Idiots Abroad: Church to Rape Victim: Frack You

This week’s Idiots Abroad Award goes to the Catholic Church.  Why?  Funny you should ask… Declaring that "life must always be protected", a senior Vatican cleric has defended the Catholic Church’s decision to excommunicate the mother and doctors of a nine-year-old rape victim who had a life-saving abortion in Brazil. Yes, you got that right.  [...]

Quote of the Day, 3-10-09

“Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” -John 15:13 (NIV)

Quote of the Day, 3-4-09

“[River comes out of a vision to find herself holding a gun, which Mal takes from her.] Mal: Fully loaded, safety off. This here is a recipe for unpleasantness. [to Simon] Does she understand that? River: She understands. She doesn’t comprehend. Mal: Well, I’m glad we’ve made that distinction.” -Firefly

Quote of the Day, 3-3-09

“[Book pulls out a rifle.] Book: This should do. Zoe: Preacher, don’t the Bible have some pretty specific things to say about killing? Book: Quite specific. It is, however, somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps.” -Firefly

Quote of the Day, 3-2-09

This week’s quotes come courtesy of the wonderful sci-fi series Serenity. “(Wash is playing with plastic dinosaurs.) Wash: (as Stegosaurus) Yes…yes. This is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it…this land. (as Allosaur) I think we should call it your grave! (as Stegosaurus) [...]

Axis of Weevil: Iran Imprisons Freelance Journalist

According to NPR, Iran has imprisoned freelance reporter Roxana Saberi.  Apparently, she was arrested when she tried to buy wine, but that was probably just a pretext.  Iran has arrested several other journalists and researchers in recent years for various reasons, generally on suspicion that they were American spies.  Most of those arrested, like Saberi, [...]