Who would have known that the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ has its roots in pagan mating rituals.
True or not, it is an interesting interpretation
Merry Christmas Eve!
pagan, tradition, christmas
An interesting historical essay titled ‘Franklin’s Unholy Lightning Rod‘ illustrates how dogma can run afoul of science . . . but interestingly, science wins out in the end. Reminds me of other battles . . .
dogma, religion, science
Yeah, what he said…
I just can’t put it better than Bruce Schneier did.
george bush, illegal wiretaps, nsa, wiretaps, bruce schneier
From CNN.com Story and MSNBC.com Story:
“A group founded by evangelist Pat Robertson is suing to stop Illinois from requiring pharmacies to fill prescriptions for emergency contraception, saying the rule violates a druggist’s right to refuse on religious and moral grounds.”
“The lawsuit represents five pharmacists indefinitely suspended by Walgreen Co. for refusing on religious or moral [...]
When the message says that a rep will be with you in approximately 5 minutes, what they really mean is that they will be with you in less than 5 minutes!
The person who answers the phone speaks ENGLISH and has a CLUE regarding the technology they are supporting!
Steve Jobs exacts his revenge on users [...]
OK, so the right wing extremists are at it again! These Christian wackos are boycotting retailers who do not use the phrase “Merry Christmas” to greet shoppers or in their advertising this Holiday Season. The article over at CNN.com goes into more detail.
Seriously, these guys need to get a life and stop forcing [...]
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