It was a truly rich weekend on the Dish. My personal faves: Christian novelist and writer, Marilynne Robinson, telling it like it is about too many on the “religious right”; the difference between Jewish and Christian views of the Garden of Eden; G K Chesterton on the virtue of staying in bed till noon; a philosophy of tickling – and what it tells us about human nature; this poem by Frank Bidart; and this little flight of interactive Dishness at 4 am in the morning.
The most popular post of the weekend? The Tea Party As A Religion. The second? The Sabotage of American Democracy.
But before I say goodnight, just a short note on the following video in the New York Times Vows section today:
In one story of one couple, you see the arc of gay equality and the full wonder of how far we have come in the advancement of human dignity. Just in case you succumb, as I sometimes do, to gloominess about our society and culture, remember Mr Duckett and Dr Jones and their family.
And know hope. Because it is all around us.
(Photo: An eleven-day-old newborn giraffe calf stands beside his mother named Mimi in their enclosure at Himeji Central Park in Himeji, Japan. The baby giraffe was born on October 5, 2013 and stands over 170 cm tall. By Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images.)
The Dish 