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This is taken from www.unversalis.com, which in turn is an abridged version of an article from an online Catholic Encyclopaedia at http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02498d.htm about St. Bernard of Clairvaux. It addresses the issue of corruption in the Church, which many Protestants and Atheists contest about. St Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 - 1153) He was born near Dijon, in France, in 1090, of a noble family. In 1112 he joined the new monastery at Cîteaux. This had been founded fourteen years bef… Continue

Today we heard, here on Ask a Ninja Fans that our friend Don Labonte, purportedly a member of the 22nd Special Air Service, was killed in action. It is sad news for us, as he was a lively, active contributor, and a great gentlemanly character in our forums. Even though I really only knew him 'digitally', and mainly got an idea of his personality through his posts, music and videos on his profile, he seemed like a great guy, who I'm sure I would have got on well with if we had ever met in person.… Continue