There’s Another DART

The Dallas regional transit authority system is called DART – Dallas Area Rapid Transport.

Turns out Des Moines also has a DART:

DART suspends driver after she refuses to use bus bearing atheist ad

Controversy over a bus advertisement promoting a local atheist group has found its way to the driver’s seat.

On Monday, the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority suspended bus operator Angela Shiel after she refused to drive a bus with an Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers ad on its side. Shiel, 41, said the ad’s message, “Don’t believe in God? You are not alone,” went against her Christian faith.

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Mormon Church investigates baptism of Obama’s mother

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is investigating the posthumous “baptism” of President Barack Obama’s mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, as a “serious breach” of religious code, a spokeswoman said.

Church records published by a liberal blog, Americablog, show that Dunham, who died in 1995, was baptised last June 4 in Provo, Utah, and received endowment, another sacrament, a week later.

“The offering of baptism to our deceased ancestors is a sacred practice to us and it is counter to Church policy for a Church member to submit names for baptism for persons to whom they are not related,” said spokeswoman Kim Farah in an emailed statement. “The Church is looking into the circumstances of how this happened and does not yet have all the facts. However, this is a serious matter and we are treating it as such.”

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PETA’s New Billboard

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Speaking of billboards, there’s one I pass every morning on my way to work inviting those interested in Scientology to an event.   But what I find funny is that the very next billboard is one for a male stripclub.

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Thorpe Park bans rollercoaster fans from putting hands in air – due to body odour

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Thorpe Park is banning visitors from putting their hands in the air while riding its rollercoasters following complaints about body odour.

The new rule will apply at the theme park in Chertsey, Surrey, from Wednesday and signs will tell visitors to keep their arms down and ‘Say no to BO’.

With temperatures expected to reach 84F (29C), managers expect an excess of perspiration as visitors queue to go on rides.

Wardens on the rides will also remind people to consider their fellow passengers and anyone ignoring the warnings will be escorted off. Those who continue to do so will be asked to leave the park.

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I guess these park officials haven’t experience Six Flags Over Texas in July.

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