Evidently, Kansas City residents don't know how to pray without making spectacles of themselves.

They also aren't terribly concerned about what Jesus had to say about public prayer.

Matthew 6:5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Let's brag about killing an animal that we're not even going to eat that is listed as "Vulnerable" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List.

The backlash prompted this horse's ass to deactivate her Facebook account and Twitter. What adult could not have anticipated the response?

Strange. The article stated that she deactivated her Facebook and her Twitter, but I just checked, and the lion-killer's (Melissa Bachman's) page is still on Facebook.

Ah, well. I guess even jackasses like her have fans.

Patrick, that Kansas City story is weird. And your quote about public displays of piety stands. If you're going to pray about a football game, I'd suggest praying that the players play well and that they're not injured.

Meanwhile, Instapundit linked today to a San Jose Mercury News story about a teacher winning a lawsuit against students and parents who accused him of being a pervert. This incident raises the question of how common such false accusations are and how quickly we judge without hearing all the evidence.

Meanwhile, the typhoon relief effort in the Philippines continues. This set of photos from the Telegraph shows the ongoing work. Pay particular attention to the ninth photo, which shows victims stampeding to get to drinking water deposited by a U.S. Navy helicopter. It's kind of scary.

Old RPM Daddy, regarding your story, GOOD! I have nothing against victims of predators coming forward, but let's save the story for the courtroom, not as malicious gossip among our neighbors.

As for the other story, yeah, it's kind of scary, but it could have been much worse. I didn't see anyone getting trampled, at least. It makes me think that perhaps instead of dropping consumable goods on them, we need a safe means of distribution, so no one gets hurt.

What does this girl have against campers?