The Curse of Ken Ham

What do Ken Ham and Stephen Colbert have in common? They both have at least one black friend! Clearly they cannot be racists.


I am not taking this out of context, either. In a post in which Ham ham-handedly (har!) tries to defend himself from accusations that he was ignorant about the racial implications of one of the Biblical theories he was promoting, he implies that he can't be a racist because last Sunday he was hanging out with a black guy. Classy.

The funny part is that nobody ever accused Ham of being racist. Rather, he was accused of promoting an idea which has a close historical association with racism, apparently ignorant of this association and its implications. I don't imagine Ham is racist (although the "I have a black friend!" retort doesn't inspire confidence...), I just think he is ignorant and intellectually lazy.

Yet another tragic wrist injury

The Pope suffered a broken wrist last night while in his chalet in northern Italy. In addition to the theological questions this raises (Does papal infallibility apply to the Pope's sense of balance? And if so, does that mean that His Holiness fell on purpose?), I couldn't help but notice that this once again validates Stephen Colbert's campaign to raise awareness of wrist injuries.


Stay strong, Stephen!