Yates & Insanity

I was listening to NPR the other day, and they were discussing the insanity defense being used by Andrea Yates attornies (a defense that appears to have worked). After listening to this, I was left wondering - what is the apparent connection of "doing God's work" and insanity. Yates, by her own admission, said that … Continue reading Yates & Insanity

NPR Moments – April 7

This story from NPR's All Things Considered discusses the conservative black clergy getting all excited from the pulpitt. Also during ATC, there was this story about Judas Iscariot's gospel that has recently been translated.

ATC on NPR

Two interesting stories on All Things Considered (NPR) today. First. Yahoo and AOL want to start charging companies to allow them to mail you (sort of a SPAM deterrent) mass mailings. Examples in the segment include Red Cross, etc.  Interesting concept, but equally interesting is the argument that a person should be able to control … Continue reading ATC on NPR