theologia viatorum

I just started a new blog called "theologia viatorum." It is Latin for "theology of the pilgrims." You can go over there and learn more about it. I have been wanting to do this for some time in order to have a more theological blog separate from the family blog. Don't worry the Turner Family Blog isn't going anywhere.

SEXY Christian Singles

I just received news (via spam in my inbox) that a new Christian dating service is now available. It is called "Sexy Christian Singles." Okay, if the title is not bad enough get this: the e-mail which I received contained a picture of a woman in her underwear in the process of removing her bra. Of course she had this soultry come and get me look as well.

Here is what the e-mail said:

If you're interested in meeting and dating quality christian singles - then we are your perfect choice. Our members are intelligent, attractive professionals in search of meaningful
relationships.

They forgot to mention sexy. So now if you are a Christian and you want to commit adultery this is the site for you.

What's next? Christian porn?

Another Bomb set off in Turkey

So far five people, mainly tourists, were killed when a bomb destroyed a tourist bus in the city of Kusadasi. Read about it here. Terrorism is real and it has been a problem in Turkey long before 9/11.

450 Sheep Jump to Their Deaths in Turkey

washingtonpost.com

The Associated Press
Friday, July 8, 2005; 9:30 AM

ISTANBUL, Turkey -- First one sheep jumped to its death. Then stunned Turkish shepherds, who had left the herd to graze while they had breakfast, watched as nearly 1,500 others followed, each leaping off the same cliff, Turkish media reported.

In the end, 450 dead animals lay on top of one another in a billowy white pile, the Aksam newspaper said. Those who jumped later were saved as the pile got higher and the fall more cushioned, Aksam reported.

"There's nothing we can do. They're all wasted," Nevzat Bayhan, a member of one of 26 families whose sheep were grazing together in the herd, was quoted as saying by Aksam.

The estimated loss to families in the town of Gevas, located in Van province in eastern Turkey, tops $100,000, a significant amount of money in a country where average GDP per head is around $2,700.

"Every family had an average of 20 sheep," Aksam quoted another villager, Abdullah Hazar as saying. "But now only a few families have sheep left. It's going to be hard for us."

© 2005 The Associated Press