news roundup

Some fresh links:

Religious Unity and the Synchronicity of Chaos Theory
Huffington Post (blog)

Huston Smith; Dalai Lama; "...we can hope that it will bring about a unity between adherents of the world's faiths leading to a sort of birth of a new world free from war and discord with all harmoniously joined in peace and prosperity."

Oh sure, we can hope. &^%$# hippies... it's engineering that saves people, not wishing & dreaming.

New York Community Board Supports Ground Zero Mosque
Voice of America
"Critics of the plan say it is disrespectful to the victims of the attack to build a Muslimreligious space so close to a site destroyed by Islamist[s]..."

But then again Islam is the religion of 'submission' and 'peace', no?

Female Religious Righter Caught in Affair?
ScienceBlogs (blog)
"Haley, currently a state rep in South Carolina, is a religious right, family values conservative all the way. Sarah Palin has endorsed her candidacy..."

Do as I say, not as I do, again again again.

US Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Arizona School Choice Suit
Catholic Online
"They stress that Arizonans are free to choose other school tuition organizations that fund non-religious private schools..."

Tax credits for 'donations' to educational non-profits (private tuition).. a step closer to school vouchers, methinks.

White's proclamation shows uneven nature of morality debate

Spartanburg Herald Journal

"...For instance, Spartanburg Mayor Junie White has issued a proclamation on behalf of the city of Spartanburg, declaring June 19 to be Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Day.The debate over sexual issues is fundamentally a moral and therefore religious one. Some people follow the Jewish and Christian Scriptures and see that authority as prohibiting homosexuality. Others adhere to a different moral authority that allows homosexuality.."

More sex news from South Carolina... sorta.