The Vatican has denied permission for the company making a movie out of Dan Brown's novel Angels & Demons to film in any churches in Rome. Details are here.The Vatican is still smarting from Brown's earlier novel The DaVinci Code and its characterization of Jesus as a husband and father. "Vatican spokesman Rev. Marco Fibbi … Continue reading Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus*
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Nowhere to Sit?
If you're stymied by the lack of places to sit in your local library, this product might be for you. Swipe your RFID-enabled library card, and the anthropomorphic little chair will follow you throughout the library, so you always have your own personal seat.--David E
If You Go Out in the Woods Today…
Christian radio host Brannon Howse was trolling his local Barnes and Noble store, when he found what he was looking for: outrage. A copy of Michael Thomas Ford's Ultimate Gay Sex was left open and Mr Howse lost no time in announcing his displeasure at learning something in his local bookstore.A report in Memphis' Commercial … Continue reading If You Go Out in the Woods Today…
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