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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Ban Bible from U.K. Hospitals?

> Hospital bosses in Britain were meeting on Friday to discuss a controversial move to ban Bibles from patients' bedsides after they were decreed not only insensitive to other religions but also a health risk. . . > . . . The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, which runs the three main hospitals

Bye Pistol Pete?

First the violence-free pinata, now getting rid of New Mexico State University's violent mascot, Pistol Pete. Link [http://www.kobtv.com/index.cfm?viewer=storyviewer&id=19516&cat=NMSPORTS].

But Hey, We're Getting Their Consumers!

> Amnesty International, the well known human rights group, has issued its 2005 Amnesty International report which again shows China's continuing abuse of women due to the one-child policy. Successive reports indicating such abuses have, however, failed to convince the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to abandon

Disease Respects No Bogus Civil Rights

> A rare sexually transmitted disease some are calling the "new AIDS" has made its way to Canada. > There have been 22 cases of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) reported in Canada in recent months, all in homosexual and bisexual men with high-risk sexual practices, according to a

Reader's World

We earlier reported that general book sales are down. Link [https://thedailyeudemon.com/1125/] . But this NYT article [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/02/books/02book.html?] says they're up: > Sales of general-interest books are thriving, in sharp contrast to recent downturns in other communications

We're Gonna Haffta See It

Cinderella Man is apparently a manly family man's movie. Link [http://www.townhall.com/culture/moviereviews/CinderellaMan.html]. Excerpt: > The fight scenes are gritty and exciting, often seen from Crowe's blurred perspective as he lopes around the ring and grins through his mouthguard. But Crowe

The Dark Museums

Interesting piece at Spiked about the dark museums (holocaust museums and other exhibits of misery and conflict) that have been proliferating. Link [http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/0000000CAB4B.htm]. Excerpt: > *This mania for memorial museums is a sign of a society with an unhealthy obsession. These new museums

Many Houses, No Home

The NYT ran an interesting piece earlier this week about the white gypsies: upper-middle-class folk who run for the money and constantly re-locate their families. Link [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/01/national/class/01ALPHARETTA-FINAL.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5090&en=c11207ca2f82faf8&

No Swearing in the Netherlands?

> The name of the Lord may no longer be taken in vain in the Dutch village of Staphorst. > Staphorst, in the so-called Dutch "bible belt" of eastern towns where religion holds sway, approved a ban on swearing by 13-4 council votes. Link [http://news.

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