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As usual with Sarah Silverman, this is very funny but not for the squeamish:The Great Schlep from The Great Schlep on Vimeo.

Some very interesting comments on my post about whether the Internet is to blame for a rising number of people believing Obama is Muslim. A few of them help me understand something that’s been puzzling me. Remember that whole Jeremiah Wright controversy, which dominated the news for about a month? It almost killed Obama’s candidacy…

As he prays over Sarah Palin, Bishop Thomas Muthee says, “Make her way my God. Bring finances her way even for the campaign in the name of Jesus.”This tape (hat-tip Andrew Sullivan) reminds us that, among other things, there are still legitimate questions that need to be asked of Sarah Palin about her faith, and…

This is Bishop Thomas Muthee of the Wasilla Assembly of God church in 2005. Palin no longer attended the church regularly but was there that day (and is prayed over here) “The second area whereby God wants us, wants to penetrate in our society is in the economic area. The Bible says that the wealth…

The financial crisis shows that once again we respond with open wallets to accute, explosive catastrophes but not slow, seething scandals. Bono puts it in perspective: “It is extraordinary to me that you can find $700 billion to save Wall Street and the entire (Group of Eight nations) can’t find $25 billion to save 25,000…

Rep. Alcee Hastings (once impeached as a judge) makes a particularly incoherent pitch to stir up fear among Jews and blacks in Florida. (Hat tip: National Review)

To illustrate the limits of reason, Rabbi David Wolpe, author of the new atheism-busting book, Why Faith Matters, offers this parable — “Buridan’s ass.” Jean Buridan (1300-1358) was a French Priest who told this story: Imagine a donkey equidistant between two barrels of hay. Now imagine that this donkey is a rationalist, someone who will…

Rush Limbaugh’s surprising claim that Barack Obama is “not black” and “not African American” (he’s Arab!) brought some persuasive counter theories to the fore, including this from reader “kbhvac”: “O’bama is really Irish. That is why he praised his republican kinsman Ronald Reagan…. His favorite breakfast cereal is, you guessed it. Lucky Charms. Just look…

The ABCNews poll is a bit “out there” in projecting a nine point lead for Obama. But putting aside the overall horserace number, two stats jump out at me. Yes, a lot of this is driven by the economy but there’s been a stunning change in just two weeks on the question of who is…

Remember all the talk about how evangelicals are broadening their agenda to include other issues like the environment and poverty? Well, they may be focusing more on those issues – and one survey says they are more green-conscious — but that doesn’t mean they’ve gotten more liberal in their politics on these issues. A stunning…
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