del.icio.us links for 2006-01-05

• Tarantula in OAP home 'for weeks': A tarantula-like spider which has been biting an elderly man in his sleep has been in his house for several weeks, according to the RSPCA. The 76-year-old man first noticed a large spider running out of a box of bananas he bought some weeks ago. (news spider sploid tarantula uk weird)
• Okla. pastor arrested on lewdness charge: A pastor who has spoken out against homosexuality was arrested after propositioning a male undercover police officer outside a hotel, authorities said. (funny gay news oklahoma religion sploid us weird)
• Bush could bypass new torture ban - The Boston Globe: When President Bush last week signed the bill outlawing the torture of detainees, he quietly reserved the right to bypass the law under his powers as commander in chief. (bush cia congress evil news politics torture us)
• Chron.com | Robertson Links Sharon's Stroke to Wrath: Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson suggested Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's stroke was divine punishment for "dividing God's land." What an asshole. I guess religion really does give you brain damage after all. (evil news religion weird)
• Tough Love: Norris Fans Board the Chuck Wagon: Chuck Norris does not fade away. By all rights he should have, by now. But Chuck Norris, or maybe just Chuck Mania, endures. (chucknorris funny news weird)