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Ever wondered what happens during the commercial break?
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Would you believe me if I told you . . .
That there is a blog dedicated to skulls and bacon?
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Rick Warren says domestic violence is no excuse for divorce
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (ABP) — Rick Warren, the Southern Baptist megachurch pastor chosen to offer the invocation at President-elect Barack Obama’s Jan. 20 inauguration, says the Bible does not permit a woman to divorce a spouse who is abusing her.
In audio clips on his Saddleback Church website, the Purpose Driven Life author says the Bible condones divorce for only two reasons — adultery and abandonment.
“I wish there were a third in Scripture, having been involved as a pastor with situations of abuse,” Warren said. “There is something in me that wishes there were a Bible verse that says, ‘If they abuse you in this-and-such kind of way, then you have a right to leave them.’”
Warren said his church’s counseling ministry advises separation and counseling instead of divorce in abusive marriages, because it’s the only path toward healing.
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Scientology, Travolta, Medicine, and Life After Death
After the death of Jett Travolta, son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston, Beliefnet interviewed Tommy Davis, a representative of the Church of Scientology International. He answered questions about Scientology’s beliefs on autism, medical care, and death. Davis spoke only for the church, not for the family.
Here’s the full interview from Belief.net, but below is a snippet about life after death:
Well, in Scientology, we believe that you yourself are an immortal spiritual being that has lived before and will live again. As such, you’ve lived many lifetimes and, potentially, you have many lifetimes ahead of you. So the spirit, which is you, is immortal. You are not your body.
As popular and trendy as Scientology is, I’m surprised there aren’t more followers.
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Socially Responsible Reasons to Punch Someone in the Face
We’re not mean people, honestly.
This blog is not written with malice or scorn, but with a sincere desire to witness the upward progression of the human race. And some people are ruining it for everybody.
People who wear sunglasses inside.
Savages who pee on the seat.
This kind of conduct only perpetuates the acceptance of degenerate behavior.
On this space log, you will find examples of socially responsible reasons to punch someone in the face. And remember, we do it for the kids.
Just a fare bit of warning, some of the material is bit more than PG-13.
But here’s a preview, the Movie-Seat Kicker:
There is no contesting that the incessant back-pounding, obnoxiously distracting behavior of “The Movie-Seat Kicker†needs to be reprimanded. However, situational factors complicate delivery. First, there’s the movie theater factor. Yes, you are being interrupted by the jerk store behind you, but to breakout into a fiery rage in the middle of the theater is to lower yourself to the culprit’s level and risk having all other movie goers looking to then punch you in the face. Second is the fact that very often, movie-seat kickers are children, which beckons the question, what kind of parent brings a four-year old to a two hour documentary about Cuba? And who deserves the punishment?
In the end, only you can decide how to approach the problem. But, if you’re struggling to find a quiet, yet efficient means of discipline, the right-after-the-credits-start-rolling-dropkick is highly recommended.
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10 Gruesome Fairy Tale Origins
Here’s a sampler:
Cinderella
In the modern Cinderella fairy tale we have the beautiful Cinderella swept off her feet by the prince and her wicked step sisters marrying two lords – with everyone living happily ever after. The fairy tale has its origins way back in the 1st century BC where Strabo’s heroine was actually called Rhodopis, not Cinderella. The story was very similar to the modern one with the exception of the glass slippers and pumpkin coach. But, lurking behind the pretty tale is a more sinister variation by the Grimm brothers: in this version, the nasty step-sisters cut off parts of their own feet in order to fit them into the glass slipper – hoping to fool the prince. The prince is alerted to the trickery by two pigeons who peck out the step sister’s eyes. They end up spending the rest of their lives as blind beggars while Cinderella gets to lounge about in luxury at the prince’s castle.
In other fairy tale news, here’s an artible about fairy tale policial correctness.
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Bag of Randomness
- Special thanks to the all the readers that sent me an email with the bottom line reading “Sent from my iPhone” yesterday. I hope all of you get an itch right between the shoulder blades, just far enough where you aren’t able to scratch it.
- Several of you have been nice enough to send me emails encouraging me on improving my health. A number of those emails stated that were c
- I had a somewhat heated debate the other day with an old friend over which NFL cheerleading squad had the best looking uniforms. We kept Dallas out of the argument. He campaigned for Miami and Philadelphia. I personally thought Tampa Bay and Washington lead the pack. I’ll leave the research for yourself. One thing is for sure, it’s certainly not the Baltimore Ravens squad.
- Gosh darn it to heck it’s been a slow week.
- One tough librarian. Link
- I think I already know what I’m going to give WifeGeeding for Valentine’s Day.
- For those of you that watch Fox 4 DFW sports, Nita Wiggins is gone.
- Here’s a suggestion to you men, go ahead and order those flowers to be sent to work now and get it out of the way.
- Seriously, flowers are a waste of money. Sure, the gesture is nice, but they die rather quickly and that money could be better spent elsewhere.
- Spider-Man meets Obama. Article Comic Preview
- It was recently brought to my attention that Sleeping Beauty’s castle is in Disney land and Cinderella’s castle is in Disney world.
- In case you are wondering, Disneyland in Paris has Réveillez la Dame de Château (Sleeping Beauty’s Castle), as does Disney Hong Kong, and Disney Tokyo has a Cinderella castle.
- I also ran across the rumor that most of the castles’ spires are tipped with real gold, but one is left ungilt symbolizing that Walt Disney never had enough time or money to do everything he wanted to do.
- An entire farm in one Whataburger. Link [Thanks, Chris!]
- Secret identity of the Halo Master Chief revealed. Link
- Two movies titled 9 and Nine will be released on 9/9/09. Link
- Chipmunk verses Ewok. Link
- I didn’t know it was possible for a woman to have two reproductive parts. Article
- I read some interesting airline industry news the other day. In the year 2000, 12% of a customer’s ticket went towards fuel cost. Now that number is closer to 36%.
- I’ve never ordered shoes online. It’s just one of those things that I need to try one before I buy.
- It turns out that Dubya hasn’t even been inside his new house. Link
- Speaking of Dubya, there’s a Bush’s Last Day website and an Obama’s First Day website. [Thanks, Jonathan!]
- Man, Sarah Palin is like a turd that just won’t flush. Now she’s complaining about Tina Fey and Katie Couric (that’s like soooo 2008, get over it already), and she’s wondering if the media is going to treat Caroline Kennedy differently than her. Well, of course the media will treat Kennedy different. Kennedy is trying to fill a vacant senate seat to represent the state of New Year by being appointed and not locally elected, as opposed to being a heartbeat away from becoming the leader of the free world in a national election.
- That being said, I don’t think either are ready to fulfill the duties of those offices.
- I’m not sure if The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is considered a news organization, but he was laying it on Kennedy pretty hard regarding her lack of interview skills.
- I’m starting to see more and more vending machines with the ability to accept a credit or debit card. In Japan, I know you can use your cell phone to purchase items in a vending machine, and the charge will just be added to your phone bill. I’m surprised that isn’t an option over here.
- For fans of the movie Love Actually, here is a nice little marriage proposal.
- For all Tom Cavanaugh fans (Ed that was on NBC) he will star in a new TNT drama called Trust Me come January 26. It’s a drama about a Chicago ad agency.
- I found a Wii in one of the conference rooms at work.
- Every redneck woman’s dream store. Link
- An Iranian-American home developer created a scaled down version of the White House in Atlanta. It even has a side garage, and since he converted to Christianity there’s even a church sanctuary. Link
- If you are into steel drums, Rubik’s Cubes, and bikini body builders, then I have a video for you.
- For $135 you can customize your own jeans to fit your body. Link
- If you are a big fan of Sports Radio 1310 The Ticket and love blogging, The UnTicket is looking for some bloggers.
- One of my former coworkers always absolutely terrible breath, but I couldn’t bear to tell him or her.
- Animals who need big kisses. Link
- Here’s today’s random television show theme song.
- A message to all my readers. Link
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