(Slublog: Changing the World, One Rant at a Time)

I blogged this'n 'specially 'cause I like the name of the blog:

"The left and the press (but I repeat myself), seem okay with a pastor that calls for God to "damn America" (http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Story?id=4443788) but are collectively freaking out over the fact that a visiting pastor from Africa once prayed over Sarah Palin (http://hotair.com/archives/2008/09/25/video-visiting-pastor-prays-over-palin-for-protection-from-witchcraft/) for protection from witchcraft. If I didn't know any better, I'd think there was some kind of double standard at play or something.

"Ace makes a good point here (http://ace.new.mu.nu/palin_proves_diplomatic_chops), and writes a line that made me laugh out loud. What was Palin supposed to do? Scream and run out of the church?

"A few years ago, I visited Russia with a church group to work at a youth camp for orphaned children. While there, I learned that the Russian church interprets I Thessalonians 5:26 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20thessalonians%205:26&version=31) a bit more literally than the American church, and not in a way I was entirely comfortable with. As it turned out, their idea of a "holy kiss" was a smack on the lips. Among brothers. . . ." More: http://www.slublog.com/archives/2008/09/i_guess_some_pa.html