We’re just a couple of days away from the first pickets by the Westboro Baptist Church here in Savannah. Over two weeks ago, I wrote about the news of the WBC’s appearance here, about some of the choices regarding community…
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With Westboro Baptist Church coming in two weeks, Savannahians plan a variety of responses
First let me share a bit of completely unintentional irony. As some of you know, I’m president of the board of the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home (term expiring this summer). The board members coordinating our spring lectures asked me to…
Should a community respond when Westboro Baptist Church picketers come to town?
My post on Monday about the Westboro Baptist Church’s plans to picket Savannah schools and religious institutions has attracted over 2,200 page views. That’s on a blog that averages 80-something views per post. Part of that overwhelming response might be…
Westboro Baptist Church picketers headed to churches, synagogues, schools in Savannah
[UPDATE, 5/20: I have made three posts about the WBC since this one. Find all the posts here.] Well, as if we didn’t have enough to talk about in Savannah, the fine people of the Westboro Baptist Church — the…
Quick thoughts on a year of blogging; a few changes for 2012
I’ve learned a lot about online consumption of news and information in this year of blogging. A few quick notes on the past year: Most used search terms to find this blog from Jan. 1st to Dec. 30th, 2011: bill…
Recent changes to this blog
I’ve made a number of changes to the blog recently. Less than two weeks ago, I added a calendar for live music: 912 Music Calendar. That has its own page and is accessible through the menus like the one at…
Another periodic blog post about . . . blogging
With almost five months of blogging behind me, a few observations. (This is probably only of interest to diehard readers, close friends, or other bloggers.) I continue to make a lot more posts than I thought I would, but: I’m…