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I suppose is one of lack of jurisdiction. Although God clearly ceded worldly dominion to humanity[1], to actually bring a successful suit against the deity I suppose one would have to make a strong case for representing all of humanity rather than one small faction or ( Read more... )

Originally published at a denizen's entertainment. You can comment here or there.

Listening to music again, of which I'd forgotten how vital it can be.

Aanyway, listening to 'The Ballad of John and Yoko' again reminded me of the time my 4th grade teacher had the whole class learn and sing that song. Mainly that one sticks in my memory of all the ( Read more... )

Perhaps I should moderate myself more. I read things people say which inspire me to polemical writing and the result, being caught up in rhetorical acts, is often something I would not be willing to say in direct conversation. This suggests to me either I should be interpersonally bolder, more rhetorically muted, or make clearer the distance ( Read more... )

Obama lifts the ban on US aid money going to any organisation that provides abortions and the US House of Representatives goes and passes a similar ban on their own peopleIt's absurd. Federal money banned from paying for a particular class of medical procedures. Why? It's not illegal, so why is a government being barring itself from funding legal ( Read more... )

For a few months now at least I have seen several people decrying the idea of 'thought crime', that some thoughts, desires, ideas, etc. are wrong in and of themselves, immoral and perhaps deserving of some sort of punishment even if they lead to know action ( Read more... )

Here we have something new (albeit less so than when I came across the news ( Read more... )

New show advertised recently, Eli Stone. Seemed like fun, a main character having extravagant, perhaps prophetic visions. I thought I would give this sort of show another try after snarling at MediumI don't like it. After a few minutes, I realised this was the show I heard about some months ago, in which the opening episode establishes in court ( Read more... )

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And if you will kindly click through now, you will see an example of what is possibly one of the few ways the current US administration could bring me some measure of happiness.

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osakadensetsu brings to attention the recent gassing of Muslim children at a Ramadan service in Dayton, Ohio.

This sure looks like a hate crime, especially following the recent distribution of an anti-Islam DVD in newspapers, so why are police dismissing the possibility when no evidence for any other motive has been made known?