Know what? Ancient cultures and languages turn me on. Yeah, that's right; I am a nerd. But just see it from my point of view for a second.
The diversity of languages long forgotten. The drama of empires rising and falling as their leaders struggle to forge something permanent. Power struggles. Subversive messages and counter-cultural movements. Exotic and foreign-sounding names. The many ingenious ways people have devised to write down their thoughts, feelings, and prayers.
Take for example the Avestan script (here and here). Beautiful, isn't it? It was developed in the 300s AD to write down really old Zoroastrian prayers because the Old Persian language (related to Sanskrit) was falling into disuse. The new alphabet still got squashed under the weight of the seventh century Arabic rulers who brought their own language and alphabet. The hymns and teachings of Zarathustra and many Persians after him are almost gone by 900 AD.
Omniglot.com and AncientScripts.com are devoted to the awesome study of writing systems.

A vortex of plastic garbage. The size of Texas. Between Hawaii and North America. Gross.

After reading David Kuo's blog on the Haggard scandal, i'm embarassed at how unnecessarily mean and harsh i was. Maybe I'm angry at black-and-white Bronze Age teachings where I see a lot of gray area. Maybe I'm angry at preachers who make faithful persons with same-sex attractions feel guilty, as if they did something wrong. Maybe I'm angry at the spector of prudishly repressed sexuality in our country that forces men like Ted Haggard to retreat into the deep recesses of the closet. A closet of self-loathing, fear, and paranoia. But I do pray that he and his family will find healing. All of us make mistakes. We all need the gentle touch and warm embrace of a loving God. It is not my place to judge or to ostracize.

Everyone's talking about him. Here's my two cents.

Words: guy preached to millions through his ministry about the evils of homosexuality and the folly to engage in such a lifestyle.
Actions: for three years guy calls up the same male escort to get naked massages and buy methamphetamines from while away on business.
His flock are demanding accountability.
He made his own bed, now will he sleep in it? Hipocrisy hurts us all.

I loved watching Doogie Howser, M.D. as a kid. Now I have another reason to watch it. Go Doogie!

Are you kidding me?? If this guy is for real, i weep for all of you Christians, all of you Muslims, and all of you Americans. So very, very sad.