Religion
Controversial Church's Next Picketing Project: Twitter HQ
Submitted by ptemples on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 12:29
Reverend Fred Phelps’s Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket Twitter’s San Francisco offices tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. PST. The Kansas-based church is picketing because it believes that “the people who run Twitter … don’t use their position & voice to warn a generation of rebels of the consequences of their rebellion.”
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Controversial Church's Next Picketing Project: Twitter HQ
Photo du Jour: "Upended Sukka"
Submitted by k9hi on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 18:09
October 7, 2009: They say that a Sukka, with its flimsy construction, serves to remind us that this world is temporal, and even if we think we are safe from the elements, it's really G-d that controls our destiny.
This was certainly the case on a windy day in October as I walked by this particular structure situated in the "Dust Bowl" near McElroy Hall for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. As I approached McElroy Hall, the Sukka was still in fine shape, anchored firmly in the ground. I thought about taking a photo then, but decided to run my errand first and snap later. But when I exited less then ten minutes later, this was the photo I snapped: the Sukkah had been blown loose by the high winds and was upended some 50-75 feet away from its original location!
Yes, G-d truly controls our destinies. Well, I suppose you can say that G-d controls the destinies of flimsily-constructed Sukkas.
The Ten Commandments
Submitted by ptemples on Wed, 09/09/2009 - 09:14
The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments posted in a courthouse is this:
You cannot post 'Thou Shalt Not Steal,' 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery,' and 'Thou Shall Not Lie' in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians.. It creates an unprofessional work environment.
--Thanks, Mike Colley
"Sudanese woman goes on trial for wearing pants." http://tinyurl.com/kjgtst Yeah, but was she wearing her burka? That's what ...
Submitted by ptemples on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 08:44
ptemples: "Sudanese woman goes on trial for wearing pants." http://tinyurl.com/kjgtst Yeah, but was she wearing her burka? That's what I want to know.
1000s of Irish Catholics flock to a Co. Limerick church to pray at the stump of a willow resembling the Virgin Mary. Ah-ha! ...
Submitted by ptemples on Fri, 07/10/2009 - 09:04
ptemples: 1000s of Irish Catholics flock to a Co. Limerick church to pray at the stump of a willow resembling the Virgin Mary. Ah-ha! They're Druids!
RT: Our Father, Lead Us to Tweet, and Forgive the Trespassers http://tinyurl.com/kk86sc (via @techxav)
Submitted by ptemples on Sun, 07/05/2009 - 10:33
ptemples: RT: Our Father, Lead Us to Tweet, and Forgive the Trespassers http://tinyurl.com/kk86sc (via @techxav)
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RT: Our Father, Lead Us to Tweet, and Forgive the Trespassers http://tinyurl.com/kk86sc (via @techxav)
Do you suppose Hillary Clinton willingly covered her head with a scarf while in Egypt with President Obama?
Submitted by ptemples on Fri, 06/05/2009 - 10:50
ptemples: Do you suppose Hillary Clinton willingly covered her head with a scarf while in Egypt with President Obama?
See original: Do you suppose Hillary Clinton willingly covered her head with a scarf while in Egypt with President Obama?
AP: Gay bishop rejoices in NH's gay marriage vote: CONCORD, N.H. — It was ... http://tinyurl.com/qh62px (via @HuffNewswire)
Submitted by ptemples on Thu, 06/04/2009 - 16:02
ptemples: AP: Gay bishop rejoices in NH's gay marriage vote: CONCORD, N.H. — It was tough enough to... http://tinyurl.com/qh62px (via @HuffNewswire)
See original: AP: Gay bishop rejoices in NH's gay marriage vote: CONCORD, N.H. — It was ... http://tinyurl.com/qh62px (via @HuffNewswire)
Boston Globe: ME & NH took steps toward approving of gay marriage today. 5 New England states have now moved to legalize same...
Submitted by ptemples on Wed, 05/06/2009 - 23:40
ptemples: Boston Globe: ME & NH took steps toward approving of gay marriage today. 5 New England states have now moved to legalize same-sex marriage.
"Bristol Palin to promote teen pregnancy prevention" says the media. Riiiiiiiiight...
Submitted by ptemples on Tue, 05/05/2009 - 18:24
ptemples: "Bristol Palin to promote teen pregnancy prevention" says the media. Riiiiiiiiight...
See original: "Bristol Palin to promote teen pregnancy prevention" says the media. Riiiiiiiiight...
