Pot Churches; JW's Rushed Out; allah Baby; Bench Press; GM's Lost Plant; Aborting in Missouri; Abortion in Every Campuses; Nanocar Race; Red-eyed Mutants; 3D Fabric; and Brain Drug

Society

Colorado rejects attempt to ban pot churches coloradoan

The International Church of Cannabis is set to open in Denver on April 20th and has been billed as "the first large venue in the world where adults can legally consume cannabis in a social environment.” According to Steve Berke, the 113 year old church's new landlord, “Elevationists believe that one can find the path to spiritual fulfillment through the ritual use of cannabis.” The church doesn't plan on selling marijuana or accessories, but plans to host guest speakers, artists, comedians, musicians, and documentary film screenings. Despite the affiliation with marijuana, Berke insists: “this is not just a bunch of lazy stoners getting together to get high. We really want to impact [the] neighborhood. We want to do great things for the community.”

A Charlie Brown Grinch; Ze Oxford; Macy's Planned Parenthood; Spaghetti Bolognaise to the Rescue!; Venezuela's Currency Yank; Aleppo Falls; Anti-Israel Missiles; Sound Fridge; and Painless Patch

Society

Texas school gets in trouble with [Texas Attorney General] Ken Paxton over 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' dallasnews

The 6-foot poster causing all the fuss was taped to a door at a middle school and shows Linus, Charlie Brown's best friend, citing Scripture about the birth of Christ. [Luke 2:8-12]

Third Wall, Second Temple; Auctioning Slab of Commandments; Restricting Conservative Videos; Google DoubleClicks with You; The IOT Revolt; Doing Carter Wheels Around Biology; Fat Flyer; Traffic Smarts; Air Powered Drone; Colombia Skips Venezuela; Policing Loyalty; Birthright Bonanza; and Russia's Nuclear Tip

Archeaology

Evidence unearthed of Jerusalem’s protective ‘Third Wall’ from Second Temple period jpost

Compelling evidence from the breaching of Jerusalem’s so-called “third wall” – which was said to surround the capital during the Roman destruction of the Temple in 70 CE – may finally help to conclusively prove its existence.

The historian Josephus, a witness to the war, recorded numerous details about the third wall. In his telling, the wall was designed to protect the new quarter of the capital, then known as Beit Zeita, which extended beyond its boundaries, north of the two existing city walls.

UNESCO Scrub; Israel's Obama Fear; Venezuela's Israel-Crime; New Peace General; Global Tax; Cleansing Aleppo; Hacking Russia; Body Map; Feeling Robotic; Sweaty Robot; City in the Clouds; and The Innumerable Stars

Israel

UNESCO votes: No connection between Temple Mount and Judaism jpost

In a 24-6 vote, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization unesco.org on Thursday gave preliminary approval to a resolution that denies Jewish ties to its most holy religious sites: the Temple Mount and the Western Wall.

Also see Israel Decries UNESCO Vote on Jerusalem Site voanews and Israel suspends ties with Unesco over motion that downplays Jerusalem links theguardian

Wages for Wheat; NK's Moon Dreams; The Very Bad, Horrible Iran Deal; Obama the Feminist; Battery Spy; Growing Cities of Tomorrow; Chimeras Carefully; and The Not So Far-Fetched Flood Story

Venezuela

Where flour, pasta and milk can cost a month's pay cnn

There's hardly ever fresh milk on the shelves. The same for powdered milk, which can sell on the black market for 100 times its official price. We found milk being sold for 7,000 bolivares -- more than $700 at the official currency exchange rate, though if you have U.S. dollars you can exchange them on the black market at vastly more favorable rates, perhaps getting 1,000 bolivares to the dollar.

This story reminded me a bit of the third seal (famine) describes in Revelation 6:6 NIV

Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, "Two pounds of wheat for a day's wages, and six pounds of barley for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!"

Delayed History Erasure; About Gulen; Columbian Shopping Spree; NK's Tri-Fly; Drone Bridge; and Information Thread

Israel

Israel claims partial victory as UNESCO delays vote to erase Jewish ties to Temple Mount jpost

The failed Turkish coup over the weekend delayed until October a UNESCO unesco.org vote on Jerusalem that ignores Jewish ties to the Temple Mount.