The Bible used as weapon

Or as justification for violence is a massive distortion of the text, says Rev. Dr. Marie M. Fortune at FaithTrust Institute.

And thanks, Sister Letha, for the link.

You can watch the Senate health care debate

Ratchere at C-SPAN!

Women’s health is not a “social issue”

It’s actually a life-and-death one, says Connie Schultz at Truthout.

Say hello to the Fearmonger-In-Chief

In a stinging rebuke of mainstream media, The Anti-Defamation League has named Glenn Beck “fearmonger-in-chief.”

And thanks, The Raw Story, for the link.

Live like a rodent!

A French hotel offers you the once-in-a-lifetime (or so one would hope) opportunity to live like a rodent. For $150 a night.

And thanks, Bro. Tom, for the head’s up. I think.

Let’s do the Christian Side Hug!

It’s like the Time Warp (with Spanish subtitles), but different!

And thanks, Sister Vegas, for the link.

Ever have your kid wander off?

In the grocery store?

On the beach?

In the woods?

Then you’ll get this. Even if you never had a kid or never had a kid who wandered off, you might get it.

Being a feminist allows me to be cranky

And to not-embrace the new “Twilight” movie.

Whee! Swimmin’ against the tide! Ooooh, yeah!

Beauty shouldn’t hurt

And this sure looks painful, the National Stiletto Championship (you’ll have to scroll down below the nekkid former-would-be-son-in-law-of-the-former-would-be-vice-president) in Paris on Friday.

Not sure I could compete. In fact, I know I couldn’t.

All right-y, heathens

It’s Friday night and at one point in my life, that meant something.

Tonight, it means a trip to the grocery store and maybe a stop-off at the hamburger place down the street for a huge, honking plate of fries. (This really happened: I went through a Taco Bell drive-through for lunch today, and the woman there said, “Haven’t seen you in a while!” and my first reaction was pleasant because hey! I just moved here and the Taco Bell drive-through lady already recognizes my face! but then I realized she hadn’t seen me in a while because I stop off at Taco Bell on my way home from the gym and I haven’t been to the gym in a while, so…)

(Bill Clinton and I, in addition to being cross-cultural, use exercise as an excuse to eat crap. And we hope you do, too.)

But more to the point: You? How are you spending this Friday night, and don’t lie.