Sunday 02-15-15

Happy late valentines day

Greek archaeologists find couple locked in millennia-old hug

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Death did not part them.

Archaeologists in southern Greece have discovered the grave of a man and woman buried as they died some 5,800 years ago — still tightly embracing.

A senior member of the excavation team, Anastassia Papathanassiou, says the discovery — made in 2013 and publicized this week after DNA testing determined each skeleton's sex — is the oldest of its kind in Greece. She says the couple most likely died holding each other.

Papathanassiou told The Associated Press on Friday that the remains of the couple, estimated to be in their 20s, were found near the Alepotrypa Cave, an important prehistoric site.

It's unclear how they died and whether they were related, but Papathanassiou says further DNA testing should answer the latter question.

http://news.yahoo.com/greek-archaeologists-couple-locked-millennia-old-hug-205516537.html

Well Tenn. might be worth looking at also, seems like someone with guts is left.

Lawmaker wants to make Bible official book of Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Freshman Rep. Jerry Sexton wants to add the Bible to the state symbols of Tennessee.

According to the Bean Station Republican's legislation, the Holy Bible would be "designated as the official state book."

It's unclear how the proposal would meet a provision in Tennessee Constitution that states that "no preference shall ever be given, by law, to any religious establishment or mode of worship."

The idea is running into some resistance.
The Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville says such a proposal is at odds with the notion of separation of church and state.
"Any one of Tennessee's authors like James Agee or someone like that would be more appropriate because it reflects the cultural heritage of Tennessee rather than a political or religious affiliation," said the church's Jon Coffee.
Sexton says his law wouldn't force religion "on any Tennessean. Simply because it is a religious book does not disqualify it from consideration, nor does it take away from its historically important role."
Lawmakers in Mississippi and louisiana introduced similar bills in the last year. Neither bill passed.
Tennessee has several state songs such as "Tennessee Waltz" and "Rocky Top."

There are also numerous Tennessee state symbols on the books, including the tomato as the state fruit, the tulip popular as the state tree, the Tennessee cave salamander as the state amphibian and the square dance as the state folk dance.

http://www.wbir.com/story/news/politics/2015/02/11/lawmaker-wants-to-make-bible-official-book-of-tennessee/23230417/