In case you missed it, the House took a break from insuring children, subsidizing farmers and stopping torture to officially recognize the importance of Christmas and Christianity. Here are some excerpts from the non-binding resolution, which passed with 372 yeas and 9 nays:
Whereas there are approximately 225,000,000 Christians in the United States, making Christianity [...]

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ugh, I’ve been hanging onto this link for days & haven’t posted it, but a principal in NYC is facing sanctions for okaying (and paying for) a Santeria ritual at her school. Not as part of a learning experience for her kids but as a cleansing of negative energy. Now, what would’ve happened if she’d [...]

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Continuing in our theme of technology & religion, this was driven home recently. At work, we have to have passwords that are exactly 8 digits long. At my old job, it was 6. The number doesn’t matter, it’s the exactness that drives me crazy. I can come up with a password that’s more than or [...]

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