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Bibles for Porn

It appears that a group of atheists in San Antonio, Texas, have launched a program in which college students can swap Bibles and other religious texts for high-class pornography. The idea is for people to equate the two rather than to actually promote porn. Clever? No doubt. Effective? I’d say no. As an atheist, I’m [...]

Posted 05 March 2010 † matt_schiavenza § Technology & Society ‡ Comments (16) ° Tagged: , ,

Dignity or Humiliation?

It appears that our fair city of Kunming has received international press attention, though not for its beauty, good weather, or fine food. Nope, Kunming’s claim to fame may now be it’s dwarf theme park, which since last year has been open to the public. From the New York Times: Chen Mingjing’s entrepreneurial instincts vaulted [...]

Posted 05 March 2010 † matt_schiavenza § China Culture § Chinese Internal Affairs ‡ Comments (0) °