Italian Scientists Acquitted of Culpability in Earthquake

Seven natural disaster specialists had previously been convicted of manslaughter for not being emphatic enough about the 2009 quake, which killed 309 people, but that conviction's been overturned by an appeals court.

At a special meeting held to calm anxious residents a week before the 6.3-magnitude quake hit, the panel concluded that it was "unlikely" that a big earthquake would follow the tremors, but also stressed that "there are no instruments to make forecasts."

The former deputy chief of Italy's civil protection authority, Bernardino de Bernadinis, told press at the time that there was "no danger" because the small shocks were acting to relieve seismic pressure.

Relatives of the victims claimed that such reassurances had persuaded many residents to remain in their homes, thus causing their death in the quake. The relatives took legal action against the experts, leading to their conviction.

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Today’s Logical Theological Lesson

Crunch the Numbers; Do the Math

The LORD is far from the wicked: but he hears the truckin’ of the righteous.

Bible verses where the word “Praying” has been replaced with “Truckin'”

They said to him, ‘We’ve come to tie you up and hand you over to the haters.

Bible verses where the word “Philistines” has been replaced with “Haters”

Brethren Nirvana

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. But apparently not loud enough as kids because the tiny portions we got from those standard-sized ice scream scoopers pale in comparison to what this monster can serve up in one fell scoop.

The super-sized scooper that doles out an entire pint of ice cream at once. That's a full pint of the good stuff there, ready to crush cones and overflow bowls.

The 4"-diameter bowl is made from high-quality 18/10 stainless steel that will stay shiny for years of ice cream socials and birthday parties, while the handle is constructed of sturdy brass plated with food-safe chrome.

Dishwasher-safe.

Thanks

Reason for the Season

A Tiny Hamster Thanksgiving

Let us Pray

Psalm 149:3

He Sees You When You're Sleeping

Why conservative Christians would have hated Jesus

Jesus never could have been the pastor of a contemporary evangelical church nor a conservative Roman Catholic bishop. Evangelicals and conservative Roman Catholics thrive on drawing distinctions between their “truth” and other people’s failings. Jesus by contrast, set off an empathy time bomb that obliterates difference.

Jesus’ empathy bomb explodes every time a former evangelical puts love ahead of what the “Bible says.” It goes off every time Pope Francis puts inclusion ahead of dogma. It goes off every time a gay couple are welcomed into a church. Jesus’ time bomb explodes whenever atheists follow Jesus better than most Christians.

Put it this way: Godless non-church-going Denmark mandates four weeks of maternity leave before childbirth and fourteen weeks afterward for mothers. Parents of newborn children are assisted with well-baby nurse-practitioner visits in their homes.

In the “pro-life” and allegedly “family friendly” American Bible belt, conservative political leaders slash programs designed to help women and children while creating a justifying mythology about handouts versus empowerment.

In “God-fearing America” the poor are now the “takers,” no longer the “least of these,” and many conservative evangelicals side with today’s Pharisees, attacking the poor in the name of following the Bible.

So who is following Jesus?

Valor, strength, Courage, and Religious Displays

Hindu group wants to erect a giant statue of Lord Hanuman.

A Hindu group, the Universal Society of Hinduism, has added their voice to those wishing to place a sacred memorial on the Okla. state capitol grounds.

The Universal Society of Hinduism’s president Rajan Zed petitioned the state for “permission to place a statue of Lord Hanuman” on the public space. He goes on to say that: “This statue would raise awareness of Oklahomans about Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion of the world with about one billion adherents and a rich philosophical thought,” Zed stated.

Lord Hanuman is a Hindu monkey god who represents valor, strength, and courage. Lord Hanuman is one of the most important deities for Hindus. To learn more about Lord Hanuman and the Hindus, visit here.

The Hindu’s request for a monument comes after the Satanic Temple made a similar one.

The statue would join the 10 Commandments monument that was built in 2012, after the GOP-led state legislature passed a law that allowed religious displays three years earlier.

Give a Man a Fish

Romans 12:2

The Evolutionary Tree Of Religion

Betrayal

Easy Like Sunday Morning

The History of Hell

Punctuality

Backwards

Eat Anything

The Road to Addiction