Kiwi Atheist MP on Christmas [in New Zealand]

Dr Russell Norman--Member of Parliament, Co-leader of the Greens, and an atheist--does a masterful job of articulating both the theology and implications of the incarnation in the first seven to eight minutes of his speech to Parliament. It's well worth a look, though it takes maybe 30 seconds to load.

Proud to be a Kiwi, though why this guy isn't a Christian in light of what he says is almost as much of a mystery as the incarnation.

Model Predicts Extinction of Religion in New Zealand (& Nine Other Countries)

http://pda.physorg.com/news/2011-03-religion-verge-extinction-countries.html

Pride and Pain

Before & After: The Canterbury TV Building where 15 staff are unaccounted for


I am so proud of my fellow-kiwis' responses to this tragedy (see video below), but have a very heavy heart for the families who have lost loved ones and so much else.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/video.cfm?c_id=1&gal_cid=1&gallery_id=116952

The World is Falling Apart at the Seams

• Tunisia, Egypt, Bharain, Iran, Jordan, Libya...

• The Capitol Building in Madison, Wisconsin...

• And a major earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfcWraeZvcw

                                           Lord, have mercy on them and us all!

                    And from the significant to the incidental: been in Wisconsin 4 years tomorrow.