It should be exposed that Valentine’s Day was originally concocted by the Christian Church to ruin the festival of Lupercalia (named after the Roman God Lupercus) which was held on the 15th of February and continued throughout the month. Lupercalia was a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman God of Agriculture, (the date in February was originally chosen to welcome spring) and to the Roman founders Romulus and Remus...

1. ramrod: A tool used to load early american rifles and modern cannnons. “He shoved his ramrod up the barrel of the rifle.” 2. angina: circualtory or heart condition characterized by numbness and pain of the chest, shoulders or neck “The boy’s mother was diagnosed with acute angina.” 3. masticate: to soften or reduce to pulp by crushing or kneading  “You might get gas if you dont masticate your...

The Duggars now have 10 sons and eight daughters. When will these folks give the old birth canal a rest? GD Star Ratingloading...

  It always amazes me the sheer number of theists that wander around all their lives oblivious to the fact that there are those of us that do not believe in gods. During the holidays this becomes especially noticeable. The question of where, when, how, or even IF a person should reveal their disbelief in gods is one which I find very important even apart from the issue of holidays and ritual celebrations. Most of the time, a person can go...

Hello, my name is Richard Jay Cooper. Everyone calls me by my middle name, Jay. I am 35 years old and have lived in TN the better part of my life. I am a Computer Tech, Web / Graphic designer, Husband and Father of two. I live In Mt. Juliet Tennessee with my Wife Laura and two boys, Austin and Caelan ages 15 and 12. I have done all kinds of jobs here, from digging graves, to fast food manager, to convenience store manager, to my present...

Every comic book hero worth his salt has an archenemy. Batman has the Joker, James Bond has Dr. No, Luke Skywalker has Darth Vader, and Santa Claus has Krampus. Wait a minute, Santa has an archenemy?      Krampus is one of those quirky survivals of a pagan tradition that preceded Christianity Much like Santa himself. Or Jesus Oops, did I say Jesus? Never mind.       Santa Claus is a Christianization of a handful of traditional...