Religious Affiliation May Lower Suicide Risk

Reuters reports that “Overall, men and women who said they belonged to a religion had a history of less suicide attempts than those who reported no religious affiliation”. Except, you know… some religions. Or their mis-informed wannabe superstars, anyway. Which makes me wonder… if you’re leaving religion out of the classroom… what are Civics lessons …

Yahoo! News – Ala. Judge Wears Ten Commandments on Robe

Wow, some news strikes closer to home than others. Yahoo! News – Ala. Judge Wears Ten Commandments on Robe. I’ve actually met this judge. We didn’t share a conversation or anything – he was at my father-in-law’s funeral and we shook hands at the visitation. I do know his son, though – went hunting with …