And I thought America had strange customs

Can you imagine having the tradition of sleeping with the villiage sex cleanser after your husband dies? Not here in America, where the predominantly Christian mores treat sex like a sin.

Speaking of Christian ideals, Chief Justice Roy Moore is still fighting to keep his monument of the 10 commandments on display in the rotunda of his courthouse. I watched his supporters pray intently outside the courthouse, and I listened to a reporter's voice-over about how they were praying for their god to intervene.

I have always thought of the idea of seeing the ten commandments outside a courthouse as being rather appropriate. Perhaps they can modify the existing monument to cover some of the major laws of our country, without imposing their religious beliefs...
THOU SHALL NOT STEAL
THOU SHALL NOT RAPE
THOU SHALL NOT LIE IN COURT
THOU SHALL NOT KILL
Gee, that covers the basics. They can stick
HONOR THY MOTHER AND FATHER
over at the Juvenile Courthouse; and while they're at it, Divorce court should get
TREASURE THY CHILDREN ABOVE ALL WORLDLY POSESSIONS
and
THOU SHALL NOT BICKER