Updates from News and Sports....
1) Bishop Elected, Episcopalians Suspended
In the ever-increasing difficulty within churches over issues gay, the Episcopalians have been suspended by the world-wide Anglican movement from serving on ecumenical bodies. All because of a lesbian elected bishop in California. There was supposed to be a moratorium on such actions. The main effect will be in ecumenical dialogues between the Anglicans and other church bodies.
~~~~ Somehow this doesn't sound like a big punishment. "Sorry- you can't be called a committee member anymore." Scares me.
2) Oil Spill
I came across a web site that superimposes the current size of the oil spill on top of where you live. I did it and was shocked by the size when placed over someplace I am familiar with. It is downright frightening.
~~~~I can't even think of a snide remark. It's much too serious for that.
Link to map.
~~~~Side note heard on NPR- BP has purchased a sponsored link on Internet search engines. Their "Sponsored Link" will show up at the top of a number of different searches. Good use of money. (Ooops. Tongue got caught in my left cheek.)
3) The Longest War
One word: Afghanistan.
4) Send Them Home?
Helen Thomas. A DC news icon for seemingly centuries. She thinks the Jews should leave Palestine and head home. To Germany.
~~~~Sure- right after the Europeans go back home and leave America to the Americans .
5) Now in Sports- Hope for High Heat
The BIG STORY today has been the Washington Nationals. No, not a typo. They had the top draft pick last year, a major pitching phenom named Stephen Strasburg. Supposedly the biggest, meanest, best fastball pitcher since, well, maybe forever. A sell-out crowd in DC as he made his MLB debut. There was even a news post after the first inning to say he had 11 pitches and six of them were strikes. Then he struck out the side in the second. And two more in the third. Hmmm. Maybe he has potential.
~~~~Finally, news that affects all of us. (Ooops. Tongue got caught in my right cheek.)
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