Conservatives ask FBI to investigate hotel pornTuesday, August 22, 2006; Posted: 2:09 p.m. EDT (18:09 GMT)NEW YORK (AP) — Pornographic movies now seem nearly as pervasive in America’s hotel rooms as tiny shampoo bottles, and the lodging industry shows little concern as conservative activists rev up a protest campaign aimed at triggering a federal crackdown.

OK so this is slightly off topic — but only slightly. This is another example of the religious wrong telling us to do it their way BY LAW (also see abortion and Gay marriage). Porn is not right for them, therefore nobody can pay to see it.Ironically, Marriott makes a ton of money off porn in their hotels, but they are also a Mormon owned and run company. Just thoght I’d slide that in.

88| – Wrong again and again and again. The Neo-Cons predicted that the apocalypse would occur yesterday and yet the sun rose again this morning. Jerusalem did not go up in a mushroom crowd. Neither did Washington, DC. I know because I live in the Washington metropolitan area. Oh well, I’m certain this will not deter them from their prediction of the end of the world again next week.BTE

Mr. Cameron (forget his first name, the Titanic guy) made a special on the History channel about the Exodus. I didn’t see it, but apparently is was wrong in many areas.The biggest error is one on which I can comment having not seen the movie — it was on the History channel! Folx, the Bible is not history, it’s mythology. When the History channel airs stuff like this, it legitimizes the story as fact. It gives the viuewer the wrong information.We get the same thing from CNN, FOX, and ABC news when they do stupid reports such as “Is Armageddon coming?”. It totally takes away from the legitimacy of the channels, and I think we should let them know. I know I trust these stations less when they abandon fact for a story about fantasy presented as fact.

Back from Camp Quest and finally clean! For the first time in a week I took a shower and didn’t immediately douse myself in bug spray afterwards. Tonight, I sleep in a bed that’s actually big enough for me.In the end, the bugs weren’t bad at all, and the kids were great. We had a great time with the horses, the climbing wall, the waterfront, and yes, even a little education. My daughter had a great time, and I loved watching her and her new friends bond.THANK YOU to peter for filling in in my absense, and to all the annointed members for deleting some of our favorite trolls. Now, a question: How many of you are members of organizations like American Atheists, FFRF, AHA, SSA, etc? Are you members of one, several, or none, and why?

The Government Accounting Office studied government funding for Faith-Based Organizations at five agencies. A report on the study is linked to in the title to this posting. From there, you can download the 89 page GAO report if you wish.So is the Administration monitoring the work of FBOs to determine whether taxpayer money is funding proselytizing? Are the efforts of FBOs working? The answer to both questions is, of course, no.Rep. Pete Stark, D-CA, said “The Bush administration has failed to develop standards to verify that faith-based organizations aren’t using federal funds to pay for inherently religious activity or to provide services on the basis of religion.” I almost lost my lunch when I read that the President issued Executive Order 13397 on March 7, 2006 to create a Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in the Department of Homeland Security. Apparently in the war against terrorism on the home front, we don’t have a prayer so the President is giving Xians money to provide us with one.Peter Nuhn,bomb thrower extraordinaire