Comments on: “I bless this teddy bear in the name of the father, the son, and the holy ghost.”

By: Drivebyposter

Drivebyposter — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:30:49 +0000

Yes Dude, we, specifically posting comments on this blog, are “sueing” the coach. You are totally right about that.
We may need a life, but you need a basic English education.

By: Dude

Dude — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 09:13:57 +0000

If you guys are the ones sueing redlands high school for the football team doing little prayers before games… you srsly need a life… all of you ur just butt hurt i think

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:03:01 +0000

Pohranicni: My head was never possessed by daemons after that.

Zeno, yes, that’s it. Go check it out and look for the instructions.

Phillip … well, yes, that happened too, but that was a different day, different person, different story.

By: Virgil Samms

Virgil Samms — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:43:48 +0000

The â??Angry Atheist of Champaignâ??
A documentary about McCollum v. Board of Education, a landmark case on religious instruction in public schools. Unfortunately the author of the article is confused about which side was violating the first amendment.

By: Virgil Samms

Virgil Samms — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:40:23 +0000

Mike Royko was an atheist

By: felgi

felgi — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:21:09 +0000

People let’s remember about different people in countries like this. Let’s stop the war!

By: Phillip IV

Phillip IV — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:26:18 +0000

When I was a little kid, my cousin, who was an actual Catholic Arch Bishop (Archbishop of Anchorage) came over to the house one day, and I saw family elders approach him, one by one, genuflect and kiss his ring.

“Daddy, why do all the people kneel and kiss cousin Vito Corleone’s ring?”

“Uh…you see…he’s…uh, ah bishop! Yeah, that’s it. He’s a bishop, bambino. Right.”

By: Zeno

Zeno — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 07:01:39 +0000

Come to think of it, I believe the big crucifix in my parents’ room was one of those extreme unction versions. I recall that the back slid off to reveal candles, holy water, and a vial of oil. I had quite forgotten. (I wonder if it’s still where I last saw it.)

By: Pohranicni Straze

Pohranicni Straze — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 06:37:23 +0000

So did you notice any functional benefits from the blessed football helmet? And if so, what magnitude of benefit is an archbishop’s blessing good for? Are we talking a basic +1 Football Helmet, or a +5 Helm of Tackle Deflection?

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:07:06 +0000

Ivan, yes, that’s exactly what it said inside the cross!

“If you cannot afford a coffin one will be loaned to you without charge”

(Little known fact: Most English and probably many other Europeans who were placed in a coffin after their death during the late middle ages up through the start of the 18th century or so were dumped out of the coffin at the grave. The coffin was just to carry the body around in, not to bury the body in. “Nails don’t grow on trees, and we’re out of trees, too!” would have been an appropriate aphorism of the day. )