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  • Does the Establishment Clause Exclude Santa Claus?

    It does now. Some Republican Congressmen must have been really pissed that their kids couldn't sing Christmas Carols in school, because earlier this week Congress passed a resolution "Recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith." While we realize both are important and we do love Christmas for all its Pagan glory, Congress is making it very hard for us to get into the spirit with all this Jesus talk:

    "Whereas Christians identify themselves as those who believe in the salvation from sin offered to them through the sacrifice of their savior, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and who, out of gratitude for the gift of salvation, commit themselves to living their lives in accordance with the teachings of the Holy Bible.... Whereas Christians and Christianity have contributed greatly to the development of western civilization..." [Christmas is now recognized by Congress?]

     
    Full text of the resolution (approved 372-9 on Tuesday night) after the jump.

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  • Say What? No More Rabbit Ears?

    Last night we hooked up our old TV — with rabbit ears, of course — to our Nintendo. We played Mario 3 for about an hour and only made it past Level 1 once. We realize we're a little behind the times here, but seriously, what are we going to do when the entire US Broadcasting System changes over from analog to digital in 2009? How did we miss this news?

    Luckily, everyone's favorite employer Wal-Mart (and other big box stores) will sell converters that will "allow" people to keep their old televisions.

    [Via Wired



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