White evangelicals are the American Taliban.
Nations that have the highest secularization rates, including Scandinavia, Australia, Canada and Japan, also are among the healthiest, wealthiest, and safest in the world. Secularization highly correlates with belief in science, higher education levels, increased vaccination rates, stronger societal safety nets and greater protection for minority groups.The decline of reactionary organized religion can clearly be a progressive force for good.
One early morning.
Lifting the dark
misty veil of the night.
From the pillow of its mountain
peak, the sun rose and saw..
The valley is filled
with the season of love.
And the branches of
memories have sprouted..
..innumerable
blossoms of past moments.
Unspoken, unheard yearnings.
Half asleep, half awake.
Rubbing its eyes, it watChes.
As it flows in wave after wave..
At once new, also the same.
Yes, the very same life which
encompasses love and desire.
Meeting and also parting.
And a sense..
..that time is flowing like a river,
whispering as it flows..
..that the valley is
filled with the season of love.
And the branches of
memories have sprouted..
..innumerable blossoms
of the past moments.
The lead singer for U2 has been praised and criticized for his activism and involvement with U2. He has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, was granted an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and, with Bill and Melinda Gates, was named Time Person of the Year in 2005, among other awards and nominations.
And, he has sold a couple of records and a few concert tickets....
Happy Birthday Bono!!
