No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.
~ The Constitution of the United States, Article VI, section 3I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of ( Read more... )

Some crazy old guy has prophesied the End of the World to be coming tomorrow, May 21st.
Yahoo News: Rapture Parties Planned to Celebrate Doomsday
Of course this is the second time this guy has prophesied this, but don't let that bother you! However, since I'm already living in a Federal Disaster Area and nearly bought it on April 27th from an F-4 ( Read more... )

(I want to thank Serpentine and BNMC2005 for their editing tips with this essay, as well as Boushh for the inspiration!)

And now it is also posted on Harry Potter Network HERE

Did you know the name "James" (as in Harry's father) means "supplanter" or  "usurper"? 
The name is derived from the Hebrew Old Testament name "Yakov" or "Jacob"
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Trailer is Out!

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Also: Two practically perfect Snape pics: One in front of the gates of Malfoy Manor and one in which poor Severus has to stare-down the Dark Lord.

As my friend TreacleTartlet wrote elsewhere: That's what heroism looks like.

Also note the possible religious symbolism of the cross-shaped window behind Snape, with the curtains parted ( Read more... )

"BP is putting a new cap on the leaking oil well. It could capture up to 90 percent of the disgusting filth that's spewing from there. And if it works, they're going to try the same thing on Mel Gibson." ~ Craig Ferguson

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Happy Easter to My Peeps!!!


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I cannot put into words how much I love this picture of the "Kudzu Jesus" in Raleigh, North Carolina, blessing the railroad tracks near a vacant lot.


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This post is really 180 degrees from my last post, which was pretty negative. Thankfully there are other things in the world to talk about besides the bad economy!

I often get inspired by John Granger's group on Hogwarts Professor, and this time I found an interesting post about the words "All Was Well," which is the last line of the last book, ( Read more... )

It seems that a market in New York City was selling spiral hams with a sign that said "Perfect for Chanukah." *lol*

A Jewish woman took pictures of the signs and posted them here on LJ. Her name is
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