Random links
- Interfaith marriages are rising fast, but they're failing fast too
- "[I]t is an open secret among academics that tsk-tsking grandmothers may be right. According to calculations based on the American Religious Identification Survey of 2001, people who had been in mixed-religion marriages were three times more likely to be divorced or separated than those who were in same-religion marriages."
- Ph.D. comics: A call for papers
- Ok, they're not all that bad as suggested, although some are pretty close.
- Popcorn a Hidden Source of Antioxidants, Study Says
- "Popcorn, the movie-accompanying favorite snack, can also be a good source of fiber and antioxidants, says a new study presented Tuesday." - just pretend you don't put any butter or salt on yours and it's healthy. Whole grains, remember?
- (U.S.) Military burns unsolicited Bibles sent to Afghanistan
- "Military personnel threw away, and ultimately burned, confiscated Bibles that were printed in the two most common Afghan languages amid concern they would be used to try to convert Afghans, a Defense Department spokesman said Tuesday. ... military rules forbid troops of any religion from proselytizing while deployed there"