27 Jan 2011
The North of the South

Proof that truth can be stranger than fiction - history is never as tidy as we'd like.

First African Baptist Church was among the largest and best-known religious institutions in Richmond, Va., during the mid-19th century. By 1861 its congregation numbered over 3,000 — a megachurch by even 21st-century standards. A quarter of the city’s total black population, free and slave, belonged to what one white observer deemed "the largest Protestant church in the world."

(link) [New York Times]

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X-box Live Labels Autistic Boy a Cheater

Well, MS claims it found evidence of "tampering", but in this case I've gotta wonder. I've watched my autistic grandson play video games, and he's nothing short of amazing, no cheating required. Is this Rainman for real?

Jennifer Zdenek, the mother of an 11-year-old boy who lives with autism, is outraged at Microsoft Xbox Live for labeling her son a "cheater" and taking away everything he's earned online.

(link) [KCPQ]

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