New Testaments torched in Israeli City

Turns out that this happened last week, but I'm just learning about it now. The deputy mayor, Uzi Aharon, is in damage control, as book burnings rarely lead to happy outcomes." Investigators plan to review photographs and footage showing "a fairly large" number of New...

Soldier-blogger dies in Iraq and leaves a post behind

"Final Post"I am leaving this message for you because it appears I must leave sooner than I intended. I would have preferred to say this in person, but since I cannot, let me say it here."G'Kar, Babylon 5"Only the dead have seen the end of war."Plato*"

The Holy Texts Guide Policies On Blood

"In Old Testament verses, God repeatedly tells the Israelites to not eat blood. At the Last Supper, which is described in the New Testament and is the theological foundation for Christian eucharist, Jesus bids His disciples to drink wine, for it is His blood which seals a...

Bible Quote Causes Sexist Hiring Practices

A woman was fired from teaching at a Texas Seminary because of this Bible quote from the Apostle Paul: "I do not permit a woman to teach or have authority over a man. She must be silent, for Adam was formed first, then Eve, and Adam was not the one deceived. It was the...

Hackers: Massive DOS attack disables 3 of 13 Net "root" servers

The motive so far is unclear, but the rogue data has been traced back to South Korea"WASHINGTON - Hackers briefly overwhelmed at least three of the 13 computers that help manage global computer traffic Tuesday in one of the most significant attacks against the Internet since...

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Tax Collectors & Harlots

"...a Roman tax that was gathered by collectors who were known as publicans. They were commonly stationed at key locations such as city gates and along busy public roads..."