Rev. Ed Young has challenged married couples in his congregation to have seven straight days of sex. He told The New York Times: “We should try to double up the amount of intimacy we have in marriage. And when I say intimacy, I don’t mean holding hands in the park or a back rub.” “For…

I was once Googling the word “mandalas” — a symmetrical symbol found in many different faiths. I came upon a whole world of Mandala art but none moved me more than the digitally manipulated photographs of flowers done by David Bookbinder. He now has a blog on Beliefnet.

In an exchange this weekend with Tom Brokaw, Joe Lieberman said he regretted some of what he’d said during the campaign. Brokaw said, “I hear the word regret, but not the word apologize.” Lieberman responded that he’s “going forward,” adding, “You can take from the word ‘regret’ what you will. I wish I had not…

This is, according to Wired.com, a screen grab of some of the dialogue that was going on when a teen broadcast himself committing suicide on Justin.tv. Notice the two “LOL”s. Perhaps some viewers assumed it was a hoax. For that reason, what I find just as unnerving is the reaction in the subsequent few days.…

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