How a citizen can arrest of a member of the Bush Administration
An interesting post at Huffpo. Citizens can perform a "citizen's arrest" in some states. Beware that if you try to arrest Karl Rove, you could be arrested yourself.
The Footprints of Creative Creationists
There is yet another story going around about dinosaur and human footprints found together in ancient (maybe 4,000 years old!) rock. Here is the local credulous Texas take on the find. All the previous pictures of contemporaneous dinosaur and human footprints provided by these people showed that humans used to…
Churches: Places where rich people go to get God’s approval to live lavishly
MSNBC has recently reported on the prosperity gospel of Televangelist Kenneth Copeland, which appears to be benefiting mostly---Kenneth Copeland and his relatives. Kenneth Copeland, 71, is a pioneer of the prosperity gospel, which teaches that believers are destined to flourish spiritually, physically and financially — and share the wealth with…
Polluter Scooters (and mowers)
Several of my friends have recently purchased scooters. They are thrilled that they are now doing something good for the environment. They point to the 90 miles they will now get for each gallon of gasoline burned. Despite the good gas mileage, not all scooters are good for the environment.…
The Frackin’ Cracker Tempest
In case you've been out of touch, a student in Florida took Our Lord Jesus Christ hostage a few weeks ago. He walked out of church with a consecrated communion wafer to show to a friend, rather than promptly eating the true flesh of the 2000 year old man. Ignoring…