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An important step for my mental health: I've moved my "Blogs of Note" folder from my browser bar to the uncharted backwaters of my bookmarks menu. If that is not successful, I may eliminate it altogether, or at the very least move it inside another folder.

Dear God.

The good news is -- and it's hard for some to see it now -- that out of this chaos is going to come a fantastic Gulf Coast, like it was before. Out of the rubbles of Trent Lott's house -- he's lost his entire house -- there's going to be a fantastic house. And I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch. (Laughter.)

An eye for an eye? What does the Bible say about capital punishment?

[I have set out my position regarding capital punishment generally here. Although I knew most of this before reading it, the information in this post is also contained in Dale S. Recinella's book The Biblical Truth About America's Death Penalty. Recinella's book is a good jumping off point for anyone thinking about capital punishment -- he addresses the problems of the system generally, albeit through the lens of a Christian seeking to convince other Christians.]

( This is long, and rather dry. It is also from a Christian standpoint -- and I'd prefer not to be drawn into a generalized discussion of Christianity here. )