Pentecost Sunday: Different Christian Groups Emphasize Different Aspects

[via Levellers]

In Defense of Eye Candy

[HT: frenetic peace]

Something or Nothing...

Suppose there is a terrible problem and there are only two options:

(A) Do nothing.
(B) Do something to make the problem worse.

All politicians choose (B) of course!...

Here's a brainstorm. Doing something to make things worse, that is equal to negative aid. If you change from doing something bad to doing nothing, that is equal to a decrease in negative aid. A decrease in negative aid is equal to an increase in positive aid. Therefore, doing nothing = positive aid. QED.

[via Aid Watch, HT: Texas In Africa]

why we need mothers & fathers, brothers & sisters, daughters & sons

[via the carnival in my head, HT: Faith Dance]

Star Trek: Science Fiction for Progressives

[via Levellers]

Making an Impact

When you see a title "My Favorite Story About My Mom" there are certain expectations. Images of hugging and flowers come to mind. Perhaps the smell of your favorite home-cooked meal, or knowing that mom will always be there for you. Yes, these are tender memories. Yet, they have nothing to do with my favorite, now iconic, story about my mom....{continue...}

[via Stacy from Louisville]

The Patriot’s Bible and Justified Torture

[via Christus Victor Ministries]

Otherwise Unheard

Nature does not obey the call of the drum -
and yet, in the dissonant resonance
emerge harmonies otherwise unheard. {full poem}

[via frenetic peace]

While there is still much to reconcile, it forces an important question: How do you appropriately address the genocide as an organization without passively assisting its abuse?

[via Mo'dernity, Mo'problems]

Swine Fever: Part of the Deal

[via Kester Brewin, HT: Jordon Cooper]