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Capital Annex shares that the Southwestern Theological Seminary in Fort Worth has now banned the promotion of anyone who practices “speaking in tongues.”
Funny that the Baptists are banning what the apostle Paul allowed.
From Vince:

Considering I can’t even speak Spanish after taking two years of it in high school, I’m sure I’m not a good candidate for speaking in tongues. I have witnessed people speaking in tongues before though. About 15 years ago I went to church with a friend who was Pentacostal. In addition to witnessing people “drunk in the Holy Spirit,” and seeing a woman jump over a pew, I saw and heard people speak in tongues. While it is an interesting sight, I think it’s more interesting that Texas psychoconservative Baptists have decided that speaking in tongues is simply too “out there.”

Looks like a lot of interpreters will have to look for other work now.

I meant to post this yesterday but it slipped my mind.
This is Libertarian candidate James Werner’s response to the question of teaching intelligent design in our state’s schools.

I prefer school choice–allowing parents to escape government schools and send their kids to institutions that best represent their beliefs.
As long as children are forced to attend government schools, however, intelligent design should not be taught in science class. It is not a testable hypothesis, and therefore not appropriate for the science classroom.

Mark Cuban continues discussion on the new Google and Youtube venture and how it will affect companies like Apple:

While we all wonder what the content companies will do going forward with Google and Youtube, you have to wonder what Apple is thinking and how they will respond.
They have to be sitting their with eyes wide open as they watch 3 of the major record labels sign some sort of deal with Gootube that rewards them with 4k shares of stock each, worth more than 15mm dollars that from appearances will allow Gootube to offer music videos for free from the Gootube site

I’ve discussed before that people expect free content on the web. They don’t mind waiting for an ad as long as the content is free. And most people will pay a minimal price for content that’s ad free.
So it will be interesting to see where Google goes with Youtube and their other ventures.
Their ad network is their cash cow. I wonder if they’ll ever offer subscriptions or pay services for people to skip over their ads.

From the Independent Grandma for Texas campaign:

the Houston Chronicle, Chris Bell’s hometown newspaper, has just issued a strong endorsement for Carole Keeton Strayhorn for governor. “Only Carole Keeton Strayhorn,” the newspaper says, “has the experience and savvy to win election to the governorship and then use the office to improve public education and change the course of Texas for the better.”

The article can be viewed online here.

Bush is drinking again! (Late Late Show)

Craig Ferguson thinks President Bush might be drinking again.

U2 is hosting a scavenger hunt, and it’s a far cry from the kind you played as a sticky-fingered child. Bono and his merry Irish men are hosting a lyric hunt that will feature a grand prize of an all-expense-paid trip to see U2’s Vertigo tour, featuring openers Pearl Jam, at the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu — and it will be held online via websites around the world, including exclusively Dose.ca in Canada.
Banners featuring lyric excerpts from tracks on the band’s forthcoming U218 Singles, a best-of compilation, will be posted on various international websites, which fans must locate after reading clues posted on U2.com. Each excerpt will have one highlighted letter, and once fans collect all the letters, they can use them to answer a question posted on U2.com. Those who answer correctly will be eligible to enter to win the grand prize.
The great hunt begins on Monday and will run until Nov. 6.
U218 Singles will be released Nov. 21 and features songs spanning the band’s massive career, from Boy (1980) to How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004). The disc will also include two new tracks recorded at legendary Abbey Road Studios in London: “The Saints Are Coming,” featuring political punks Green Day, and a yet-to-be-titled track.