A very belated 7 Quick Takes Friday.

THE GOOD:

1. Earlier this week I talked about the many athletes with disabilities who have competed in the Olympics throughout the years. The Orlando Sentinal has a story about a teenager in Orlando, FL who, despite missing most the lower half of his right arm, is proving to be one of the best defensive players on his high school football team. Here’s a video story about him:
FOX 35 News Orlando

2. Waiting till the wedding night – getting married the right way – A lovely reflection from the newly married Steven Crowder on the benefits of pre-marital abstinence.

3. Girl, 8, survives ovarian cancer – I mean, really, it doesn’t get much gooder than that.

THE BAD:

4. Prescription for Death – Massachusetts, vote NO on “Question 2” or the falsely named “Death With Dignity” Initiative!

5. Here Comes Incest, Just as Predicted – Michael Brown compiles a list of instances where acceptance of homosexuality is used to excuse or defend adult incest. Slippery slope? What slippery slope?

6. How to Buy a Daughter: Choosing the sex of your baby has become a multimillion-dollar industry – So, on the one hand, an unborn child is more likely to be aborted if her parents find out she’s a girl…but then there is a market for women who are desperate to have a daughter. These people really need to get in touch with each other.

THE UGLY:
Stepfather gets 15 years in abuse of disabled woman (more details here) – I couldn’t decide whether this should go under bad – obviously, because a human being was being tortured – or good – because her torturers are being brought to justice. Truly this is humanity at its ugliest.

***BONUS***
Thanks to FoundationLife.net for choosing me for their “Columnist of the Month Award” for the month of September! I am very flattered (especially since I still don’t feel like I’m writing as well or as much as I’d like to). Please check out their website for all the pro-life, pro-family information you could ever want!