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Taking a knife of gentle humour and cutting deep into some of the craziness of religious literalism:

Because sometimes deities should just not get involved...

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AP - A man who says he was sickened by a box of raisins donated to a food program by Rhode Island's prison system can proceed with a lawsuit against the agency. The state Supreme Court said Tuesday that a lower court judge erred by dismissing a 2006 lawsuit from Thomas Adams.

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