Post-Super Bowl quote of the day – and sheer nuttiness at the NYTimes
Colts coach Tony Dungy, on being the first African-American coach to win a Super Bowl:
Christmas and what it’s all about
Just got done watching the classic “A Charlie Brown Christmas” – it’s my favorite of all the half hour to hour Christmas classics (over Rudolph, and the others), and the original soundtrack to the show, composed by Vince Guaraldi, is a staple in my Christmas CD music collection.
Pope: “deeply sorry” for reactions in Muslim countries to his speech; also Italian nun killed by ‘Somali gunmen’
I’m way behind this weekend on the news, so I’ll start off this morning with news about the Pope’s non-apology apology (usually those aren’t good, but in this case, it is) and the news of an Italian nun who was murdered by, as the news describes it, ‘Somali gunmen.’ I think we know that that means.
Muslim outrage over the Pope’s remarks on Islam
Memeorandum has a link roundup of news stories and blogposts on the latest instance of Muslims taking offense at someone criticicizing Islam, this time, the Pope. The NYT reports:
The MTV Music Awards once again becomes a political stumping ground
Ok, so I know that we’re talking about the hard-to-take-seriously MTV here, but still … did you hear about last night’s award show, where Al Gore appeared on stage and talked about —global warming?
Got religion?
Lorie Byrd examines some of the latest election-year tactics from the Democratic party as they continue to try and gain some understanding of the values of voters, with an emphasis on religious values.