VirusHead - Mutating bits of contagious discourse, because language is a virus.

Governor Sonny Perdue is joining lawmakers and ministers on the steps of the Georgia state Capitol to pray for rain.
How totally embarrassing.
Well, Bush let ‘em down - “Tough luck, Georgia.”
Water is not a partisan issue. You have water or you don’t.
They’ve known about the potential problems of a rapidly-expanding state (and city) population for some [...]

I stumbled across a great post at live. laugh. love.
As a person trying to do things to make this world a better place, it makes me very angry to read the glorification of violence and death in violence as something done out of love and endorsed by God. Loving your neighbor as yourself does [...]

Maps of War has a really interesting mapping of religion memes - spread and warfare:
How has the geography of religion evolved over the centuries, and where has it sparked wars? Our map gives us a brief history of the world’s most well-known religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Selected periods of inter-religious bloodshed [...]

I have something to say about the recent Supreme Court decision that upheld the ban on late-term abortions, whether or not the pregnancy endangers the woman’s life.
I’m a pragmatic contextual ethicist with a spiritual sensibility, and I cannot be silent. I cannot pretend that I don’t understand the next step in this game. If [...]

Where are we, America?
March 20th will be the four-year anniversary of the Iraq invasion and subsequent occupation. We’ve succeeded in making a bad situation worse for the people of Iraq. We’ve killed and been killed. We’ve drained our financial resources for the foreseeable future, and handed out contracts to such ilk as Halliburton. The oil [...]

In light of the recent changes at WebRing, I’ve decided to offer my ring members an alternative join-up at RingSurf. Those who want to leave Webring, or limit their participation to the terms of a free account, are welcome to use the RingSurf option. New members are welcome, too!
Virtual Church of Benevolent Deities, [...]

That’s how I like to see it - religion flanked on either side by freedom and liberty. Liberty of religious belief and expression, freedom of religion from government intervention and freedom of government from religious intervention. Freedom of thought, freedom of mind, freedom of belief.
When I was a kid, it was very common for us [...]