Interhash 2006 Photos

I went to the World Interhash in Chiang Mai, Thailand last October. Over 6000 hashers from around the world in one place with unlimited beer and official sanction from the Thai government. Imagine the insanity, if you dare. There’s an album of pictures from my trip up here: InterhashThailand2006 As usual, I didn’t take enough…

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God Debate: Sam Harris vs. Rick Warren

Newsweek setup a sit-down debate between Sam Harris, outspoken atheist and author of Letter to a Christian Nation, and Rick Warren, evangelist and pastor at the Saddleback Church. As Bruce Godfrey pointed out, Harris can be quite a jerk sometimes, but there’s little of that in evidence here. Excerpt: JON MEACHAM: Rick, since you’re the…

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Terry Jones Speaks Out on British Captives in Iran

Terry Jones, film director and Python, has a lovely op-ed in the Guardian entitled “Call that humiliation?” that’s worth a read. I share the outrage expressed in the British press over the treatment of our naval personnel accused by Iran of illegally entering their waters. It is a disgrace. We would never dream of treating…

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