god, gays, garfunkel

• I never really read Mother Jones, but I happened to check out their site this week and was pleasantly surprised to find a piece by my former co-worker John Sugg. Good stuff, and definitely alarming.
A Nation Under God
For the increasingly powerful Christian Reconstruction movement, the task is to establish the Kingdom of God right now—from the courthouse to the White House.

• Speaking of crazy God stuff, I was talking to my BF's mom this weekend and mentioned reading a fascinating piece in The New Yorker about the Episcopal fight over gay priests. I dug up the link to send it to her, and read the story again myself. Amazing work. Not sure how long this link will work, but here goes:
A Church Asunder For Episcopalians, faith in the power of compromise was almost doctrinal—until a diocese elected a gay bishop.

• Finally, though it has nothing to do with the Almighty, I've had a couple of kooky clips in The NY Press. First was a personal essay on the power of outdoor music.
Feelin' Groovy
Searching for the next legendary outdoor concert

This week the NYP ran a revised version of my blog post about venturing into IKEA Hell. It's changed a bit from the original a year ago. Enjoy.
Yellow is the Color of Fear