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Proving again that it's ok to commit abuse in the name of Jesus
Court claims exorcism protected"The Texas Supreme Court on Friday threw out a jury award over injuries a 17-year-old girl suffered in an exorcism conducted by members of her old church, ruling that the case unconstitutionally entangled the court in religious matters ( Read more... ) -
The Texas Fence
Or, just how far everyone wants to go to keep illegal brown people out of this country.
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Chief among their concerns is the possibility that the fence will despoil the environment. In early April, wielding authority Congress granted him in 2005, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff waived three dozen laws that he said ( Read more... ) -
Why I'm generally against the death penalty
Too many people in the legal system pull shit like this:
secret could free client after 26 years"when Andrew Wilson told his lawyers that he, and not Alton Logan, had killed the guard, they felt powerless - aware of information that could free a man they believed to be innocent, but unable to do anything with that knowledge. And for decades, they ( Read more... ) -
The Opium Brides of Afghanistan
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Khalida's father says she's 9-or maybe 10....The trafficker found them anyway and demanded his opium. So Shah took his case before a tribal council in Laghman and begged for leniency. Instead, the elders unanimously ruled that Shah would have to reimburse the trafficker by giving Khalida to him in marriage. Now the family can only wait for ( Read more... ) -
Born-again Virgins
There's so many ways to title this:
For the one I love, the gift of dihonesty
It's not real and pure if the first time doesn't hurt
Why let a pesky thing like reality get in the way?
Religion screwed me, but I won't let anyone else! Again.
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Rape in the good ol' days
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Finally something helpful on elections
Without the rhetoric and talk about who's most inspiring, CNN has a chart of where each candidate stands on the issues.
linkSince McCain is almost definitely the Republican nominee, I'll mention his stances ( Read more... ) -
On a cheerier note...
Tomorrow night features the premiere of Flash Gordon on scifi. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the glory of Super Whitney. I have high hopes of a wrecked pickup truck to provide that all-important sense of transition and continuity.