From CNN:
Thousands of Iraqi police officers have been wounded or killed in the last two years, the U.S. commander in charge of police training in Iraq said today. Since September 2004, about 4,000 officers have been killed and 8,000 injured, said Maj. Gen. Joseph Paterson.
Holy sh*t. In a way I'm not surprised, but damn, that's not good.
Really? I thought all suicides negated an insurance payoff. But that could just be from watching too many TV shows.
It depends on the policy. I once worked at an insurance company - some policies had a "suicide clause" and some didn't.
OK, I haven't felt spiritually inadequate since Mother Teresa died, but the Amish are doing me in with the "I'm not worthy" thing. We should send them on tour of the big corporate churches, but that's kind of counter-intuitive and cruel to the Amish.
"They were amazing," Rhoads said, "absolutely amazing. There was a tremendous amount of calm and courage in that schoolroom."
Understatement of the century. Holy crap that's something.
OK, I haven't felt spiritually inadequate since Mother Teresa died, but the Amish are doing me in with the "I'm not worthy" thing.
What Connie said.
We should send them on tour of the big corporate churches, but that's kind of counter-intuitive and cruel to the Amish.
I really shouldn't find anything about this funny, but that's funny. Sad, but funny.
DJ kitty! (video): [link]
The sound produced by the kitty messing with the turntable is either fake or off, but still damn funny....
It is nice to hear about vocally religious Christians who are actually striving to be Christ-like for a change, isn't it?
