Mike's Blog Round Up

It's Sunday, so we'll provide a sermon. With Muslims rioting over cartoons, with the rise of violent religious Zionists, with the overweening political influence of our own religious extremists, with science, indeed, knowledge itself under assault, with our civic discourse debased by the pharisaical public piety of a president who passes out your tax dollars for faith-based fantasies -- and who even relies on a faith-based foreign policy -- sane citizens may want to bookmark this secular news service devoted exclusively to unbiased coverage of religion and ethics...and for critical analysis of the news in religion and politics, check out State of Belief on Air America radio at 5 PM on Sundays.

Pensito Review: This may prove the existence of a Higher Power. Ken Starr is in serious legal trouble!

War and Piece: An Indian chief has stepped up with some pictures of G-Dub and Jack Abramoff...and theNYT lays out a few reasons why we can't trust our president

Two reliably uplifting features: Bob Geiger's blasphemy-free cartoon roundup and Assclowns of the Week

No Capital: This sure as hell ain't 'Brownie's' fault...and neither is this

Raven's View: Arizona legislators playing doctor... Arizona legislators playing doctor...