Free Republic

A Jewish rabbinical court condemned to death by stoning a stray dog it feared was the reincarnation of a lawyer who insulted its judges, reports say. The dog entered the Jerusalem financial court several weeks ago and would not leave, reports Israeli website Ynet. It reminded a judge of a curse passed on a now deceased secular lawyer about 20 years ago, when judges bid his spirit to enter the body of a dog.

WOOHOO! Happy Summer Solstice!

Psalm 23: the war version Number: 5720 Date: June 3, It used to be terrifying enough to walk through “the valley of the shadow of death”, but today’s churchgoers will now have to consider the danger of a “full-scale violent confrontation” breaking out as the Church of England has reworked the 23rd Psalm. Instead of resting in fields of green grass and lying by streams, David’s words also have been changed to allow a modern-day Psalmist to envisage “a country of justice and peace”. The Psalm has been rewritten by a Namibian pastor and is included in a new Church...

Endangered snails halt environmental review of Poly dorm projectJeff Ballinger The Tribune The discovery of endangered snails has halted the environmental review of a 2,700-bed dormitory planned at Cal Poly. While the find delays completion of the environmental report, it is not expected to affect the construction phase of the project, said Larry Kelley, the university's vice president for administration and finance. University officials say 14 Morro shoulderband snails were found during a recent inspection. The snails, which are about an inch in diameter and bear a distinctive stripe, are on the federal list of endangered species. Kelley said Cal...