Pew poll on religious differences

In a new poll released by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public life, it is shown that for Americans, the best predictor of anti-Semitic sentiment is a person's level of anti-Islamic sentiment. That's probably not too surprising...they're just different manifestations of the same root phenomena.

Haiti earthquake

All our thoughts and prayers are with the survivors of the horrific earthquake in Haiti this week. Anyone who wishes to contribute to the relief effort should consider Partners in Development, an NGO based in Ipswich, MA, which works directly in Haiti. Their website is http://www.pidonline.org/Home.html.