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Eric Scheske

Religious Countries Worse

Many of you have probably seen this story: "Societies worse off 'when they have God on their side [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1798944,00.html].'" If you haven't, you may want to check it out, but then drink some antidote

It Wasn't Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life?

After the Atlanta shooting earlier this year, everyone was marvelling about the woman who convinced the shooter to surrender. She shared her faith with the shooter, along with advice from Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life. But she shared a little more: > Police said Nichols took Smith

Kids Overestimate Drinking

Consider this a public service announcement for my readers with kids in the 17-23 age bracket: > More than 70 percent of U.S. college students overestimate the amount of alcohol that their peers drink. > And this kind of misperception has a strong effect on personal alcohol consumption

The Affluent Society

The poor will always be with us . . . so spend it before they gang up and take it away from us. And in the meantime, let 'em starve. I gotsa have my perks: > For the first time, there are more than 1 million owner-occupied homes in the United

Odd Consumer News

As long as I'm talking about witches: > Well with the Halloween season officially kicking off in stores, it's no surprise that the cheap Halloween masks have returned. And this year, they're back and cheaper than ever! It seems that both Target and Wal-

Witch Overhead

> A Dutch witch has won her battle to make the cost of her brooms and spell-making lessons tax-deductable. > Tax officials finally agreed that the un-named woman could declare the cost of her overheads against tax. Link [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1552461.html]

Mothers, Don't Let Your Sons Grow Up . . .

. . . to be loggers or pilots. The Ten Most Dangerous Jobs: 1. Logging workers Fatalities: 92.4 per 100,000 employed Median Pay: $29,730 2. Aircraft pilots and flight engineers Fatalities: 92.4 per 100,000 employed Median pay: $129,250 ”“ but may be much lower for commercial pilots. 3.

Where God Isn't Encouraged, He's Proscribed

> A federal court has been asked to order a Knoxville, Tennessee, elementary school to stop prohibiting a ten-year-old student from reading his Bible during recess. > Luke Whitson and his parents have filed a motion for preliminary injunction against Knox County School officials, who allegedly threatened to

Moguls Kowtowing

Hollywood is still concerned that it might offend Islam. Here's a snapshot of the problem. LA Times Link [http://www.calendarlive.com/printedition/calendar/cl-et-goldstein27sep27,0,7234653.story?track=tothtml] . Excerpt: > But the real problem with Hollywood isn't simply its glorification of sex,

Another Vice Squashed!

You like that new-car smell? Smell again: > According to a recent study, that pleasurable scent has been linked to harmful chemicals--volatile organic compound or VOC--which releases chemicals from glues, paints, and vinyl. > The smell inside the cabin of the car can trigger headaches, sore throats,