the majority of them were lost to modern research. Now a new discovery has revealed an even larger structure buried just a short walk from the original. You can find more about this discovery here:
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34154173
This weekend, a row of 90 large stones were found near stonehenge in England. The stones date to 4,500 years ago and researchers believe it to be as old or older than stonehenge. Researchers believe that this may be the largest Neolithic monument built in Britain.
Music
The Broadway production of On The Town closed this past weekend at the Lyric Theatre. It ran 368 performances and featured stars such as Tony Yazbeck and ballerina Misty Copeland. Pictures and information can be found on broadwayworld.com. http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Flashback-A-Helluva-Run-ON-THE-TOWN-Closes-on-Broadway-Tonight-20150906
Economy
The city of Baltimore has reached a settlement of $6.4 million in the death of Freddie Gray, a black 25 year old who died at the hands of the Baltimore police after sustaining a spinal cord injury. Gray’s death sparked the protests and riots that occurred in Baltimore in late April of 2015, fueling the #BlackLivesMatter movement further. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/09/us/freddie-gray-baltimore-police-death.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
Politics
Kentucky Clerk who refuses to issue same-sex marriage license released from jail. She will return to work but has made no promise to issue the licenses. If she does not, she will be sentenced to jail for a long period of time.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/08/politics/kim-davis-same-sex-marriage-kentucky/
Jessie Kessler • Nov 3, 2015 at 10:42 am
I fully support the LGBTQ+ community but I also support the right of opinion. Yes this woman is totally out of line with bringing her religion to work and enforcing it on others but everyone has the right to their opinion. She should not have handled the situation the way that she did and she should have issued the liscence and she should not have imposed her beliefs onto her customers. Everyone has the right to their opinion, but they do not have the right to act on it.