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Militants belonging to a group called Sri Ram Sena, who claim to be custodians of Indian culture, said Valentine's Day is un-Indian. The threat comes days after the group's activists stormed a bar in the south western city of Mangalore, dragging out and beating women they accused of acting obscenely and "going astray". ... Gangadhar Kulkarni, an activist in the group, which is a radical wing of the Hindu nationalist movement, said: "If people celebrate the day despite our warning, then we will definitely attack them."
"Valentine's Day is definitely not Indian culture. We will not allow celebration of that day in any form," added Pramod Mutalik, the group's founder.
Hindu extremists 'will attack Valentine's Day couples'
See? Extremists reacting act out of fear that their their culture is under assault by other cultures isn't just a problem in Western Religions.
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via The Daily Grail
Deities of the Canine Kind
I have to confess that I never heard of Saint Guinefort before.
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The Jackal, Fox, and Coyote in Myths, Mythology, and Folklore
Rather decent article on canid folklore.
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USA was 3 hrs away from complete Economic & Political Collapse on September 18th, 2008
During the heart of the fiscal crisis Mike and myself were watching Bush talking at a chamber of commerce in Louisiana and he looked and acted very off. Mike thought he was drunk and I thought he was extremely sleep deprived - now we're getting to see a taste of what he went through.
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Dating A Banker Anonymous
Now this is playing the world's saddest song on the world's smallest violin! Warning may inspire face palms, strong desires to bang one's head against a wall, schadenfreude, and the plotting of socialist insurrections.
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New Evidence From Excavations In Arcadia, Greece, Supports Theory Of 'Birth Of Zeus'
Or more specifically Mt. Lykaion being a very ancient site of Zeus worship.