Robot Monkeys

Via CNN

On Thursday, dozens of priests and cleaners were scrubbing the [Church of the Nativity] ahead of the Armenian and Orthodox Christmas, celebrated in early January. Thousands of tourists visited the church this week for Christmas celebrations.

But the clean-up turned ugly after some of the Orthodox faithful stepped inside the Armenian church’s section, touching off a scuffle between about 50 Greek Orthodox and 30 Armenians.

Classy. Truly the actions of men of peace, and not say, a common street gang.

I’ve said it before. The “Holy” Land only attracts the craziest of the crazies. Screw ‘em. If they want to fight and blow themselves up over some stupid rock that some knight in the 4th century decided was whatever because he wanted to out do the other knights that were “discovering” relics. Thus we have two Golgothas, and implausibly too many relics from the execution of some guy of minor contemporary importance.

Israel should just put a roof on that wall they’re building and rename the whole place the Thunderdome.

For years I have maintained that the focus of evangelicals was never really principles of the faith but the Republican Party.  

Bingo.

BBC reports:

Hindu hardliners say the project [to dig a shipping canal between India and Sri Lanka] will destroy what they say is a bridge built by Ram and his army of monkeys.

Scientists and archaeologists say the Ram Setu (Lord Ram’s bridge) - or Adam’s Bridge as it is sometimes called - is a natural formation of sand and stones.

I don’t know which I like more. The fact that the Archaeological Survey of India had to withdraw it’s report due to offending religious zealots, or that this article mentions a monkey army.

Monkey army! Monkeys in armor all lined up, perhaps with flags tied to their tails ala samurais. Instead of archers shooting arrows, monkeys flinging their own poo. Aww yeah.

“Go forth my monkey army and leave no village unrazed!”
eeek! eeek! eeek! *salute. scuries off*