The Pentagram and the Hammer

A well done and thought out analysis of the differences between Wicca and Asatru, summed up in this little gem…”… Ásatrúar think of Wiccans as communist drug-addicted homosexual nudists on welfare, while Wiccans see Ásatrúar as militaristic drunken gun-crazy gay-bashing nazis.”

The best part is the section on Communication and Language Use, the two groups have different world views resulting in very different ways of communicating.  Strongly recommended reading.

http://www.heathengods.com/library/wicca_comparison/pentagram_and_the_hammer.pdf

Asatru and Judaism–One Heathens’ View

I’ve sometimes ran across a blog or forum entry in which another follower of the Nordic religion makes a comment indicating their disapproval or hatred of Jews and Judaism.  (This brings up a question, were they anti-Semitic before embracing the religion of Northern Europe, or did they become that way afterwards?  Some serious research needs to be done on that one, anyone volunteer?)

This has always bothered me as I’ve always had a strong admiration for Jews.  The god of the Christians and Muslims belongs to the Jews. Yahweh is theirs and the other two are basically trying to co-opt him for their own purposes.  This relationship Jews have with their god is a long one, their identity as a culture, religion, nation, etc., is tied to that god through literally thousands of years.  Regardless of the ups and downs of the Jewish people, they have held fast to that relationship and their identity as Jews.  This is a thing to be admired and emulated! Would that our heathen Germanic ancestors had done the same in the face of Christian kings and priests. 

So, perhaps those with anti-Semitic views are just jealous?

Daughters of Gullveig - New York Paganism | Examiner.com

I’ve always seen Gullveig as a bringer of discord and chaos, yet in Mr. Corsi’s view she’s a force for positive growth through chaos.  From the Voluspa stanza 12 we read,

The wide-seeing witch, in magic wise;
Minds she bewitched that were moved by her magic,
To evil women a joy she was.

Now, this translation may be altered through the ages and views of the writers, but in my reading it seems more like Gullveig is a Vala best avoided due to her corrupting influence.  As such, the stories remind us to be wary of those that love wealth for the sake of wealth and those that try to trick others thoughts and reason.

Daughters of Gullveig - New York Paganism | Examiner.com

Poll Headlines | presidential election polls, election polls, election poll results

Statistical tie. In the Gallup poll Obama is up 46% to Romney at 45% with a margin of error of 2%.  Rasmussen poll has Romney at 46% and Obama at 43% with a margin of error at 3%.  If Obama has been doing such a great job as president, it shouldn’t be this close, ergo, he’s not been doing a good job as president and people know it.

Poll Headlines | presidential election polls, election polls, election poll results

Crovitz: Who Really Invented the Internet? - WSJ.com

OK, so it wasn’t Al Gore…

Crovitz: Who Really Invented the Internet? - WSJ.com

More than 100 killed in series of bombings, shootings across Iraq | Fox News

“…and the departure of the U.S. military seven months ago.” I think that sums up the issue here. 

Bombings and shootings ripped across Iraq on Monday, killing at least 103 people in the deadliest day this year. The coordinated attacks in 13 cities sent a chilling warning that Al Qaeda is slowly resurging in the security vacuum created by a weak government in Baghdad and the departure of the U.S. military seven months ago.

More than 100 killed in series of bombings, shootings across Iraq | Fox News

Here’s a good link to Achmed the Dead Terrorist singing “Christmas in Iraq” with the classic line, “…that’s when I got shot in the ass by the U.S. military…”

Obama Ad Accuses Romney of 'Launching a False Attack' for Quoting Obama | The Weekly Standard

Obama Ad Accuses Romney of 'Launching a False Attack' for Quoting Obama | The Weekly Standard

This is just weird, didn't anyone on the Obama team review this before sending it out?  Romney accurately quoted Obama, the ad verifies this but the ad accuses Romney of fabricating what Obama said.  Just weird.

"Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected" - 8,600 results on Bing more with Google

"Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected" - Bing
I read an article with that headline and it seemed to me I've ready a lot of articles with that exact headline or text like that in a news story.  So I did a search for just that head line in Bing and Google.  Bing gave me 8,600 returns with that exact phrase.  Google gave me 52,900.  OK, so are these from just today?  Nope, these are from news articles dating back to 2009. 
This is significant, it means that journalists, economists, and others are NOT expecting jobs claims to rise.  They really expect the jobs market to improve, but it keeps surprising them by not doing that.  So my question is this...are they willfully ignorant of the economic situation, or just stupid?

Medieval bras discovered at Austrian castle

Medieval bras discovered at Austrian castle | World news | The Guardian
It makes sense, and I'm betting they're older than this.  Think about it, some woman in the past wouldn't have to put much effort into creating something like this for her comfort and perhaps even increasing her attractiveness to men.

Obama’s Remorseless Attacks Having Little Effect

Obama’s Remorseless Attacks Having Little Effect | The Blog on Obama: White House Dossier

Pull quote from this article, "...after burning through $100 million of his money on campaign ads, Obama has failed to establish a lead over his rival."  In fact they are in a stastical tie, "Forty-seven percent of registered voters nationwide who lean towards a candidate back Romney, while 46 percent support the president."