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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

The Jewish Elvis

This WaPo [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/06/AR2005110601271_2.html] article was good all around: An ultra-orthodox Jew is crooning to Israel's Amish-like clad Jews, and the parents are getting nervous. Almost sounds like a Weird Al Yankovich video. Excerpts:

Lama to Speak Anyway

> More than 900 scientists have signed a petition to prevent the Dalai Lama from presenting a lecture today in Washington. > The exiled leader of Tibet is scheduled to speak about the neurological effects of meditation at a three-day conference presented by the Mind and Life Institute. His

Steyn on Eurabian Wars

Mark Steyn has, as usual, a great piece at The Telegraph today about the Frog riots [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/11/08/do0802.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2005/11/08/ixopinion.html] . Excerpt: > The first country formally to embrace "multiculturalism"

Chirac Not Liberal Enough

Good ole New York Times. What's the problem in France these days? Chirac and his ilk aren't liberal enough [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/08/opinion/08tue2.html]. At one point, the editorial even seems to imply that an affirmative action plan would have helped

Gay "Bishop" Gene

Bettnet reports on "Bishop" Gay Robinson's excoriation of the Catholic Church [http://bettnet.dyndns.org/blog/comments.php?id=P5741_0_1_0]: > The gay Episcopalian bishop went to England to speak to Anglicans and had some commentary on the Catholic Church. V. Gene Robinson

Renegade Circuit Courts

While reading about the Ninth Circus' ruling last week that told parents they can't stop a public school from giving sex surveys to 7-year-olds, I ran across this interesting passage: > This is not the first time, nor is the Ninth Circuit Court the only

Trademarking Blasphemy

Why can't they just leave the religious stuff alone? > In a full-bodied blend of blasphemy and ingenuity, a Los Angeles couple is seeking to market a wine called "Jesus Juice" that bears a label showing a Michael Jackson-like figure appearing to be crucified.

Revoking Tax-Exempt Status

I do a fair amount of tax and non-profit work, so this question has always fascinated me: When will the IRS revoke a charitable institution's tax-exempt status due to political involvement? More interesting: When will it revoke a church's status? Although I've

More Freaky Romanian Stuff

Strange, strange land [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1602765.html]: > Two Romanian priests face suspension after coming to blows inside the church they both serve. > One of them suffered a broken leg and was admitted to hospital while the other came out with only a few

Gay Asteroid

I have a couple of dirty jokes for this, but it'd drag down the moral caliber of this site: > A new asteroid is to be named after a transvestite gypsy folk singer from Bulgaria. > The asteroid, temporarily been called 2005 UT12, was spotted in the Taurus