12/16/13

Pareidolia



this happens to me all the time, i didn't know that it was a "condition" . . .  lots of people see "face" formations in every day objects, right? {i'm looking for confirmation here.} Bueller, Bueller,  . . . anyone?



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12/8/13

Nelson Mandela life story: The prophet of tolerance, by Archbishop Desmond Tutu - Africa - World - The Independent

Nelson Mandela life story: The prophet of tolerance, by Archbishop Desmond Tutu - Africa - World - The Independent:

"The respect for the things others hold dear is a precious part of the legacy that this great man leaves us and is a tremendous contribution to the kind of future we want to see, particularly at a time when religious fundamentalism of all kinds threatens global peace."


12/6/13

Faith leaders pray over VW organizing effort | timesfreepress.com

Faith leaders pray over VW organizing effort | timesfreepress.com:

 ""I hear a federal, United States Senator and our Congressman cry 'free enterprise, free enterprise, free enterprise,' on the backs of slaves we will not allow to unionize," shouted Leroy Griffith, a retired minister from Renaissance Presbyterian."

11/29/13

Merrie Melodies ~ The Shanty Where Santa Claus LIves (1933) - YouTube

Merrie Melodies ~ The Shanty Where Santa Claus LIves (1933) - YouTube: ""


From the Left: A pope's pointed message | SouthCoastToday.com

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From the Left: A pope's pointed message | SouthCoastToday.com:


 ""To sustain a lifestyle which excludes others, or to sustain enthusiasm for that selfish ideal, a globalization of indifference has developed," Francis wrote. "Almost without being aware of it, we end up being incapable of feeling compassion at the outcry of the poor, weeping for other people's pain, and feeling a need to help them, as though all this were someone else's responsibility and not our own. The culture of prosperity deadens us; we are thrilled if the market offers us something new to purchase; and in the meantime all those lives stunted for lack of opportunity seem a mere spectacle; they fail to move us.""


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10/12/13

'God Loves Uganda': How Religion Fueled An Anti-Gay Movement : NPR

'God Loves Uganda': How Religion Fueled An Anti-Gay Movement : NPR:

 ""American evangelicals have done a lot of great work," Williams tells All Things Considered weekend host Arun Rath. "But it's a certain type of fundamentalist evangelical ideology that came in there and basically instilled in a lot of the young people in Uganda this message that biblical law is above any other law.""

German Outrage Swells Over a Bishop’s Spending - NYTimes.com

German Outrage Swells Over a Bishop’s Spending - NYTimes.com:

 "Roman Catholic bishops rarely serve as Page 1 tabloid fodder or top the national television ratings. But the prelate of Limburg earned this dubious distinction in 24 hours last week as outrage swelled after the news media reported the cost of the renovation of his residence, about $42 million, and a state prosecutor in Hamburg charged him with lying in a legal case.

The bishop ordered up a palatial living room, and his apartment alone cost $3.9 million, according to Jochen Riebel, the spokesman for the body administering church property in Limburg. Mr. Riebel said the bishop lied last summer when confronted over the cost, estimating the renovation at just $13.5 million."