America has religions other than Evangelical Christian

In the "Did evangelicals go for Obama or did it not matter that they went for McCain?" discussion comes this nugget...

Overall, the religious vote for Obama did not reflect a massive shift in ideology and priorities among evangelicals but rather muscle-flexing by a coalition of others of faith--including and especially African-American churchgoers and Latinos who tend to be both more religious and more socially conservative than the population at large. The pro-Obama faithful represent a wild diversity of the American religious experience, including mainline Protestants, church-shoppers, the curious, the spiritual but not religious, the heterodox (those who subscribe to several traditions), the intermarried, the community-minded, the intellectually provoked but skeptical, and the traditionalists. Indeed, it includes almost every committed person of faith except those whose church culture insists on a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
— Lisa Miller: A Post-Evangelical America?

Yes, for the non-evangelicals out there, that latter is one of the differences between evangelicals and other Christians. (And unlike what I was taught as a child, no, it's not that other Christians don't pray. ;)

On a related note, Washington's voter turnout is expected to be almost 85%.

spoiler-free question

Am I the only one who is hoping that the "rebooted" Bond will start to get Bond's usual sense of humor?

(No, I haven't seen Quantum of Solace yet. ;)

speaking of change...

From the New York Times, on security measures in Obama's neighborhood:

Most modern presidents have had a ranch, farm or estate easily isolated from the community around it. Mr. Obama is the first since Richard M. Nixon to be elected while living in a urban neighborhood, and Mr. Nixon soon sold his New York City apartment and retreated during his presidency to exclusive getaways in Florida and California. Mr. Obama, by contrast, is expected to keep his Chicago home.

bankrupt my pants

skydancer: What is the etemology of "my pants are bankrupt"?

jenk: *types on keyboard* Oh, here - it's a pronunciation of 'BANCUOTFPMAIITAYNMTS', for 'been away, not catching up on the flist, point me at it if there's anything you need me to see'.

I wonder how out of the loop I've just shown myself to be? :)

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