On a lighter side, someone has put up a website that is all about marriage in a Biblically appropriate way. If you don't see the lighter side, check out the testimonials. This must be a spoof.

This one comes to us a curtesy of PZ Myers.

Washington Post has a sickening article about an explicit example of the administration choosing the interests of corporations over those of the people. In this one, the Health and Human Services Department has softened a campaign to encourage women to breastfeed to satisfy the lobbying by the formula companies. On their request, the HHS has ( Read more... )

The woman who maintains the Baptists for Brownback blog has replied to my post. The first crazy comment from an insane commenter - I will cherish it.

Jessica has a story of horrible injustice happening in this country, in this day and age. Please read about it there and sign a petition.

I just came across a website Baptists for Brownback. The things that appear on it are appalling. Here are a few examples:

"It is Barack Hussein Obama’s curse of coloredness that will prevent him from ever being elected leader of a true Christian nation, one that is founded upon Christian principle by the chosen, fair-skinned people of God."

"We ( Read more... )

This morning I was reading about Alan Turing, and his instrumental role in cracking the german Enigma machine. Thinking about how many lives he saved, I suddenly figured out why it is that the gays are not allowed in our military. God forbid they save lives by aiding the war effort. The gay translators had to be fired, in order to make sure they ( Read more... )

The talk of whether breaking commandments for the righteous cause is justified reminds me of some people who think that because we are the US of A, it is OK for us to deprive people of their fundamental rights and to torture them. We are always right. We are also using Soviet interrogation techniques and Soviet-style secret prisons in Europe, for ( Read more... )

The one positive thing I can say about creationists is that at least they believe in what they are saying. On the other hand, ID is pushing creationism while claiming that that's exactly what they are not doing. It is one big lie ( Read more... )

"The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." - our people found no such attempts took place, but we really want to make this charge.

"... no plans to invade Iran" - but we are planning to bomb them.

"[The President] first saw the pictures of the abuse [in Abu Ghraib] on ( Read more... )

You can watch this video on www.livejournal.com

Check out English Russia site to see more about life in former Soviet Union.