Monthly Archives: May 2005

Interesting Juxtaposition

So while feminists agonize over women not being allowed to be priests, there are much bigger problems around. They’re never made as big a deal of, of course, but they’re there. Most “women’s rights” groups are obsessed with glass ceilings … Continue reading

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Obvious Quote of the Day

“Maybe it’s time for me to think about leaving boxing… I prepared for this fight since the beginning of this year. I cannot believe it is so quickly over.” Andrew Golota after losing in a mere 53 seconds in the … Continue reading

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Leadership

If God places men in positions of leadership, he expects them to take their roles seriously and to perform them with integrity and grace. For them to show more interest in their own affairs than in those of their “flock,” … Continue reading

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Odd Interpretation

When you don’t read the bible directly, you run the risk of being subjected to interpretations of it that may be somewhat dubious. One of my daily reads is a Pocket PC application called Daily Reader. It’s a devotional reader … Continue reading

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My Wife Has an Eagle Eye

My wife made an interesting observation after reading an article I already read this morning (apparently I didn’t read it as closely as she did!): The photos have not provoked much of an outcry in the Middle East but raised … Continue reading

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60%, eh?

VON TRIER SLAMS AMERICA LARS VON TRIER Click to learn more… Danish director LARS VON TRIER shocked crowds at the CANNES FILM FESTIVAL yesterday (18MAY05), when he branded US President GEORGE W BUSH “an a**hole” and launched into a bitter … Continue reading

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Lost Ark… Found?

The archaeologist that the Indiana Jones movies were based on is about to do something his fictional counterpart did years ago. Begin, what is expected to be a fruitful search, for the Lost Ark of the Covenant, the case that … Continue reading

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The True Shame of Islam

Jeff Jacoby at his best: No one recalled, for example, that American Catholics lashed out in violent rampages in 1989, after photographer Andres Serrano’s ”Piss Christ” — a photograph of a crucifix submerged in urine — was included in an … Continue reading

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Separate but Equal

Jimmie over at The Sundries Shack makes an interesting point regarding the US Military’s guidelines about handling the Koran. It’s something worth discussing. Now mind you, before you read this, I really have no problem with treating the Koran like … Continue reading

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At what point…

…can we stop calling crap like this, “art?” Gay Israeli artists seek Arabs to fall in love with By Claudia Parsons 2 hours, 20 minutes ago NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two gay Israeli men have installed a huge double bed … Continue reading

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No Way To Say It Better

The Jawa Report: Fast forward to Crappergate. It’s not the fault of Newsweek for shoddy reporting, nor of the Muslim clerics who daily whip their followers into a frenzied bloodlust ready to rampage at the slightest provocation. No, it’s the … Continue reading

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People of Integrity vs. Leftists

So this morning, I start flipping through my Bloglines subscriptions and I see the following story on one of the sites: Saudis Shred Bibles, Rights Campaigners Claim So of course, my indignation meter goes through the ceiling and I’m ready … Continue reading

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Nope… No partisan witch hunts here…

Prosecutor in probe of DeLay PAC raises funds for other side Earle’s speech on political corruption keys on the GOP leader, whom he likens to a bully By MICHAEL HEDGES Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau Travis County District Attorney … Continue reading

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How Sinful Are You?

Your Deadly Sins Sloth: 40% Gluttony: 20% Greed: 20% Lust: 20% Envy: 0% Pride: 0% Wrath: 0% Chance You’ll Go to Hell: 14% You will get bugs, because you’re too lazy to shoo them off. And then you’ll die. How … Continue reading

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