- When I look at weather maps online, I always prefer looking at the animated version.
- I hear that Jerry Rice will be featured on the new Michael Irvin reality show.
- I never heard of a hard drive dock before yesterday, but it seems like a good idea.
- For those of you that happen to have a pair of 3-D glasses laying around, check this out.
- Five Texans will be on the next Bachelorette – Will that show please go away.
- A Baptist pastor writes Christians Have No Reason to Fear Public Education
- I’m confused, is today the National Day of Prayer or the National Day of Reason?
- I have in infection where my stitches are, per the doctor.
- The lawn needs mowing, but I’m told I can’t sweat because of the stitches.
- OtherDogGeeding really needs a haircut.
- WifeGeeding is really ready for the school year to be over.
- I may be the only person outside of Minnesota, but I would like to see Farve come back and play for the Vikes.
- Grace
Afghanistan’s only pig quarantined in flu fear
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s only known pig has been locked in a room, away from visitors to Kabul zoo where it normally grazes beside deer and goats, because people are worried it could infect them with the virus popularly known as swine flu.
The pig is a curiosity in Muslim Afghanistan, where pork and pig products are illegal because they are considered irreligious, and has been in quarantine since Sunday after visitors expressed alarm it could spread the new flu strain.
“For now the pig is under quarantine, we built it a room because of swine influenza,” Aziz Gul Saqib, director of Kabul Zoo, told Reuters. “We’ve done this because people are worried about getting the flu.”
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Church Baptizes Obama’s Dead Mother
ST. GEORGE – Officials for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are looking into the posthumous baptism of Stanley Ann Dunham, mother of President Barack Obama.
According to published reports, a temple ritual known as “baptism for the dead” was performed June 4, 2008, for Dunham, who died in 1995, in the Provo temple. On June 11, in the same temple, another temple rite known as the “endowment” was performed for Dunham.”The offering of baptism to our deceased ancestors is a sacred practice to us and it is counter to church policy for a church member to submit names for baptism for persons to whom they are not related,” Scott Trotter, a spokesman for the LDS Church, said. “The church is looking into the circumstances of how this happened and does not yet have all the facts. However, this is a serious matter and we are treating it as such.”
[Thanks, Nic!]
A Very Cool Denominational Differences Website
Patheos is a newly launched website written by religion experts in easy to understand terms. A cool feature of Patheos is that the information is organized into different layers, so you have the options of Side by Side Comparison, Snapshot Lens, Tree Lens, and a few others.
And if you still can’t find what you are looking for, well, they have an FAQ and Ask An Expert section.
I really like the Side By Side Comparison feature. For instance, here’s a look at Baptists, Methodists, and Presbyterians. You have a choice of seeing the comparison in an overview, and if you want more detail, you can expand a section and then click on a “View Detail”.
Here’s a small snippet from their About page to give you a sense of what they are all about:
The foundation of Patheos is an expansive library of easy-to-read information on world religions unmatched in terms of depth and breadth by any other resource currently available on the Web. All library material is original and produced by the world’s leading theological experts, many from top North American colleges and universities, with author bios and credentials accessible on the site to visitors. Additionally, all library content has been peer-reviewed to ensure the highest level of credibility, objectivity and accuracy.
And yes, I spent a lot of time on this website. 😉