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3/20 - Vernal Equinox, Ostara, Mabon [1]
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Date: 2023-03-20
Satellite Picture of Vernal Equinox
The Vernal Equinox is the astronomical beginning of spring, when the hours of daylight and the hours of night are approximately equal. The wiccan holiday Ostara celebrates the Vernal (or spring) Equinox. Because the seasons are reversed in the southern hemisphere, the wiccan holiday Mabon which celebrates the Autumnal Equinox applies south of the equator.
The FDA approved the drug AZT to combat AIDS on March 20, 1987. It took them 6 years to approve something that would neither cure nor prevent the disease, but simply ameliorate it some. Meanwhile, assorted religious bodies were able to outlaw to their adherents the use of condoms to actually prevent the spread of the disease in a matter of days. Some anti-condom warriors were elevated to somewhat high status. Since then tens of millions have died of AIDS related causes and some 38 million people have HIV. Something to think about.
Heh, it is Atheist Pride Day. That's just so sick I can't think of anything to do with it. "One Atheist, under god ...", wait! that's not how that goes at all, or shouldn't be, at any rate. Every time I try to attend some government meeting, committee, or hearing it turns out that it starts with a revival meeting. I'm not sitting through that. I just can't figure out what we're supposed to be proud of, national prayer day? Nah, that can't be it. Ah, I got it, only seven states clearly, expressly prohibit us from holding office, only 14%, W00t.
/RANT
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