April 29, 2012 8:22 AM

Today's dispatch from the attic

Princess of whales: How a naked female scientist tries to tame belugas in the freezing Arctic (NSFW). I don’t care how much I might love whales. I’m not stripping naked and diving through a hole in the ice. Got that?

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Egypt’s women urge MPs not to pass early marriage, sex-after-death laws: report. Yes, you read that correctly; Egypt’s parliament is considering a law that would legalizing a man having sex with his wife up to sex hours after her death. I don’t really think any comment is necessary.

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Religious Right Leaders Call on Christians to Stop Engaging in Name-Calling. Wow…someone in the Religious Right is actually basing their argument on the actual teachings of Jesus Christ and not their narrow, intolerant, fear-based morality.

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Religious Groups, Georgetown Faculty Protest Ryan’s Use Of Catholic Social Teaching To Justify Budget Cuts. Interesting that radical Conservatives like Ryan are accusing President Obama of engaging in class warfare. Project much??

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In 1945 a Japanese Bomb Exploded in Oregon, Killing Six. A pregnant Sunday school teacher and five of her students were killed in 1945 when a Japanese balloon bomb exploded here in Oregon.

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C’mon; are Republicans REALLY going to attack the President for being too “cool” again? Perhaps they’re just jealous.

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It seems that all seven power centers in our government (Government, Military, Media, Business, Education, Church, and Family) are in decline. Hey, if the Family Research Council says it’s true….

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Senators want to rid federal law of word ‘lunatic’. I agree…unless the word is used to describe Republicans like Louie Gohmert or Allen West or Phil Gingrey or….

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Colson memorial service set. I’m not certain what there is worth memorializing…but, OK….

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Randall Terry Rushes to the Defense of Bishop who Likened Obama to Hitler. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.

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