Blog Heap o'Urantiana Links 30 April 2009
Links regarding faith and belief
and men, women, marriage, and family life,
also sciences, the spritual and the 'supernatural,'
and, of course, Jesus of Nazareth.
Spiritual Matters
crooksandliars.com Thu 2009-Apr-30 10:39pm
Hitchens joined Anderson Cooper last night on a shortened version of "AC360" to discuss the life of Jerry Falwell. Former Director of the Christian Coalition Ralph Reed was first up and as expected, praised Falwell...then came old Chris and he offered up an alternate perspective.
Evolution Isn't Easy
msnbc.msn.com Thu 2009-Apr-30 9:18pm
Africans have more genetic variation than anyone else on Earth, according to a new study that helps narrow the location where humans first evolved... nearly three-fourths of African-Americans can trace their ancestry to West Africa... The so-called "Cape-colored" population of South Africa has highest levels of mixed ancestry on the globe, a blend of African, European, East Asian and South Indian... about 71 percent of African-Americans can trace their ancestry to western African origins. They also have between 13 percent and 15 percent European ancestry and a smaller amount of other African origins. There was "very little" evidence for American Indian genes among African-Americans....
Disturbing Family Patterns
dailymail.co.uk Thu 2009-Apr-30 3:06pm
A former prison officer has given birth to a baby fathered by a 'dangerous' inmate. ... Police were called in over accusations that she had breached security, but she resigned before they finished investigating.
google.com Thu 2009-Apr-30 1:16pm
KATY — Police say a 12-year-old suburban Houston girl fatally shot her father in the back of the head, possibly while he was sleeping. ... Neighbor... told the newspaper there had been tension between the girl and her father.