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Charming

In the tradition of Madalyn Murray O'Hair [https://thedailyeudemon.com/1399/]: > The American Atheists organization says President Bush should stop urging prayer for Hurricane Katrina victims because it violates the Constitution. > Ellen Johnson, president of the group said Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco and Bush "should

Probably Futile . . .

. . . but it's good to see more and more Catholic clergy showing some backbone: > Scotland's most senior Catholic has come under fire for claiming that plans to allow gay couples to adopt were "gravely immoral". > Writing in a national newspaper, Cardinal Keith O&

NCAA Redux

Eric Scheske used his Wednesday column at Catholic Exchange to poke jabs at the NCAA's Indian name policy. Link [http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=1&art_id=29841]. Excerpt: > It's also worth noting that the NCAA's actions aren&

Giving Anti-Gay Rights a Bad Name

> Members of a church say God is punishing American soldiers for defending a country that harbors gays, and they brought their anti-gay message to the funerals Saturday of two Tennessee soldiers killed in Iraq. > The church members were met with scorn from local residents. They chased the church

Political Zoo

Nothing new here. As a father of seven and frequent zoo visitor, Eric Scheske has noticed for years that zoos have a naked political agenda of the outdated Malthusian/ Darwinian stripe. Link [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050826/ap_on_fe_st/britain_human_zoo_3]. Excerpt: > Caged

Bring Tawana With Ya!

All right, we're breaking down and posting about Sheehan. As long-time readers of this blog know, we try to avoid the most publicized news items in order to leave room for different fare. We assiduously avoided Bolton, Aruba, and even the Schiavo matter (the latter travesty, with reluctance)

Christians Have Rights, Too

Overzealous public school authorities? Noooo! Say it ain't so: > A federal judge has told an Ohio school district it can no longer bar a middle school student from wearing a t-shirt with a Christian message. > Judge George Smith has ruled that Sheridan Middle School in Thornville

Freedom and the Metal Detector

Prospect has run a solid piece about freedom and protecting ourselves from terrorism. Link [http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=6965&AuthKey=875ca4fec9c2b5177985a662ca7877e1&issue=508] . Excerpts: > Should we change our way of life to be more secure from terrorism? We already have. A wave

Ramming Gay Marriage Everywhere

The article talks about how the women were horrified at the reaction, but it also admits that the women filed the lawsuit. Interesting stuff. > When two women tried to register as a married couple in Aruba last year, people on this Dutch island threw rocks at them, slashed their

The NCAA is a Joke

> The NCAA will allow Florida State to use its Seminoles nickname in postseason play, removing the school from a list of colleges with Native American nicknames that were restricted by an NCAA decision earlier this month. > The NCAA said it was recognizing the relationship Florida State has long