we were NOT founded as a christian nation: thoughts on article 11 of the u.s. treaty with tripoli

Posted on September 26, 2011 by bobcargill

With Libya continuing to be in the news, I was reminded this morning of one of the earliest treaties the United States ever signed with another nation. (See complete list here.) It is the Treaty of Tripoli, signed with Ottoman Tripolitania in Tripoli on November 4, 1796, unanimously ratified by the U.S. Senate on June [...]

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new mythology-based fantasy themepark coming to kentucky

Posted on January 5, 2011 by bobcargill

A new myth-based fantasy theme park is coming to Kentucky. The park, which will be called Ark Encounter, promises to expose visitors to myths and fantasies that will rival those of Disneyland. The park’s main attraction will be a 500-foot long reproduction of the Bible’s Noah’s Ark. The park will also feature an ancient walled [...]

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texas only wants christians in the state legislature? really?

Posted on December 9, 2010 by bobcargill

The conservative Christian right is getting desperate, and in Texas, their white hoods are peeking out from beneath their Sunday best. According to a Fox News article by Judson Berger, there is a call from conservative Christian leaders to replace Jewish Republican Speaker of the Texas House, Strauss, with a conservative Christian: “…several of Straus’ [...]

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a biblical solution to the bedbug infestation terrorizing america from ‘the acts of john’

Posted on November 6, 2010 by bobcargill

With all of the news surrounding the apparent bedbug infestation spreading across America, from the United Nations and the Waldorf Astoria in New York to out here in Los Angeles, I was reminded that despite how much this menace sucks (literally), this is no new problem. Actually, the problem of bedbug annoyance has been around [...]

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Wikipedia wants the seal even without the FBI’s seal of approval

Posted on August 3, 2010 by bobcargill

Wikipedia wants the seal, but could care less about the FBI’s seal of approval. A fight has broken out over whether Wikipedia can display the FBI’s official seal on its online encyclopedia. The FBI has said “no way,” and has written Wikipedia asking it to remove the seal. Wikipedia responded with a “no” of their [...]

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