First we had Matisyahu, and Hasidic Reggae, now Ben-Tzur, a former rock musician who is now aJewish Qawwali singer. For anyone not familiar with the genre, Qawwali is an ancient Sufi devotional musical tradition, dating back hundred of years.)

Do Australian television stations have a double standard when it comes to offending Muslims and Catholics? (On the same subject, the Catholic boycott of the episode resulted in record audiences, as is usually the case.)

A Church learns an embarassing lesson about grabbing random bible quotes, mistaking a quote from Lucifer as a commandment of Jesus. http://www.stjamesucclimerick.org/ (Via) A Utah SC Judge is forced to resign because he practices polygamy. Doesn't seem fair- had he one wife and three girlfriends, he'd be an ordinary politician- must be the committment that offends.

Amazing: Michael Totten of the Middle East Journal visits Lalish, the center of Yezidi worship. With Pictures. (Via)