I thought this was fascinating, though Juan Cole is making a larger point in his posting:
That is, in Muslim-majority Syria, the government actually grants land to Christians for the building of churches, along with free water and electricity. Christians have their own personal status legal code, straight from the Vatican. (It is because Christians have [...] Read more »

I thought this was pretty funny:
10. No one will kill you for not drinking Beer.
9. Beer doesn’t tell you how to have sex.
8. Beer has never caused a major war.
7. They don’t force Beer on minors who can’t think for themselves.
6. When you have a Beer, you don’t knock on people’s doors trying to give [...] Read more »

I’m going to betray the usual protocol and quote a blog post in its entirety. This coming-out post by a fellow atheist - Chris Bowers at OpenLeft - has left me with a lot to say (emphasis added):
Rick Warren Hates Atheists, Like Me
by: Chris Bowers
Fri Dec 19, 2008 at 14:18
Left-wing pressure seems to have dubious effect, so [...] Read more »

Yes, this is what we need: more self-righteous Christianity. From Matt Stoller’s photostream, apparently taken in central Washington state. Read more »