In 1938 Orson Wells won fame and infamy when his radio play “War of the Worlds,” an adaptation of H.G. Wells’ book (written 40 years earlier) caused mass panic.
Fast forward to 2006.
February.
The US marketing machine in full mode.
A fake website.
A blog. 
A ninth novel of the apocalypic kind called “Prayers for the Assassin” by Robert Ferrigno. An interview with a [...]

This is an interesting story of a South Carolina minister who has refused to continue to perform civil marriages for his state.
Rev. Joe Hoffman says:
When I sign that piece of paper for marriage, as an agent of the state, I give (heterosexual couples) about 1,100 rights and privileges that gay and lesbian couples do not [...]

Focus on the Family Canada has opened an Ottawa think tank - Institute of Marriage and Family Canada. (lobby group?) Are we going to see Canadian equivlalents of Justice Sundays?
According to ChristianWeek this group will not be lobbying. I wonder why I don’t believe this.
Rogusky concedes “it’s going to take some work” for the IMFC to [...]

Apparently in April 2005 in the Indiana State Legislature:
On April 5, 2005, Reverend Clarence Brown delivered the invocation.2 The
prayer included the thanks: “Father we are so gracious [sic - grateful?] to You for Your grace and mercy that You have allowed us to be able to have and Father I thank You for our Lord and Savior [...]

Pillagers in Purple by Father Jake
There’s an invasion of pastoral boundaries going on in these situations as well. Proposed plans for alternative oversight in situations in which the relationship between the bishop and a congregation becomes strained always includes in their goals some form of reconciliation. With most of the congregations that have recently left, [...]

via bloggedy blog - The Clueless Manifesto - Creating Passionate Users  (take off on the Cluetrain Manifesto)
Mathematician/philosopher Alfred North Whitehead said,
“The ’silly question’ is the first intimation of some totally new development.”
The clueful need us. We’re the ones who ask the silly questions.
Here’s to the Clueless OnesThe ones who see things differently
They’re not fond [...]

I think it sends a terrible signal to friends around the world that it’s okay for a company from one country to manage the port, but not a country that plays by the rules and has got a good track record from another part of the world can’t manage the port.
And so, look, I can [...]

Warren Kinsella:
Mark Bourrie and I have reached a settlement. At his web site, and here, Bourrie has agreed that the following should be published:
“The manner in which my January 14, 2006 blog entry was worded made it seem that Mr. Kinsella had been a party to illegal conduct when this was clearly not the case. [...]