Extreme Christian Clothing:

But there are edgier shirts for sale. Extreme Christian Clothing stores in Topeka, Kan., and Lawrence sell T-shirts with messages like “Satan Sucks,” “My God can kick your god’s butt,” and “To Hell with the Devil.”

“This is one of the ones that we get a lot of controversy about because it says, ‘My God can kick your god’s butt,’” Mahoney said. “It’s meant to be lighthearted and not serious.”

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Store owner Lori Devins said, “Our shirts are a little extreme, but I think God is spreading the word and having the youngsters shout out their faith.”

ScrappleFace, discussing proactive measures that will be taken by the new Department of Independence from Petroleum Suppliers:

America will harness the energy of environmental protestors by paying them to push the cars of government officials.

WorldNetDaily has done a bit of digging into the firing of Pastor Marty Minto.

According to numerous press reports, Pastor Minto was fired from his talk-show host post for simply responding to a caller who asked him if the pope went to heaven. When Minto shared from the Scriptures that only those who are born-again get into heaven, a response of outrage was expected.

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In an Associated Press article, WORD-FM manager Chuck Gratner said, “WORD-FM needs to function in this city in support of the entire church – that means everybody – and not focus on denominational issues.”

The irony is that WORD-FM is another way of saying, BIBLE-FM or the WORD of GOD-FM. So when a pastor/talk-show host invokes the WORD of God when asked about the pope getting into heaven, how would they prefer he answer? What non-denominational answer could he have given? Perhaps Pastor Minto should have spewed forth the politically correct answer that all people go to heaven if they live a good life and are sincere in their beliefs.

Perhaps Salem Communications should change its WORD-FM to TOLERANCE-FM or POLITICALLY CORRECT-FM.

LaShawn Barber, James White, Eric Svendsen and Random Responses have some thoughts as well. Christianity Today also has the news.

Here’s Marty’s website.

No cornrows if you’re not black:

A teenager was sent home from school after the headteacher ruled she was the wrong race to have a braided hairstyle.

Olivia Acton, 13, was told she could not join her classmates at Middleton Technology College because her tightly plaited hair was too “extreme” for the strict uniform policy.

However, two other pupils at the school who have an Afro-Caribbean background are allowed to attend the school with similar hairstyles because it reflects their cultural heritage.

The teenager usually has her hair brushed straight but had it braided during a family holiday.

She was stunned to be turned away when she returned to school. She was told she can only go back to the classroom if she unpicks the plaits.

Interesting stuff:

Invisible under ordinary light, the faded ink comes clearly into view when placed under infra-red light, using techniques developed from satellite imaging.

The Oxford documents form part of the great papyrus hoard salvaged from an ancient rubbish dump in the Graeco-Egyptian town of Oxyrhynchus more than a century ago. The thousands of remaining documents, which will be analysed over the next decade, are expected to include works by Ovid and Aeschylus, plus a series of Christian gospels which have been lost for up to 2,000 years.

Check out the photo and caption from Time Magazine:

Time’s caption: “Demon and Idol Protesters blast Coulter at the G.O.P. Convention in New York City last year”

LOL. They think these are real protestors. Funny stuff. (Via Wonkette).

CNN is reporting:

A CBS stringer has been arrested as a suspected insurgent, U.S. military officials said Friday.

The video cameraman was wounded during a firefight in northeastern Mosul between U.S. troops and insurgents Tuesday.

U.S. military officials said the man’s camera held footage of a number of roadside bomb attacks against American troops, and they believe he was tipped off to those attacks.

A U.S. military statement said troops believe the man “poses an imperative threat to coalition forces” and that he “will be processed as any other security detainee.”

CBS said the photographer was hired about three months ago, and it asked news organizations not to identify him.

In a written statement, the network said the man was referred to the network by a “fixer” in Tikrit “who has had a trusted relationship with CBS News for two years.”

He should win a pulitzer.