Andy Lang, a former member of the national staff of the United Church of Christ, has written a couple of outstanding posts on the latest absurdity from Pat Robertson, who called for the assassination of Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez.

You may want to read them here:
Blue in a Red State

From the outcry in most of the media, I draw comfort in not being alone in believing that for the leader of a nominally Christian organization -- someone who is frequently called upon by those same media to offer a "Christian response" to this issue or that -- to call for the assassination of a foreign leader is not only way out of line, it is, in fact directly against any of God's commandments, laws, teachings or precepts that I know of.

Andy has gone into much more theological detail than I have or will here. I find his posts compelling and, as usual with Andy, beautifully written and theologically sound. I encourage folks to read them.

Meanwhile, I'm off to Madeline Island in beautiful Lake Superior, where I get to preach on Sunday at St. John's UCC, have a birthday dinner with friends, and enjoy God's creation in a different and lovely spot. Lucky me!