As an addendum to my earlier post on Anne Rice… A few people from Episcopal Cafe started a facebook page named Anne Rice, The Episcopal Church Welcomes You. I’m tickled because we started going to an Episcopal church a few months ago. After five years of circling, we finally found a church that shared our opinions on homosexuality, feminism and science. Bonus: It’s filled with great people who care about us and our kids. I think Anne Rice would be pleasantly surprised if she tried out an Episcopal church.
In other news, the Dove World Outreach Center plans on having a Quran burning day to prove that their name has nothing to do with their ministry. (It worked so well with witches, books, and Beatles albums. I mean, you never see them around anymore.)
The good thing however is that the National Association of Evangelicals actually issued a statement: The NAE calls on its members to cultivate relationships of trust and respect with our neighbors of other faiths. God created human beings in his image, and therefore all should be treated with dignity and respect. -via CNN
I would have been happier if they had said something more along the lines of “these people are a bunch of crackpots and we have nothing to do with them,” but at least they said something. Christians need to be more willing to denounce those in the ranks that are spewing hatred and nonsense instead of grousing about being lumped in with them.
Anne Rice who famously became a Christian a few years ago, has had enough.
I blame it on her conversion to Catholicism. If she had become Southern Baptist, it would have been a much quicker realization.
I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.
-Mohandas Gandhi
Heebie jeebie headline of the day: Spider-infested ship turned back from Guam landing Authorities in the U.S. territory of Guam have turned away a ship after thousands of spiders overflowed from its cargo. I’m having Arachnophobia flashbacks.
Not what I thought it was at first: Dolphin charged with battery against girlfriend (I thought wildlife researchers were getting too involved in their work, but it’s a football player.)
Feel good news: Glitz Bride & Formal in Nashville is giving away 40 designer dresses to military brides. “My step son is in the U.S. Air Force. He has been stationed at Fort Campbell,KY, for over a year now. He is currently deployed in Afghanistan.” said Glitz owner Ann Miller. “ I had been looking for a way to give back the soldiers and families at Fort Campbell, and our military as a whole. When this opportunity came up, I was so excited that I jumped on it immediately. I am so glad to have a way to give to those that give so much of themselves for us.” Link
Amazing local story: A Middle Valley man is lucky his grill caught fire.
Once things cooled down the homeowner and firefighters were outside talking about the fire when the homeowner collapsed, falling flat on his face. He stopped breathing and went into cardiac arrest.
As Hamilton County paramedics were called to the scene firefighters immediately began CPR and grabbed their automated external defibrillator.
“They pulled the automated external defibrillator and used it on this patient in the first two minutes which actually saved this gentleman’s life,” Maxwell said. Link
Woot, a website that offers one great deal a day, was aquired by Amazon yesterday. In honor of their new bosses, they are offering the Kindle for $149.99. That’s $40 less than it’s selling at Amazon right now and $130 more than an actual book. Their sales pitch is amusing:
We’re kind of, shall we say, operating in a grey area here so the quicker we get this deal done, the better for everybody, OK? No muss, no fuss, that’s what we always say. Well, when we’re not saying “What seems to be the trouble, officer?”
Also, Threadless is selling their shirts for $10 and shipping is $5. I don’t know how long it will last, so I went ahead and bought two that I’ve been eyeing: Gay Pride and Overcompensating.
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