links for 2008-07-24 A Priest Walks Into Qatar and . . . – washingtonpost.com “Talking with Americans about faith and religion… is like having coffee with Forrest Gump: pleasant enough, but not of much substance.” (tags: religion politics society culture academia education) How are we coming on Phoenix mission success? – The Planetary Society Blog | The Planetary Society Pretty darn well, actually. (tags: astronomy planets space science blogs mars)