Word of the Week: Quagmire

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

The world suffers an economic collapse, in part because the US invaded and occupies Iraq. Talk about weapons of mass destruction!

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

In Afghanistan, people work and pray for peace.
In Israel and Palestine, people work and pray for peace.
In Sudan and the Congo, people work and pray for peace.
In Iraq and Iran, people work and pray for peace.
In Mexico and the US, people work for peace.
Overcome our fears and our hatreds. Remind us that we need peace more than we need revenge.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“Andrew, for the revival on the mountain, I want you to make arrangements for several port-a-potties.”

[I have wondered about 5000 plus children at such an event, but He never said this.]

D. Blog -- Word of the Week: Quagmire

[Thanks to the Online Etymology Dictionary]

1579, from obsolete quag "bog, marsh" + mire. Quag is a variant of M.E. quabbe "a marsh, bog," from O.E. *cwabba "shake, tremble" (like something soft and flabby). Extended sense of "difficult situation, inextricable position" is first recorded 1775.

[In terms of the current financial crisis, I think the implication might be that we’re in deep doo-doo.]