I don't know why we haven't heard more about this in the news. I can't find anything about it on CNN. When my husband shared it with me, he said, "I am having trouble coming up with a suitable punishment for this sort of evil." I could not agree more. Is there a way to punish such an alien mind?

Iraqi woman had 80 women raped to recruit suicide ( Read more... )

This surprised me a bit:

Georgia 7th most religious state, poll says

( Top 10 states )

I'm very late on this, and thanks to Patricia for sharing it (although I think I'd read it before, but guess I didn't have time to blog about it at that point), but I still think it's interesting enough to post:

Red Sex, Blue Sex (Source: The New Yorker)

Of all variables, the age at marriage may be the pivotal difference between red and blue ( Read more... )

State GOP chair: McCain 'kind of like Jesus'

Does anyone besides me find that a bit squicky?

And yet ... this:
Baptist population plummets in Georgia

Interesting.

Georgians, your attention, please:

Sunday alcohol sales petition is online (AJC.com)

Link to actual petition

Mike Huckabee is a former Baptist minister, so I think it is probably safe to assume that he celebrates Christmas, aka the birth of Christ. You know, the compassionate, hopeful, turn-the-other-cheek guy from the Bible -- the nice, non-wrathful fellow from the New Testament ( Read more... )

I haven't purchased a Domino's pizza in over 17 years, and I'm feeling pretty happy about that right now. I just wish it had done more good.

From CNN:
Domino's Pizza Founder Doing "God's Will" by Building Town with no Access to Birth Control or Abortion

This is primarily for mumpish and T., but knowing my F-list, I think several of you will find it interesting. It's an article from The New Yorker that a co-worker shared with me. I'm reposting it in full because I don't know how soon it will get scuttled off to their archives.

( Prisoner of Narnia )

To quote Zoe, "Sir, I think you have a problem with your brain being missing."

Creation Museum Sparks Evolution Debate

( preserved for posterity )

From ABC News affiliate WLOS (serving Western NC and parts of SC), and my friend Sue Summer:

7:30 am, 5/6/05 - Religion and Politics ClashReligion and politics clash over a local church's declaration that Democrats are not welcome ( Read more... )