Oops. Looks like conservative “Christians” are about to throw major temper tantrums and they only have themselves to blame. Florida schools that allow Christian materials to be read by students must open their doors to any religious group to provide materials of their own. That ruling came down from a Florida judge in August and now the Satanic Temple is …
Baileys Drinker In Cameroon Jailed For Being Gay
A man who loved drinking Bailey’s Irish Cream was convicted by a Cameroon judge for ‘being a homosexual’. Having same sex relations has been illegal in the African country since 1972 and anyone accused of doing so can be fined and even handed a prison term as long as five years. Now a Cameroonian lawyer has lifted the lid on …
Harry Potter Takes On Syracuse University’s Business School
Business school has introduced an app inspired by “Harry Potter” that’s intended to make students more well-rounded. The next chapter in the “Harry Potter” series is being written at an unexpected place: Syracuse University. Instead of magic, there’s technology. And instead of wizards-in-training, there are 400 future business whizzes getting their undergraduate degrees. Syracuse’s Whitman School of Management has started …
Yoga Helps Veterans With PTSD Without Drugs
It’s no secret that yoga can aid mental well-being. What is more, it can help soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, according to new research. Some of the most damaging consequences of seeing combat can happen in the mind. Of the 2.3m American veterans who returned from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, up to 20% go on to suffer from …
Get Well Soon Rob Ford! You Can Beat Cancer
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who earned global notoriety for smoking crack cocaine in a “drunken stupor” while in office, will undergo chemotherapy to fight a malignant tumor, his doctor said Wednesday. The diagnosis follows a week of hospitalization and tests which forced the colorful mayor to abandon his re-election campaign and to focus on his failing health. The 45-year-old Ford …
Study Explains Why The GOP Stinks. Literally.
A new study published in the American Journal of Political Science has determined that individuals believe that people who agree with them politically smell better than their ideological opponents. Researchers from Brown, Harvard, and Pennsylvania State University hypothesized that because scent plays a central role in our attraction to potential mates, and because long-term spousal partners tend to share political …
What Is Joe Biden DOING In Iowa?
In the 2016 Democratic presidential competition there is Hillary Clinton and everyone else, all powerful politicians who could make a credible run should she decide not to seek the presidency. Vice President Joe Biden is at the top of that group, which also includes Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. Biden’s visit to Iowa on Wednesday for …