Archive for November 11th, 2008
Rev. Ed Young – Whoopie once a day for a week, but start on Sunday
God may have rested on the seventh day, but the Rev. Ed Young wants married couples to have sex all week long.
Once a day.
Beginning this Sunday.
The call to action will headline his sermon that day at Grapevine-based Fellowship Church. He plans to deliver his challenge while sitting on a bed.
“I won’t be dressed in pajamas,” the pastor says.
In these days of financial crisis, rampant divorce and debates over same-sex marriage, it’s time, he says, to turn the “whining” into “whoopee.”
Peru offers hypoallergenic hairless dog to the Obamas
Peruvians crazy about their national dog, a bald and often toothless breed popular among Incan kings, offered to send a hypoallergenic puppy to the Obama family.
US President-elect Barack Obama has promised daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, a new pet for the White House. But Malia is allergic to most breeds, he said on Friday as speculation swirled about the dog the family would choose.
Owners of the Peruvian Hairless Dog, a breed dating back 3,000 years and depicted in pre-Hispanic ceramics, say it is perfect for kids who are sensitive to dogs.
“They do not cause any type of allergy and are very friendly and sweet,” said Claudia Galvez, 38, director of the Friends of the Peruvian Hairless Dog Association.
“We want to give a male puppy to Obama’s daughters, so they get to experience all the joys of having a dog but without any allergies.”
What’s the most downloaded catalog song in iTunes history?
What’s the most downloaded catalog track in iTunes history? Before you jump out your seat and guess ‘Jack Johnson’, keep in mind that a catalog track refers to a song released in the pre-digital era, but later re-released as a digital download. So any guesses? Here’s a hint: think Power Ballads.
There’s no one as Irish as Barack O’Bama
A song proclaiming that United States president-elect Barack Obama is Irish has got more than 600,000 views on video sharing site YouTube, with many of those views coming after he was elected on November 4.
“O’Leary, O’Reilly, O’Hare and O’Hara, There’s no one as Irish as Barack O’Bama,” states the song. “You don’t believe me, I hear you say. But Barack’s as Irish, as was JFK. His granddaddy’s daddy came from Moneygall, a small Irish village, well known to you all,” says the song.
The Top Ten Power Brokers of the Religious Right
- Christian Broadcasting Network
- Focus on the Family
- American Center for Law and Justice/Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism
- Alliance Defense Fund
- American Family Association
- Family Research Council
- Concerned Women for America
- Jerry Falwell Ministries
- Southern Baptist Convention/Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
- Council for National Policy
Santa Gets Sacked as Cities, Companies Look to Save
Santa won’t be waving to the children of Bay City, Mich., this year — at least, not the giant illuminated Santa that used to perch on a downtown rooftop.
Mayor Charles M. Brunner made the call with a heavy heart. During long winter nights, it always gave him a lift to see the lights all aglow.
But this year, even Santa is getting downsized. It’s too expensive for the struggling old lumber town to hoist him up to the roof and keep him twinkling.
With budgets tightening and corporate sponsors vanishing, communities from coast to coast have moved to trim the trimmings. They’re hiring fewer elves and renting smaller floats for their Christmas parades. They’re stringing fewer lights.
Santa bookings have dropped so steeply that the Amalgamated Order of Real Bearded Santas, which represents 700 jolly souls in red velvet, held a series of meetings to discuss their economic survival. Among the tips: If clients can’t afford an extended Santa visit at $125 an hour, offer them a quickie drop-in. “Have him read a story to the group instead of having everyone come sit on Santa’s lap,” suggests Nicholas Trolli, who says bookings are down 50% for the 20 Santas he represents along the East Coast.
Hospital Sues Orthodox Jews To Halt Life Support For Brain-Dead Son
Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. took the family of a 12-year-old Orthodox Jewish boy on life support to court yesterday.
Motl Brody’s family wants to keep their brain-dead son on mechanical assistance for religious reasons, but the hospital said its resources are being used to preserve a deceased body. The case is currently disputed in the D.C. Superior Court.
Mr. Brody, under care for brain cancer, was pronounced dead Tuesday night after tests showed no signs of brain activity. His family said their Orthodox Jewish faith does not define death as cessation of brain function alone. The hospital argued that Mr. Brody is dead, and no religious principle can deny that.
Bag of Randomness
- For you fellow presidential history buffs, here’s an interesting chart that details events of the first 100 days of a presidents term starting with FDR.
- So you like charts, but don’t like presidential history. How about an interactive cereal chart?
- Goodwill is waiting for Sarah Palin’s clothing donation. Link
- Speaking of which, she is sorting through her clothes.
- This article states the following about evangelicals that caught my attention:
- Evangelicals represent just one out of every six born again adults.
- 7% of the national population of adults are evangelicals
- Two-thirds of evangelicals are aligned with the GOP
- 1 out of 5 are Democrats
- And then there was this nugget: Most remarkably, however, was the overwhelming support registered among evangelicals for Republican candidate John McCain. In total, 88% voted for Sen. McCain, compared to just 11% for Sen. Obama. The 88% is statistically identical to the 85% of evangelicals who backed George W. Bush in 2004.
- Spam gets 1 response per 12,500,000 emails Link
- I will never eat at Masa [Wikipedia] on my own dime. Link I’m just not much of a sushi eater.
- The concept of HugeURL cracks me up.
- I think some of my friends don’t know me very well since some of them send me a lot of negative stuff about Democrats. I can deal with that, and they probably just don’t know here I stand politically. But I would think some of them would know me well enough to know I would not appreciate Obama jokes that include a black man knocking on a door and presidential assassination references. Just tasteless.
- I had to get some of my medical records yesterday and saw that my doctor posted something in his waiting room that listed the dangers of Obama.
- Locally, and not just stuff that is reported on the news, I hear of a lot of fear of the Obama presidency. Such is life in a red state I guess. A lot of what I hear is coming from children, and I’m pretty sure I know where they are getting their information.
- If there is a lot of fear here in North Texas over Obama, I wonder what the mood is like in the Deep South.
- I finally finished that Newsweek article Secrets of the 2008 Campaign. Absolutely fascinating. You’ll learn a lot of inside stuff. It’s like a little book. There are seven chapters, and the chapters range from five to eight pages.
- It turns out that the Little Shop of Horrors has five alternate endings, I can’t remember the original one.
- Microsoft is already working on the next version of Windows, here are 10 things to look forward to.
- Hot dog!
- And even more hot dogs. Link
- Tennessee WIlliams died by bottle cap? Link
