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What would christians say about this?

Imagine a pope or a prophet was androgynous. What if Jesus comes back with boobs!? An Egyptian pharaoh was… I find it interesting that a pharaoh was androgynous, but if any sort of authority figure was in this day in age, that is supposed to be more progressive, people would be totally pissed. I guess I [ READ MORE ]

Kenya Wounds Won’t Heal Quickly

  Kibaki has stepped down for the betterment of his country saying he is willing and ready to form a government of national unity with Odinga. This isn’t enough for Odinga, who wants the entire election process to be redone in three months time, Kibaki is again being co-operative, and says this too is a fine [ READ MORE ]

Another Year Gone

It’s nearly 2008. I think my favorite part about the last couple weeks in December is looking back at the past year, and seeing what came out of it that was definitely worth the time and effort put into it. So here it is - the my tops lists: Top 10 albums: 1. LCD Soundsystem - 45:33 2. [ READ MORE ]

Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Reported Only 1/2 Of The Spill

The world’s largest nuclear plant. In Kashiwazaki, Japan a 6.8-magnitude earthquake disrupted a nuclear plant on Wednesday creating a radioactive leak. At the time they reported that about 100 barrels had fallen over polluting surrounding areas. Well, turns out it was actually about 400 barrels, with the lids coming off 40 of them. The amount that leaked [ READ MORE ]

New Zealand Bans Spanking

You’d probably get off with a warning if you spanked your child under these circumstances From the BBC: A controversial law effectively banning parents from smacking their children has been passed by New Zealand’s parliament. The legislation closes a legal loophole that allowed parents to use “reasonable force” to discipline their child. However, the new bill allows the [ READ MORE ]

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