What about the atheists who fought against having to say "one nation under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance? I'm fairly sure there was a court case with that, though I think the atheists were suing.
Kaylee: So, uh, how come you don't care where you're going? Book: 'Cause how you get there is the worthier part.
'Serenity'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Apr 06, 2009 7:21:13 pm PDT #14212 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Hil R. - Apr 06, 2009 7:24:21 pm PDT #14213 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
What about the atheists who fought against having to say "one nation under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance? I'm fairly sure there was a court case with that, though I think the atheists were suing.
Hmm. Could work. Though there are a few religious groups who won't say that, either. IIRC, the court case from a few years ago was dismissed without a ruling, because they said that the father who was suing on behalf of his daughter didn't have custody of her and so he didn't have standing to sue on her behalf. (That case got ugly really fast. I remember reading that the girl's mother said that her daughter had no problem with saying the Pledge.)
Hil R. - Apr 06, 2009 7:27:48 pm PDT #14214 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Oh! Just found a reference to a whole bunch of child custody cases where the judge ruled that living with the religious parent was better for the child than living with the non-religious parent, on the basis of religion.
Which kind of reminds me of a case from a few years ago, where a 12-year-old boy whose Jewish father had sole custody wanted to be officially converted to Judaism so that he could become a bar mitzvah, and his mother objected to the circumcision. I don't remember how that case got resolved, but I do remember feeling really bad for that kid, that there was an entire court case, getting lots of publicity, about his penis.
Daisy Jane - Apr 06, 2009 8:03:27 pm PDT #14215 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
The ex-president said he didn't really think we were Americans.
Calli - Apr 07, 2009 2:23:43 am PDT #14216 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Aw, I went to bed and we moved on from kitten farts before I got up. Leifur seems to fart only when I'm making him do something he doesn't want to do (come inside, get out of the trash, etc.) As acts of retribution go, it could be worse. Especially now that spring is here and I can open the windows.
Theodosia - Apr 07, 2009 2:49:19 am PDT #14217 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Ours seem far more likely to sneeze, and we've totally failed to teach them to put their paws over their noses.
brenda m - Apr 07, 2009 3:49:39 am PDT #14218 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Well, this is kind of nice I guess. From the intro letter with the release of my company's annual report last night from the CEO:
You will also read that, in asking our colleagues to make financial sacrifices to strengthen the firm in difficult times, I believe that I should do the same. So while our Board’s Compensation Committee offered me a significant performance bonus and restricted stock award for the firm’s accomplishments in 2008, I have respectfully declined the offer.
Sophia Brooks - Apr 07, 2009 4:04:11 am PDT #14219 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
The president of our University is giving 30% of his salary back to the University and not taking a pay raise. I guess it is expected that University Presidents will give at least 15 % at any time, which I think is weird.
Theodosia - Apr 07, 2009 4:09:22 am PDT #14220 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Now if they'd just get the football coaches to do the same thing, we'd be getting somewhere.
Lee - Apr 07, 2009 4:19:43 am PDT #14221 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I am awake already, on my day off.
Why?