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Eric Scheske

Is the Suffering Over Already?

> Louisiana lawyers are attempting to capitalize on recent events by requesting a patent for alcoholic drinks bearing the Katrina name. Andrew Vicknair and Harold Ehrenberg are the two kooks who applied for the patent September 4 which included a logo with the name Katrina, a satellite image of the

Does George Bush Hate Stilt People?

Galveston Island has many (hundreds?) of "stilt" homes. These are luxurious homes built off the ground. They rest on huge concrete stilts. The elevation allows water to run underneath them. I wonder how they're faring today? I don't think the picture below "does

FOCUS

I had heard of Campus Crusade for Life, a Protestant outreach to colleges and universities, but never of a Catholic equivalent. It turns out there is one: FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students). It's eight years old and is active on 25 secular and Catholic campuses, including the

The Americanization of China Continues?

Making explicit what the commercials imply: > The owner of a BMW in northern China returned to his car to find a note from a woman admirer declaring "I love you because you have a BMW," a news report said Tuesday. Link [http://www.expatica.com/source/site_

Leno on God's Wrath

> As you know Hurricane Rita is headed toward Florida, Texas and Louisiana. Another hurricane! It's like the ninth hurricane this season. Maybe this is not a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Schizophrenic Church?

This is the type of thing that drives me nuts. On the one hand, bishops want to deny them Communion. The softer bishops, just want them to voluntarily abstain from approaching the altar. And then an otherwise-decent Cardinal goes out and honors one of them. My Protestant friends find

Chinese Jailed

This is good, but did you arrest the Communists in Beijing that set up the policy that resulted in these abuses? > Several Chinese health workers have reportedly been arrested or sacked over claims that they forced people to have abortions or sterilisations. > China's state-owned media

The Porn Police

The Washington Post is snickering about the FBI's renewed attempt to stomp on obscenity. It's the standard approach: (1) Indicate that porn has become a huge priority for the FBI, (2) contrast it with a more important issue (here, the need to defend the country against

Blog Map

I like maps and I like blogs and I like religion. So I found this humorous: Thanks, Curt Jester [http://www.splendoroftruth.com/curtjester/].

Yeah, Right

I've done my share of drinking, including among large circles of male companions. This was never (ever) a risk. If it were, I'd be drier than Carrie Nation [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Nation]: > Discussing recent comments by Archbishop Edward O'Brien on