All the news seems to be politics, lately, Well... that and the crappy economy. I hope we all get through this in one piece.

Under the radar, the Antichrists of religion keep plugging away, though, in their never ending quest to return to the 12th century.

Item: All over the country, evangelical Christians continue hard at work, trying to promote ignorance and superstition wherever they can. The already sub-standard Mississippi school system may be getting ready to further ensure that their young citizens will never be fit for anything more than slinging fries at McDonald's:  Schools Try to Stamp Out Scientific Literacy

Item: Guess who is back? Our old friend and pillar of the evangelical Christian community, Ted Haggard. Yeah, he's been making noise for a few months now but this time The Empire Strikes back - perhaps fearing his power and charisma, the new Rev of his church reveals more sex scandals. And you know he would never lie...

Item: Less in the "Religion" department and more in the vein of "Superstition" (like there is a difference?) we have the mysterious case of The Magic Cheese caper. I mean...sure, why not? If you can believe that a cracker is really Jesus or that a super space alien named Xenu made the earth what it is today - why NOT?