There's a Good Word for Much Political Talk

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

It turns out that Adam and Eve never left the Garden. Instead, they’ve turned it into a war zone.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

I understand that suffering, evil, and loss can lead people to doubt or deny your existence.
I understand that religion too often proposes grossly distorted ideas about you, such that people want nothing to do with such a god.
I understand that some people who claim belief in you provide terrible models of how those who follow your leading should act in expressing your love.
I understand, then, why many people say they feel closest to you when they move into the sanctuary of Earth’s natural beauty instead of into tabernacles of religion.
It makes perfect sense.
Still, I do meet you sometimes in the company of your imperfect people.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“Forget that bit about turning the other cheek.”

[Nope, didn’t say it. Not even on the cross.]

D. Blog: Weird Word of the Week

“Poppycock”

Apparently originating from Dutch settlers in America, the word had to do with farmyard excrement from chickens. It appeared in print in stories by Artemis Ward in the Cleveland Plain Dealer in 1858 to describe political talk from candidates. [Hmmm…] Obviously, the word caught on and spread to apply to any sort of nonsense.

[Sources: “Why You Say It’ by Webb Garrison, and Michael Quinion on worldwidewords.org]