Hey poor! You don't have to be poor any more! Jesus is here!

[cyrano]

Nabbed from Will: Tim Russert at the Democratic debate asks "What's your favorite Bible verse?"

"There's been a lot of discussion about the Democrats' and the issue of faith and values."
So the way to approach this is to ensure that the Democrats know that the only faith and values they can pretend to espouse are Christian Faith and Christian Values. And if you can't sum it up in ten seconds then it's not sound bitey enough and you obviously have no values.

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[mister-sunshine.livejournal.com]

This reminds me of a Greek myth. Once, a tamed bear was given to the sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia. While playing with a young girl, the bear scratched her eyes out. Naturally, the girl's family was upset, and they went to the sanctuary and killed the bear. Afterwards, the village was struck by famine. Villagers asked the Oracle of Delphi for its source, and the oracle reported that Artemis was angry for the death of her bear. As punishment, every Athenian girl had to "play the bear" before being allowed to marry (Athenian girls were generally married by 15). I don't know how literally it was taken initially, but it apparently became a ritual as part of a festival (arkteia).

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

You are a fount of fascinating if disturbing trivia.