Televangelist Calls for Chavez’ Death:

Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson called on Monday for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, calling him a “terrific danger” to the United States.

This is an inexcusable statement for a man who calls himself a Christian. Maybe he should be more concerned with what is referenced on theexcellent GetReligion Blog. What do we do when the only way to get a constitution adopted in Iraq is the inclusion of ties to a religion that has been used as a reason for jihad?

Iraq is such a mess I can’t believe there ever was a time where I thought it was a good endeavor.

Misc

Act One definitely has fertile ground in which to work.

Something that I’ve been thinking quite a lot about recently. Is my faith too personal? Is it too much about me and not enough about what God wants me to do and how He wants me to serve Him? By seeking to make God more accessible and “relevant” are we rejecting the history and background that provides proof for the truth? That, even after 2000 years, people still are believing, still are following, still are trusting? Think about it for yourself.

ESPN.com – NCAA – NCAA bans American Indian mascots in postseason:

The NCAA banned the use of American Indian mascots by sports teams during its postseason tournaments, but will not prohibit them otherwise.

The NCAA’s Executive Committee decided this week the organization did not have the authority to bar Indian mascots by individual schools, committee chairman Walter Harrison said Friday.

Nicknames or mascots deemed “hostile or abusive” would not be allowed by teams on their uniforms or other clothing beginning with any NCAA tournament after Feb. 1, said Harrison, the University of Hartford’s president.

“What each institution decides to do is really its own business” outside NCAA championship events, he s

My thoughts? Correct decision, unless the name is tied to a particular tribe that would consent to the school keeping the name

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