Lots of good stuff at Kairos, esp. for those following the discussion of forgiveness. Verrrry interesting post on Crusaders–the men, the myth, the women, the Muslims, and more… OK, more tomorrow. Read more

“You know, I’ve been working for years, developing, breeding, and conditioning these maggots….They feed on human flesh.” “Why must it be human flesh? Why not animal?” “I haven’t got time to explain it to you now.” –Veronica Lake and Phil Philbin, “Flesh Feast” Read more

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D.C. AREA FOLKS, ESP. CATHOLICS: THIS LOOKS INTERESTING. Read more

Hey, I futzed with Q’s for O’s, send me suggestions for websites I should link to. And feel free to send email about the site or the questions on it. I have two that I guess I need to answer sometime soon…! Read more

IDIOTIC, BUT STRANGELY SATISFYING. Read more

OMG, it’s an “I, Claudius” Drinking Game!!!! Scary!!!! Plus, I’m not the fool everyone takes me for… how ’bout you? Links via, once more, the Rat. Read more

THIS ONE’S REALLY GOOD. Via the Rat. Read more

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION: Occasionally I print stuff from the Keston Institute’s email newsletter, which you all should subscribe to. (It’s free!) Here are excerpts from this week’s installment: BELARUS: ONE QUARTER OF HINDU COMMUNITY IN PRISON (10 Sept). An estimated quarter of the active members of a small Hindu community in the Belarusian capital Minsk are now serving ten-day prison sentences for holding an unauthorised demonstration to protest against earlier state actions against their community. The... Read more