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The Word of God

When God tells people to warn airport workers that there's a bomb aboard an airplane , they are promptly taken to a mental health facility for evaluation. On the other hand, when God tells people to run for president , those people are considered legitimate contenders for the job. Why is that?

Dog Condemned to Death by Stoning

This "Religion, what is it good for?" story better be a joke: JERUSALEM (AFP) – A Jerusalem rabbinical court condemned to death by stoning a dog it suspects is the reincarnation of a secular lawyer who insulted the court's judges 20 years ago, Ynet website reported Friday. According to Ynet, the large dog made its way into the Monetary Affairs Court in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighbourhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, frightening judges and plaintiffs. Despite attempts to drive the dog out of the court, the hound refused to leave the premises. One of the sitting judges then recalled a curse the court had passed down upon a secular lawyer who had insulted the judges two decades previously. Their preferred divine retribution was for the lawyer's spirit to move into the body of a dog, an animal considered impure by traditional Judaism. Clearly still offended, one of the judges sentenced the animal to death by stoning by local children. The canine target, however, mana

Jilted Ex-Boyfriend Puts Up Libelous Billboard, Hides Behind Free Speech

A woman consents to, all on her own pretty self, and undergoes a common, perfectly legal medical procedure. Her ex-boyfriend, vexed that the woman had the procedure against his wishes, puts up a billboard making unsupported claims about her medical history, and falsely accusing her of committing a crime . The ex-boyfriend's attorney argues this is a First Amendment free speech issue: ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – A New Mexico man's decision to lash out with a billboard ad saying his ex-girlfriend had an abortion against his wishes has touched off a legal debate over free speech and privacy rights. The sign on Alamogordo's main thoroughfare shows 35-year-old Greg Fultz holding the outline of an infant. The text reads, "This Would Have Been A Picture Of My 2-Month Old Baby If The Mother Had Decided To Not KILL Our Child!" Fultz's ex-girlfriend has taken him to court for harassment and violation of privacy. A domestic court official has recommended the billboard be removed.

The Catholic Church and Convicted Sex Offenders

Admit to, and be convicted of, sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy you met at an after-school program: Spend six months in jail, and Work with kids at not one, not two, but three Catholic schools as a volunteer , while on probation. Make a few bogus 911 calls and steal $7,700 from one of the three Catholic school where you work with children while on probation for sexually abusing a boy: Get sentenced to up to 10 years in jail. Any questions?