Month: May 2005

Mini Religious News Roundup

…AKA “Some stuff I pulled out of my inbox.” Hey, I gotta get back in my groove somehow, don’t I? First up:…a couple of loose ends wrapped up. Beth Stroud writes to say thank you for this diary. Says...

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Boltin’ From Bolton

Reports the NYT’s Douglas Jehl, George Voinovich, the Ohio Republican senator who famously delayed a committee vote on John Bolton as U.N. envoy, has circulated “a letter urging colleagues to vote against Mr. Bolton...

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Open Thread For Creationists Only

Guy #1: Yo dude, I got a mouse in my apartment. Guy #2: You better kill it before it grows into a rat. – Overheard in New York ________________ Photo: Phil Spector in court yesterday.  Deputy District Attorney...

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Birth of an Empire: The Politics of "Sith"

The political dimensions of “Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith,” currently still breaking box office records, seemed to take many people by surprise. However, if anyone had paid attention to what Lucas had been...

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House Prices Not in Bubble!

I was avoiding work and gamboling about the web when I ran into this little gem of unreason on the CNN Money page. Quote: “Existing home sales jumped to a record last month as persistent low mortgage rates helped keep the...

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