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Both Barack Obama and John McCain made unmitigated moves this time around to appeal to Christian faith-based voters. Yet, the hard questions about money and Christian teachings have not been addressed by either candidate, mostly because they haven't been asked.

(note: Originally written my sophmore year of college in January 2003)

Simon Fuller took a simple concept like Merv’s Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune and made it work for TV. Fuller took “Let’s put on a show” idea from the Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland era and updated it.

Got to love it when "Christian" businessmen (and it's usually mostly men doing this) ignore the weightier matters of the law. Cue Jesus:

I know that what we’re looking at is a rich man who was given a chance to do something almost all of us only dream about because he has money and connections.  Nevertheless, watching this at bat by Billy Crystal just sends shivers down my spine:

Via Crunchy Con, this excerpt from Nicole Johnson's book The Invisible Woman: A Special Story for Mothers.

ABC News reports,

After completing two tours in Iraq, Sgt. Wayne Leyde won $1 million from a scratch-and-win lotto ticket on Tuesday. ...

Leyde couldn't believe it when he scratched a winning ticket, but he still plans to return to Iraq.

"It was a commitment I made about three months ago. I'm going to stick to it," Leyde said about his decision. ...

Jesus told us that “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” That being said, I’m anxious to really learn what that might look like. Here’s my plan: I want to tell my children the teachings and parables of Jesus, unfettered by my explanations, and see how little children seek to live out those teachings. The problem is, I’ve looked around, and I can’t find any children’s books that teach the chall