Episcopalians continue split in church ( Read more... )

See, procrastination is condoned by the bible....

Thanks Wikipedia!

Eschatology:

Some in the 1st century AD believed the end of the world could come during their lifetime. However, doubt rose when as early as the 90s they said, "We have heard these things [of the end of the world] even in the days of our fathers, and look, we have grown old and ( Read more... )

Man arrested for alleged holiday bomb plot ( Read more... )

A baby was born with his heart outside of his body! And he'll be okay. No roughhousing for a lifetime though.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061123/ap_on_he_me/baby_s_heart

This is not a joke, but I laughed anyway...

From a powerpoint by the new HHS nominee:

PRE-MARITAL SEX is really MODERN GERM
WARFARE.

Think I'm joking?

http://www.abstinence.net/pdf/contentmgmt/EricKeroackPresentation2003.pdf

https://ssl.tnr.com/p/docsub.mhtml?i=20061127&s=clarke112706

The New Republic - Richard Clarke advocates pulling out of Iraq.

Honestly did not see that one coming. Huh.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/idcards/story/0,,1950226,00.htmlRead more... )

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061120/ap_on_re_mi_ea/britain_iraq_kissingerRead more... )

It was only a matter of time before my worlds collided. Hearing Fugazi sampled in a loop for a preview of coming football games while watching the Bears-Jets game didn't have to happen but it did. Thanks a fuckin lot. Nothing's sacred if it's not tied down. Come on. Fugazi? Football? Fugazi?

I need to get a job as a futurist at this rate. With this morning's news of the administration's Tale of Two Foreign Wars I suppose the intention was to head off impending media talk of Iraq becoming Vietnam Part II by pointing out...stuff. I didn't read the article (pretty much a waste of time, I decided) but I thought the photo of Bush smiling ( Read more... )