Issue 85
News: Christian Student goes to court over "purity ring".
In Britain right now, a student is suing her school over what she believes to be a human rights violation. The "human rights violation" is in fact that she is not allowed to wear her chastity ring, while Muslim women are allowed to wear headscarves which are not normally allowed by the school's dresscode. She has joined a Christian abstinence program called Silver Ring Thing, one of many of the abstinence-related programs funded by the Bush Administration to evangelize to our kids on our dime (a blatant violation of the First Amendment). The school's defense (and one very sound one) is that the student's ring is not mandated by her Christian faith, and the Scarves are mandated for woman by Islam. Indeed, the idea of the abstinence ring goes all the way back to 1996 in Pennsylvania, and in many instances in the Epistles, St. Paul mandated that Christian women cover their heads (especially in Church). I'm sure this will be factored into the decision of the girl's lawsuit. Here is the story in London's Times.
Band Name of the Day: The Beverly Squidbillies. From two television series: The Beverly Hillbillies and Adult Swim's "The Squidbillies".
Film Reviews of the Day: Here are two films in this section today: One I hated, the other I loved.
Prospero's Books: Well, it isn't Shakespeare, oh wait; It is? I rented this film expecting to see something that even vaguely resembled its source material: The Tempest. Unfortunately, Peter Greenaway managed to mangle it beyond recognition to the point where it doesn't even seem to have a plot.
Videodrome : This film is about a future society, and more specifically about a television station that manages to pick up a violent television series called "Videodrome", which is merely plotless violence and turns out not only be for real, but the source of a brain tumor, which ultimately changes reality for the viewer.
Film Idea of the Day: Nothing new this week.
Quote of the Day: "Oh honey, that again. Come here a second will ya, let me tell you something. Now just 'cause I don't go to bed with you, doesn't mean I don't love ya. I mean, let's face it, even if you were beautiful - like that girl on TV - I'd still ignore ya. 'Cause you're my wife!"
___________Al Bundy
Link of the Day: Andy's fish will read your mind.
In Britain right now, a student is suing her school over what she believes to be a human rights violation. The "human rights violation" is in fact that she is not allowed to wear her chastity ring, while Muslim women are allowed to wear headscarves which are not normally allowed by the school's dresscode. She has joined a Christian abstinence program called Silver Ring Thing, one of many of the abstinence-related programs funded by the Bush Administration to evangelize to our kids on our dime (a blatant violation of the First Amendment). The school's defense (and one very sound one) is that the student's ring is not mandated by her Christian faith, and the Scarves are mandated for woman by Islam. Indeed, the idea of the abstinence ring goes all the way back to 1996 in Pennsylvania, and in many instances in the Epistles, St. Paul mandated that Christian women cover their heads (especially in Church). I'm sure this will be factored into the decision of the girl's lawsuit. Here is the story in London's Times.
Band Name of the Day: The Beverly Squidbillies. From two television series: The Beverly Hillbillies and Adult Swim's "The Squidbillies".
Film Reviews of the Day: Here are two films in this section today: One I hated, the other I loved.
Prospero's Books: Well, it isn't Shakespeare, oh wait; It is? I rented this film expecting to see something that even vaguely resembled its source material: The Tempest. Unfortunately, Peter Greenaway managed to mangle it beyond recognition to the point where it doesn't even seem to have a plot.
Videodrome : This film is about a future society, and more specifically about a television station that manages to pick up a violent television series called "Videodrome", which is merely plotless violence and turns out not only be for real, but the source of a brain tumor, which ultimately changes reality for the viewer.
Film Idea of the Day: Nothing new this week.
Quote of the Day: "Oh honey, that again. Come here a second will ya, let me tell you something. Now just 'cause I don't go to bed with you, doesn't mean I don't love ya. I mean, let's face it, even if you were beautiful - like that girl on TV - I'd still ignore ya. 'Cause you're my wife!"
___________Al Bundy
Link of the Day: Andy's fish will read your mind.
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