To see if the author has been ordained. We will also have to check our theological books and Bible studies. According to Pirate at The Boar’s Head Tavern: A layman can offer his insights and reflections on his own life, but the task of teaching divine words with authority is simply not given to laymen.…

Glad to see that they are targeting the Mahdi Army and I’m glad to see that they don’t intend to let them join with the Iraqi army, maybe they could provide security for the journalists: Coalition forces have detained about 700 members of the Mahdi Army, the largest Shiite militia in Baghdad, the top U.S.…

Here’s an interesting story: Buddhist monks, who are bound by faith to nonviolence, are grappling with how to rid a temple of a severe ant infestation without killing the insects. Stinging red ants have plagued the Hong Hock See Temple in northern Penang state for a year, causing one worshipper to be bitten so badly…

With all the deaths related to those who get on Russia’s bad side, I wonder what they have in mind when they make this threat: Russia warned Iran on Tuesday of “irreversible consequences” for the Bushehr nuclear power station project should Tehran fail to resolve a financing dispute, state-run RIA Novosti reported. “We cannot wait…

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