Jumping off point

Evacuation of the Israli settlements in the Gaza strip has started. It is of course ugly. The settlers are being torn from their homes. Some of them by force. It's a lot like if the US decided we weren't going to be in Texas anymore, and we'd have to evacuate Austin. On a smaller scale of course, but with the added thought that God promised them the land.

I do think it is probably a good idea in the long run, but boy it is a tradegy in the present.

Here is by far the best summary of the situation, how it came about, etc.
http://csmonitor.com/2005/0815/p10s01-wome.html

I think I should add the Christian Science Monitor to my links on the right side. They are the best new organization for well written insightful and yet unbiased articles in the world. If you want to see things as they unfold live turn on CNN, if you want to know what is actually going on read the Christian Science Monitor.

But I still think the Christian Scientists are a bunch of wackos.