I came across a review for a book by Gina Welch (Secular Jew, Athiest) about her undercover journey into Evangelical America. My first reaction was "Oh great, another athiest bashes the religious right." As I read further reviews and a Q&A with her on time.com it seems that she is trying to find common ground between Evangelicals and Athiests; to discover that we are all people with genuine motivations to do good and help others.

The book came out a couple of weeks ago, I'm going to pick it up this evening. Here are a couple of links to check out.

The holiest time of year for Christians is imminent.  In Canada, self-avowed "Evangelical Christian" Stephen Harper is taking steps to load the Senate he had previously claimed to despise with Harper supporters: network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2008/12/12/national-post-editorial-board-packed-senate-is-an-opportun-ity-missed.aspx