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Because some religious slurs are okay

March 6th, 2008 · by xJane · 6 Comments

Obama is constantly being likened to various “terrorist” figureheads: by being called Barack Osama or by intentionally using his middle name, Hussein, to liken him to another of that name. He is also often linked (rightly or wrongly) to Muslims (he was educated in a predominately Muslim country, but not at a religious school). Recently, [...]

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Tags: Belief · Christianity · Church and State · Islam

(Belated) Music Monday: Chocolate Jesus, by Tom Waits

March 6th, 2008 · by John · 4 Comments

Between jury duty and studying for midterms, I missed Music Monday. Like the Good Book says, better late than never.  Here’s a little something for those of you who like your Jesus to be tasty, satisfying and deep inside your belly. Here’s Tom Waits performing the song on Letterman: [wp_youtube]1wfamPW3Eaw[/wp_youtube] Here’s the song with understandable [...]

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Tags: Music Monday