On the Twelfth Day of Christmas; Hypocrisy; Creationism; Islamists; Culture War

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas

• Don't Waste That Christmas Tree: Turn It Into Spruce Beer
• Dig Finds Evidence Of Another Bethlehem
• Video: The 12 gays of Christmas

Hypocrisy

• Deacon removed after child porn charges--"Police find 2,000 computer files, charge father of five with production and distribution of child pornography."
• Mike Crapo, Mormon U.S. senator, admits to drunk driving
• Top Tory MP, who praised sanctity of marriage, had 11-year affair; he claimed marriage could only work ­between "one man and one woman"

Creationism

• The Orleans Parish School Board in Louisiana Just Voted to Ban Creationism from Their Schools
• Creationism Rears Its Ugly Head in Indiana, Then Gets a Makeover
• Intelligent design think tank's "institute" is a Shutterstock image

Islamists

• Indonesia's clerics issue fatwa against Christmas--The country still celebrated the holiday cheer.
• Magazine firebombed for printing satirical 'Sharia' edition in France publishes Prophet Mohammed cartoon book
• UN Security Council approves Mali intervention force

Culture War

• Pakistan: 9-year-old in critical condition after gang-rape
• A New Account Of India's Brutal Gang Rape Is Out — And It Makes Delhi's Police Look Awful
• As a Girl in India, I Learned to Be Afraid of Men
• Man beheads daughter in Rajasthan
• Bihar: woman jumps off train to escape molesters