US President Barack Obama personally approves every single drone strike against suspected terrorists, so he can take full moral responsibility for the deaths these cause.

My congregant visited one of his new factories in China, and returned shocked over the living conditions there. But he observed that his factory was safe and provided a better wage than was available to most of their neighbors. I do not find the argument that "at least their lives are better than they would be" a sufficient excuse from responsibility for displaced American workers or corporate profits at the expense of human safety and dignity. While it may make sense to choose "the lesser of two evils,Michael Kors," it is essential to ask if those are our only options.

Voiko linnunp?nt?n, ja viel?p? sellaisen joka on kest?v? ja luonnonmukainen, rakentaa minuutissa? Aika vaikea sit? on uskoa, mutta jos on tarpeeksi j?re?t ty?kalut, niin mahdollisuuksia ainakin on. Mets?t?iss? parisensataa p?iv?? vuodessa viett?v? tamperelainen Mauno Tala tekee linnunp?ntt?j? moottorisahalla. Juha Laaksonen k?vi Nuuksiossa tutkimassa, miten kauan Talalta kuluu aikaa p?nt?n rakentamiseen. Kuva: Juha Laaksonen / Yle

It's unclear what will happen to the record-holding vessel next.

I remember leaving our meeting feeling privileged, elated even, to have spent time in his company and been the beneficiary of his quiet good humour and his wisdom.