So you know all those rumors that Obama is the antichrist? Not true. This is from a source who should know:

CAROL STREAM, Ill., Aug. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- John McCain's campaign ad "The One" has generated a lot of buzz regarding the "Left Behind Series." Political commentators are comparing McCain's portrayal of competitor Barack Obama with the blockbuster apocalyptic series' depiction of the antichrist. But even the series authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins don't think Obama is the antichrist. What may have been created as a farce has generated a firestorm of controversy on the internet.

LaHaye and Jenkins take a literal interpretation of prophecies found in the Book of Revelation. They believe the antichrist will surface on the world stage at some point, but neither see Obama in that role. "I've gotten a lot of questions the last few weeks asking if Obama is the antichrist," says novelist Jenkins. "I tell everyone that I don't think the antichrist will come out of politics, especially American politics."

"I can see by the language he uses why people think he could be the antichrist," adds LaHaye, "but from my reading of scripture, he doesn't meet the criteria. There is no indication in the Bible that the antichrist will be an American."

That's nice.

Left Behind Authors Speak Out on McCain Ad 'The One'

Good News Friday! Does this relate to the AmEx choose your charity thing? Cause I voted for you (and forewent DonorsChoose who actually give me stuff)...

I, OTOH, have just received Good Work News. We love a Good News Friday!!

Woohoo!!!

I drove by my friends' house on my way to work past the moving truck that's moving them to New Jersey today. So, it's been Sad Times Friday for me so far.

Also, A Little Hung Over from Wine Last Night Friday.

There is no indication in the Bible that the antichrist will be an American.

Hey! What, is America not capable of producing an antichrist? C'mon this is America, we can do anything! Why is LaHaye so unpatriotic?

Good News Friday! Does this relate to the AmEx choose your charity thing? Cause I voted for you (and forewent DonorsChoose who actually give me stuff)...

Not yet. Thanks for voting for me! You know, you can still vote for DonorsChoose in addition.

I'm waiting to see what kind of contortions the wing-nuts go through to justify both thinking Obabma is the anti-Christ and continuing to embrace the Left Behind series.

I didn't know that! i'll have to go do that right now.

So you know all those rumors that Obama is the antichrist?

I thought Hillary Clinton was supposed to be? Make up your minds, people!

I'm waiting to see what kind of contortions the wing-nuts go through to justify both thinking Obabma is the anti-Christ and continuing to embrace the Left Behind series.

Easy. Obama isn't American, problem solved. (And don't you read your email?)

Exploiting-the-hivemind-are-us, round 17:

Would any of you clever with-actual-knowledge nice people like to be brutally take-no-prisoners-ly nitpicker-ly honest in tearing apart my abstract so that I can improve it? Any sort of remark is more than welcome - obviously, the language and grammar, as well as sentence and paragraph structure, but of course I'd love any comment on pretty much anything and everything you find is lacking.

It's still somewhat at a draft stage, considering I've written and re-written and deleted and tweaked and went back again and lather-rinse-repeat so much, I can't see anymore what works and what doesn't. I know I have some crazy long and convoluted sentences in there, and that I have to cut it a bit, but I am too close - technically - to all this mess right now to be able to properly edit. So I turn to you guys.

Instead of bogging Natter down with too much meMeME, I posted it here. Comments there, here, e-mails to my profile address, smoke signals or little paper airplanes are all not only welcome, but deeply appreciated.

(I will only see them after shabbat, though, so my actual corrections and questions for clarification and returning small paper airplanes will be delayed. It's not that I'm not filled with gratitude, it's just that I'm sleeping.)

Thanks, ever so much, even if only for letting me vent.

Good short relaxed (as possible) Fridays, lovely weekends and shabbat shalom to all!