is an engaging and perspective-inducing presentation by Hans Rosling. "In Rosling's hands, global trends -- life expectancy, child mortality, poverty rates -- become clear, intuitive and even playful." (ht: )
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December 2007
USA Today's has been around for a while, but I just took it for a spin and the results are below. I've been an Obama supporter all along, so this is somewhat reassuring (insofar as one can be reassured by an oversimplified online quiz). I'm just glad it didn't match me with Fred Thompson.
Why don't you take the quiz yourself and post your top three matches in the comments? I'm interested to see who others are matched with.
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has passed the House of Representatives and is on its way to a vote in the Senate. It's not long at all; I encourage you to read the whole thing (if you can make it that far without vomiting). Here's an excerpt from the end:
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--(1) recognizes the Christian faith as one of the great religions of the world;
(2) expresses continued support for Christians in the United States and worldwide;
(3) acknowledges the international religious and historical importance of Christmas and the Christian faith;
(4) acknowledges and supports the role played by Christians and Christianity in the founding of the United States and in the formation of the western civilization;
(5) rejects bigotry and persecution directed against Christians, both in the United States and worldwide; and
(6) expresses its deepest respect to American Christians and Christians throughout the world.
So much for separation of church and state, I guess. And to top it all off, the congressman who introduced the bill, , is from Iowa. I'm ashamed.
When nine members of congress voted "No", King ,
I would like to know how they could vote... No on Christianity when the foundation of this nation and our American culture is Christianity… I think there’s an assault on Christianity in America.
The following acronym accurately defines my reaction: OMG.
What are your thoughts on H. Res. 847?
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Say hello to the . "When asked about his sources of inspiration, Pastor Jay (who wears a soul-patch instead of a traditional Amish beard) responded by saying: 'I mean, there I was, settling with 'church as usual' when I stumbled upon the writings of Brian McLaren. I felt like his words were coming right from my own head, you know?'" The picture alone is worth the visit. Hilarious. (ht: )
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I opened a new account at to post short quotes from whatever book I am currently reading. Actually, I set up an entire "quote blog" a long time ago, but it never really got off the ground. Heck, let's make this fun: I will give $10 via PayPal to the first person who finds my secret quote blog and contacts me with the correct URL. UPDATE: Scott (from ) is the winner, by finding http://www.jakebouma.com/quotes/. Nice work.
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